FAQs

If you are serious about developing your coaching business, an ICF Credential is the best way to set yourself apart by demonstrating your knowledge, skill, and commitment to high ethical and professional standards. Because coaching is not regulated by any country or state, you are not required to get training or credentials. However, if considering corporate or government coaching many corporations and government agencies require you to be ICF certified.

This is a common question. Certification means you attended a coach training program. Credentialing means you have met all the ICF (International Coaching Federation) requirements for a coach.

Our courses cover the coach-specific training hours and the mentor coaching requirement.

ACC- ACSTH path, ACC – Portfolio Path, ACC – ACTP Path. There will be a CKA (Coaching Knowledge Assessment) which you will need to pass.

Our course does not include the CKA. You will go to the ICF site and submit your coaching hours and which will then allow you to take the CKA. You will pay their cost on their site. ($300)

The graduating coach may start coaching toward the ICF requirement upon completion of the 40-hour course.

There are 3 specialization requirements:
– Foundational training as a Leadership & Life coach
– Homework from a textbook in your specialization
– Mentor coaching and performance evaluations in your specialization

FOUR PILLARS OF CREATIVE CHANGE™ which can be found here: https://academyofcreativecoaching.com/icf-curriculum/curriculum/

The weekend intensive is 4 days, Thurs – Sunday 8 am – 6 pm in the designated time zone.

Yes, we have events in person. We will return to in-person events in 2021

This track is 3 months and meets Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings.

This is a 6-month course, All – Online course, or two Weekend Intensives (ACC Intensive and PCC Intensive)

Absences are handled on a case by case basis. Please let our instructors know as soon as possible that you will miss class.

All of the all-online classes are recorded. You can miss up to four classes. You will review the missed class and catch up on any required work.

You can state that you are a certified coach upon graduation from the program.

Yes. The Academy of Creative Coaching manual is provided. All other specialization materials and other materials are included.

Yes, 10 hours of mentor coaching is included and occurs over a minimum of 3 months. 7 hours of mentor coaching are provided during the course. 3 hours of mentor coaching are 1 on 1 mentor coaching sessions.

Yes, you will be paired with a credentialed mentor coach. It will be your responsibility to reach out to your mentor coach to set up your sessions.

You will continue to have relationships with your mentor coach, our administration will continue to support you and we will bring you into our exclusive FB group for help with content, business development, and other resources

Yes, please contact info@academyofcreativecoaching.com for more information.

Although we do not guarantee new clients, our curriculum activities include several business best practices that will support students. We currently have a program called The Creative Coaching Initiative where we pass along coachees to graduate coaches. Graduate coaches receive pro bono hours from working with coachees in the program.

We discuss business development at a foundational level. If you choose to take the PCC course, we offer an entire module devoted to business development and marketing your coaching business.

The Academy does not offer refunds.

The Academy of Creative Coaching has been in business since 2014

We honor our veterans and all who have served our country. Discounts are built into our competitive pricing. We have made the program of value to everyone comparable to the marketplace.

The curriculum is presented in English.