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All the questions you\u2019re likely to have<\/h4>\n

At Navgati, we have been running ICF accredited coach training programs for the last 8 years now and it\u2019s been a richly rewarding experience for us to see trainee coaches grow in confidence and complete their International Coaching Federation certification requirements with ease. People do tend to have a lot of questions about the process so here\u2019s a ready reckoner (all the source information is from the ICF website www.coachfederation.org<\/a>; any snarky comments are ours).<\/p>\n

In answering these questions, we\u2019re assuming that you already know what coaching is, what the value of training to be a coach is and what coaching certification can do for you. If you\u2019d like any of the above questions answered, write to us; we\u2019re friendly folks!<\/p>\n

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What are the different requirements for the ACC, PCC and MCC certifications?<\/h4>\n

They are three credentials offered by the International Coaching Federation; with increasing levels of requirements, both in terms of the training hours and the coaching practice you have to put in, as you move from the ACC to the MCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nACC<\/th>\nPCC<\/th>\nMCC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach specific training through an organisation approved by the ICF<\/td>\n60 hours<\/td>\n125 hours<\/td>\n200 hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mentor coaching (over a period of 3 months)<\/td>\n10 hours with an ACC coach who has renewed their credential atleast once; or with a PCC or MCC coach<\/td>\n10 hours with a PCC or MCC coach<\/td>\n10 hours with an MCC coach (cannot be the same as what was applied to an earlier credential)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coaching experience<\/td>\n100 hours (atleast 70 paid, with atleast 8 clients)<\/td>\n500 hours (atleast 440 paid, with atleast 25 clients)<\/td>\n2500 hours (atleast 2200 paid, with atleast35 clients)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coaching Knowledge Assessment (an online multiple choice question exam)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes (if not completed for the ACC)<\/td>\nYes (if not completed for the ACC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Performance evaluation (if your coach training organization is certified under the ACSTH path \u2013 see next question)<\/td>\n1 recording of a coaching session with a transcript<\/td>\n2 recordings with transcripts<\/td>\n2 recordings with transcripts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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What be the ACSTH and ACTP routes?<\/h4>\n

These are two alternate paths that the ICF offers organizations that want to be accredited by them. Say an organization like Navgati wants to get accreditation, we could<\/p>\n

1. Apply via the ACTP route: The ICF needs a longer program (a minimum of 125 student contact hours) bundled with mentor coaching and a performance evaluation process that is run internally by the organization.
\n2. Apply via the ACSTH route: In this case, even shorter programs can be accredited without bundling mentor coaching and the performance evaluation is run by the ICF<\/p>\n

So does it matter to you what route your training organization has taken to get their accreditation? Here are some points to consider:<\/p>\n