A professional certified by an independent body
When you buy a yogurt, it seems normal to have a guarantee as to its freshness, the continuity of the cold chain and its composition. Well, this could be a metaphor for a coaching purchase!
In France, official professional bodies certify professional coaches independently (without also being training organisations): ICF and EMCC.
The certification aims to assess:
- the initial and continuing training of the coach, in particular by schools audited and recognized by the profession
- reflection on professional practice, via individual or collective supervision
- the analysis of the conformity of the practice with regard to a competency framework (attested by the provision of coaching sessions recorded in the initial ICF certification)
- the number of hours of coaching practice
| Certification renewed every 3 years ICF, 5 years EMCC | ICF-ACC Associate Certified Coach | ICF-PCC Professional Certified Coach | ICF-MCC Master Certified Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages of expertise | exercise start coaches | confirmed coaches | expert coaches |
| 35,000 ICF professional coaches in 2021, including 800 in France | 60% | 40% | 0.4% |
| hours of coaching training required | > 60 | > 125 | > 200 |
| hours of coaching practice required | >100 | > 500 | > 2500 |
A coach with whom you have experienced a session
Trust your intuition too. The relationship of trust is essential to the coaching process. Do a first session or a discovery interview and then determine yourself for a commitment in a coaching course.
A referenced coach
A coach who is recommended to you by your network or who can provide coaching references from former clients.
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