No. While a candidate’s coaching education provides an important foundation for their coaching practice, an ICF Credential reflects more than just the education or training a candidate has completed. An ICF Credential also reflects that the earner has the experience, knowledge and skill needed to meet the rising challenges facing today’s coach practitioners. ICF Credentials …read more.

No. While a candidate’s coaching education provides an important foundation for their coaching practice, an ICF Credential reflects more than just the education or training a candidate has completed. An ICF Credential also reflects that the earner has the experience, knowledge and skill needed to meet the rising challenges facing today’s coach practitioners. ICF Credentials …read more.

No. There are no plans to discontinue the ACTP and ACSTH application paths for ACC and PCC Credentials in the near future. As coaching education does not expire, application paths supporting ACTP and ACSTH graduates will continue to be available. 

Yes, candidates will still be able to apply for the PCC Credential via a Level 2 / ACTP application path. 

Yes, CCEs can be used to attain the 125 hours of coach-specific education required for a PCC Credential through the Portfolio application path. Many Level 2-accredited providers also allow the opportunity for participants to “transfer-in” their previous ICF-accredited coaching education and complete the additional Level 2 education hours/requirements which are designated as PCC-accredited education.      …read more.

Candidates for the PCC Credential must have completed at least 125 hours of coaching education. If the total combined hours of the initial ACSTH program plus the Level 1 program are equal to or greater than 125 hours of coaching education, a candidate would meet the educational requirements for the PCC Credential.     If the total …read more.

No. As part of its recent Evolution of Accreditation changes, ICF Coaching Education established a Level 3 accreditation for educational programs designed specifically to prepare candidates for the Master Certified Coach (MCC) Credential. Level 3 accreditations support candidates who wish to pursue the MCC Credential with learning opportunities for the development of skills at the …read more.

No. The coach-specific educational requirements for the PCC Credential require completion of at least 125 hours of coaching education. While Level 2 accreditations are designed to prepare students to coach at the PCC level, candidates can meet the educational requirements for the PCC Credential by completing a range of coach-specific educational programs, including ICF-accredited and …read more.

Yes, any previous ICF-accredited coach-specific education or training that you have completed will continue to be recognized and count toward the coaching education requirements for an ICF Credential. Your past training and/or education does not expire. 

No. ICF Credentials and Standards will continue to support candidates who use Continuing Coach Education (CCE) or non-ICF accredited programs to meet the educational requirements for an ICF Credential through the Portfolio Application Pathway for ACC, PCC and MCC Credentials.