ICF Celebrates 25,000 Credential-holders
Just five years after we awarded our 10,000th credential to a Leadership Coach in New Zealand, ICF has surpassed another credentialing milestone. Last week, Alexandra Claes, an Executive Coach currently based in Germany, earned her Associate Certified Coach designation and became ICF’s 25,000th credential-holder.
“ICF is proud of the professional standards that we developed and uphold. It is a great pleasure to welcome Alexandra as our 25,000th credentialed coach! The growth of the number of ICF Credential-holders has been unprecedented, and so has the growth in demand for coaches who hold these credentials. I want to congratulate all ICF Credential-holders for choosing to invest in themselves and their careers by earning and maintaining an ICF Credential. This is also a moment to celebrate the hundreds of ICF volunteers and staff members whose efforts made reaching this milestone possible,” ICF CEO/Executive Director Magdalena Nowicka Mook said.
The ICF credentialing program launched in 1998, when credentials were initially awarded to 34 individuals who’d helped pioneer the coaching profession. Since then, the coaching industry and the ICF Credential have grown and evolved in tandem. In the past decade alone, the number of ICF Credential-holders has grown by more than 400 percent. Today, the ICF Credential is the only globally recognized credential for professional coaches, with ICF Credential-holders in 119 countries worldwide.
As an ICF Member, you’re invited to celebrate this milestone on social media by taking a selfie with a glass of your favorite beverage and sharing it with the hashtag #ICFToasts25K.
If you haven’t earned an ICF Credential yet and would like to begin the journey, visit coachfederation.org/icf-credential.
