ICF Onboarding Course
SolutionsAcademy
Accreditations of our program
International Online Coach Training with Recognition of Prior Learning
ICF Onboarding Course
Part 1: ICF ACC and EMCC Practitioner (Coaching Fundamentals with recognition of prior learning)
Part 2: ICF PCC and EMCC Senior Practitioner (Coaching in Organizations with recognition of prior learning)
Take the ICF ACC and EMCC Practitioner Onboarding to achieve ICF ACC and EMCC Practitioner. The course is 2 hours weekly for 10 weeks.
To reach ICF PCC and EMCC Senior Practitioner add the ICF PCC and Senior Practitioner course. This course is 2 hours weekly for 6 weeks.
Do you have 30 hours of coach training but no ICF or EMCC credential? Our ICF Onboarding offers the most hassle free way to your ICF and EMCC certification!
You have 30 hours of coach training (ICF accredited or not ICF accredited) and you are an experienced coach, but you don’t have an ICF or EMCC certification. More and more customers require an ICF or EMCC credential to hire you — coaching providers, corporations, individual clients. You don’t want to miss out on these opportunities, but you also don’t want to start from scratch and book an ICF accredited coach training where you’ll be in the same group as people who have not coached before. Sounds like a chicken and egg situation? We have the solution!
We can recognize your previous training — talk to us by booking a free info call and we can see if your training matches ours enough for us to be able to recognize it.
ICF ACC Onboarding offers you all the training and mentoring hours needed for your ACC credential under the Level 1 track and EMCC Practitioner under our EQA practitioner. The course runs for 10 weeks, 2 hours a week and is purely online, so very manageable. Prerequisite is 30 hours of coach training (accredited or non-accredited).
ICF PCC Onboarding offers you all the training and mentoring hours needed for your PCC credential under the Level 2 track and EMCC Senior Practitioner under our EQA senior practitioner. The course runs for 6 weeks, 2 hours a week and is also purely online. Prerequisite is either our ICF ACC Onboarding class plus additional 42 hours coach training from an accredited or non-accredited coach training or, alternatively, a 90 hour ICF accredited coach training course
We start courses 2-3 times a year at different times of the day and days of the weeks, so there will surely be a course that fits your schedule
The course participants are all experienced coaches. Due to the highly practical nature of the course, you will grow as a coach: you’ll receive feedback, learn from other coaches’ coaching, learn about the ICF and EMCC competencies — all in all a very enjoyable, not tedious experience.
We help you with the ICF application: what to take care of, which documents to prepare etc. For EMCC, you simply fill in our portfolio and we can recommend you for EMCC practitioner or senior practitioner. When we say hassle free, we mean hassle free.
You also receive a cool “SolutionsAcademy Certified Coach” or “SolutionsAcademy Certified Organizational Coach” badge for your social media presence right after the course! No need to wait to share the joy until after your ICF credential.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the next program start?
Our advanced classes “ICF ACC Onboarding” and "ICF PCC Onboarding", which recognize previous training, start February / March or October / November
What guarantees the quality of the program?
- The programs are accredited as Level 1 (ACC Onboarding) and Level 2 (PCC Onboarding) by the International Coach Federation, the international gold-standard for coach training programs and as EQA at practitioner and senior practitioner level guaranteeing the international recognition of the quality of the training.
- We are subjected to the regular incremental renewal process of the International Coach Federation and the EMCC.
- SolutionsAcademy is an accredited member institute of IASTI the International Alliance of Solution Focused Teaching Institutes guaranteeing the firm grounding in Solution Focused, a practical, respectful, resource- and progress oriented approach.
- Our trainers are all certified coaches and have decades of experience coaching in the real world all over the globe.
Can I really attend the program from anywhere in the world?
- Your time investment is two hours every week online class and 2-3 hours self-study and reflection. Even busy people will find the time to profit from our training without putting a strain on their life. In fact, since you are being coached as well as learning to coach, your life will probably become even easier when you join our training.
- You participate online and from your desk or hotel room. There is no need to spend valuable hours in trains, planes, automobiles or hotels saving you time and energy.
- The system is stable: you can dial in via phone or internet — so you really can attend from anywhere!
- The sessions are run with Zoom: as easy to connect as a mouseclick. There is friendly support for technophobes. Offline material is available in a modern “moodle” environment. You can access the learning material whenever you want, wherever you are, which gives you optimal flexibility and choice on where and how to spend your time.
- The small group with a maximum of 12 participants and the possibility to do breakout rooms in the virtual environment for even smaller groups make the training highly interactive. You get lots of hands-on practice and feedback so that you learn fast, efficiently and effectively.
Who are the other people in the class?
- The training is truly global and set up so that people from all over the world can join (Asia, Europe, American time-zones). Meet, be coached by and learn to coach global participants. We have had participants from the US, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Romania, UK, South-Africa, Mexico, Saudi-Arabia, India, Singapore, Phillipines, Australia, Nigeria. Perfect practice for today’s world.
- We aim at attracting a diverse international group of a maximum of 12 participants from all over Europe, America, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia: leaders, consultants, HR-professionals, coaches who work in corporations, the social sector, education or NGOs. We believe that diversity of coaching issues, personality and cultural background will make our learning group richer and more challenging for the participants.
- The training is highly practical and transferable to your worklife and perfect for global managers, leaders, coaches, HR, freelancers. Solution Focused coaching is effective, pragmatic, ethical, non-invasive and respectful and easily adaptable to many situations.
Who are the trainers?
- All trainers are certified ICF and EMCC coaches.
- All trainers have more than 10 years experience coaching in the real world.
- Kirsten Dierolf, ICF MCC, ACTC, EMCC MP, ITCA MP, ESIA our program director, is member of the assessor team for the International Coach Federation for PCC and MCC candidates.
- Kirsten is also a founding mother of virtual training — she started training virtually when nobody even knew what this is and is a real virtual guru!
- All of our trainers bios be found here.
How can I prepare for the class?
- Read the ICF and EMCC code of ethics
- Read the ICF and EMCC core competencies
- Take part in our free self-study course which we will make available after your enrollment
- Connect with your curiosity and willingness to learn and experiment. We want to celebrate your experience as a coach! Sometimes it is not easy for successful and experienced coaches to "jump through the hoops" of a new evaluation system. We want to support you to "tweak your style" so it fits with ICF requirements and help your coaching sparkle to shine even more brightly. And if you get grumpy on the way, we can deal with it :-).
What are the steps to certification?
ICF ACC “ASSOCIATE CERTIFIED COACH”
- 60 hour coach training program with Level 1 certificate (which you receive from us after successful completion of the program)
- 10 hours mentor coaching (included in our program)
- Performance evaluation by the provider (in this case from us - we observe your coaching in a recording during mentoring, if it meets ACC criteria, you "pass")
Additionally go to ICF
- Fill in the application
- Pay the certification fee
- Attest to 100 hours of coaching experience (having coached) after the start of your first coach training (the 30 hours which we are recognizing).
- Pass “ICF Credentialing Exam” administered online by ICF after registration for the certification
EMCC “PRACTITIONER”
- Gain 100 hours client coaching experience
- Successfully participate in class
- Fill in a portfolio document
- SolutionsAcademy recommends you to EMCC
- You pay EMCC membership and accreditation fee and receive accreditation
ICF PCC “PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED COACH”
- 125 hour coach training program with Level 2 certificate (which you receive from us after successful completion of the program)
- 10 hours mentor coaching (included in our program)
- Performance evaluation by the provider (in this case from us - we observe your coaching in a recording during mentoring, if it meets PCC criteria, you "pass")
Additionally go to ICF
- Fill in the application
- Pay the certification fee
- Attest to 500 hours of coaching experience (having coached) after the beginning of your first coach training which we are recognizing.
- Passing “ICF Credentialing Exam” administered online by ICF after registration for the certification
EMCC “SENIOR PRACTITIONER”
- Gain 250 hours client coaching experience
- Successfully participate in class
- Fill in a portfolio document
- SolutionsAcademy recommends you to EMCC
- You pay EMCC membership and accreditation fee and receive accreditation
What are the languages of the program?
- The program is currently available in English, German, Italian, Farsi, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Chinese and Arabic
- We are actively working on a Spanish and Japanese version – please contact us if you are interested
- All other languages available upon request (large trainer pool)
- All time zones and almost all major languages can be arranged if you have a group of 6 people
What are the technical requirements?
- The program is run via zoom
- International phone dial in is available guaranteeing stable operation from almost anywhere
- If you want to join via computer, you will need a camera and a headset
What is my investment?
- Part 1: ICF ACC Onboarding including all mentor coaching hours: € 1600 (plus 19% VAT)*
- Part 2: ICF PCC Onboarding including all mentor coaching hours:
- € 1000 (plus 19% VAT)* when booked standalone on top of your existing 90 hours ICF accredited coach training (3 hours individual mentoring included
- * VAT applies for all bookings within Germany (B2B and B2C), for individuals in the EU without a valid VAT number and for bookings outside the EU. For companies in the EU reverse charge applies. Companies outside the EU need to supply a proof of local company registration for us to be able to forgo charging VAT.
- The course can be paid in installments and we expect to have been paid in full before the end of the program
- Any cancellations will have to be in written form. If the participant cancels later than 30 working days before the start of the program, 60% of the fee (and VAT if applicable) will have to be paid as an administrative fee. The date of the cancellation is the date when the training provider receives the written cancellation. Participants cancelling later than 14 days before the program start or participants who do not attend the program will have to pay the fee (and VAT if applicable) in full.
How do I register?
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Our Testimonials
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Testimonials Coaching in organization 2020
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Part 1: Two hours weekly for 10 weeks: leading to ICF Level 1, ACC and EMCC practitioner certification
Part 2: Two hours weekly for 6 weeks: leading to ICF Level 2, PCC and EMCC senior practitioner certification
This course prepares you for an easy Level 1 or Level 2 route to ICF certification. The most hassle free way to achieve recognition for your coaching skills!
With this course, the path to certification is easy:
- Submit the course certificate to ICF
- Confirm that you have 100 (ACC) or 500 (PCC) hours coaching experience (you can count those hours starting with your first 30 hour long coach training — whether it is ICF accredited or not)
- Pass the ICF Credentialing Exam (which we will prepare you for)
- DONE!!
- Fill in our EMCC portfolio document
- Be recommended for EMCC accreditation
- DONE!!
What this course offers:
- Thorough onboarding into the ICF competencies
- 10 hours of mentor coaching necessary for ICF certification (7 hours group mentoring, 3 hours individual mentoring)
- Final oral exam to receive a Level 1 certificate
- Languages offered: English, German, Italian - Many other languages possible
There are a few prerequisites:
- ACC Onboarding: You have successfully participated in a coach training course that is equivalent to our first 30 hours of training — talk to us to verify: www.solutionsacademy.com/info-call
- PCC Onboarding:
- You have successfully participated in our ACC Onboarding class and have additional 42 hours of coach training which we can recognize
- You have successfully participated in an ICF accredited coach training course that is equivalent to our first 90 hours of training — talk to us to verify: www.solutionsacademy.com/info-call
How the course is organized:
- One 2 hour session per week (the first session is only 1 hour)
- Live, interactive online (not a webinar — real interaction with real people)
- Great mix of practice and theory — we practice coaching in EVERY session
- Global experience and exposure
- A thorough program which you can integrate easily into your busy life
- Comfortable, fun participation from anywhere in the world
- Recorded sessions available to support intensive learning
- Ideology free: we use Solution Focused and will support your unique coaching sparkle and help you to demonstrate the ICF core competencies your way!
- Gives you access to free weekly meetup sessions in our community after the class
Part 1: ICF ACC and EMCC Practitioner Onboarding
Module
Topics
1
Introduction, overview of ICF and EMCC paths and requirements (only one hour)
2
Goal setting and ICF Core Competency 3: Maintains and establishes agreements
3
ICF Core Competency 1 and 2: Ethics and coaching mindset
4
ICF Core Competency 4: Cultivates trust and safety, group mentor coaching
5
ICF Core Competency 5: Maintains presence, group mentor coaching
6
ICF Core Competency 6: Listens actively, group mentor coaching
7
ICF Core Competency 7: Evokes awareness, group mentor coaching
8
ICF Core Competency 8: Facilitates client growth, group mentor coaching
9
Group mentor coaching
10
Group mentor coaching / Wrap up
Part 2: ICF PCC and EMCC Senior Practitioner Onboarding
Module
Topics
1
Introduction, overview of ICF and EMCC paths and requirements, group mentor coaching
2
Group mentor coaching
3
Group mentor coaching
4
Group mentor coaching
5
Group mentor coaching
6
Group mentor coaching / Wrap up
Your investment
- Part 1: ICF ACC Onboarding including all mentor coaching hours: € 1600 (plus 19% VAT)*
- Part 2: ICF PCC Onboarding including all mentor coaching hours:
- € 1000 (plus 19% VAT)* when booked standalone on top of your existing 90 hours ICF accredited coach training (3 hours individual mentoring included
Payments can be made in installments. We expect to have been paid in full by the end of the program.
* VAT applies for all bookings within Germany (B2B and B2C), for individuals in the EU without a valid VAT number and for bookings outside the EU. For companies in the EU reverse charge applies. Companies outside the EU need to supply a proof of local company registration for us to be able to forgo charging VAT.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@solutionsacademy.com
Registration, policies on withdrawals and refunds
Any cancellations will have to be in written form. If the participant cancels later than 30 working days before the start of the program, 60% of the fee (and VAT if applicable) will have to be paid as an administrative fee. The date of the cancellation is the date when the training provider receives the written cancellation. Participants cancelling later than 14 days before the program start or participants who do not attend the program will have to pay the fee (and VAT if applicable) in full.
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