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ICF maintains high standards for professional coaches worldwide, and requires that ICF Credentials be renewed every three years. If your ICF Credential is set to expire at the end 2021, you must submit your renewal application by December 31, 2021.
Credential-holders who are eligible for renewal in 2021 and who renew or upgrade their Credential by June 30, 2021 will receive one of the following courses:
• ACC Credential holders will receive “Build Your Brand, Grown Your Practice” from the ICF Business Development Series, which is worth 1.5 RD hours
• PCC and MCC Credential holders will receive “The Coach Effect: The Power of You” from ICF Advance, which is eligible for 1 CCE
In addition, eligible Credential-holders who renew or upgrade by June 30, 2021 will be entered into a drawing for a complimentary registration to ICF Converge 2021!
As you review the information below, please ensure that you click on the correct tab for your credential. The text on the tab should turn from teal to gold when you select it.
*If your Mentor Coach holds an ACC Credential, they are required to have completed at least one full, three-year cycle of their ACC Credential with renewal. Any Mentor Coaching for ACC renewal taking place on or after August 1, 2018, must be delivered by a coach who holds an MCC, a PCC or an ACC that has completed at least one full cycle with renewal.
The estimated timeline for review of your application is four to six weeks.
Given the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our communities, countries and world, the ICF Credentials and Standards Board met in August 2020 to evaluate the temporary measures and consider additional steps to support ICF Credential-holders and candidates during these times.
ICF values ongoing professional development for credentialed coaches, which is why we require ICF-credentialed coaches to renew their credential every three years. We acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt access to Continuing Coach Education opportunities, particularly for individuals required to submit additional CCE units to renew a lapsed ICF credential.
If your ICF Credential’s expiration date is December 31, 2020 but you are unable to renew on or before that date, your credential will remain active until February 28, 2021, after which it will be considered lapsed. You may still apply to renew your lapsed credential through December 31, 2021 – your Continuing Coach Education requirement will be capped at 41.2 Continuing Coach Education units (an additional 1.2 instead of the former 1.2 additional units per month of lapse). 24.72 units in Core Competencies is still required for renewal, three (3) of which must be completed in coaching ethics.
If your ICF Credential expired on or before December 31, 2019, it is now fully expired. In order to hold an ICF Credential, you will be required to submit a new credential application rather than completing a credential renewal application.
If you have questions or need support about submitting a new credential application, please visit the ICF Support page.
It is not possible to upgrade to a higher credential via the credential renewal application. If you wish to pursue a higher credential, you must complete an initial application for that credential.
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