The International Coach Training Program
Are you looking to become a competent and confident Life Coach?
Our Life Coach Certificate which is taught in accordance with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) competencies and code of ethics, will equip you with the toolbox necessary to become an effective Life Coach. After completing our Life Coach Certificate, you should be able to tackle the criteria required by an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential-holder.
For those interested in learning about coaching and becoming a coach, our “Coach Foundation Certificate” is a good option to begin with.
Life Coaching
Intended participants?
The International Coach Training Program (ICTP) attracts a variety of students, including emerging leaders, mid-career professionals, and those transitioning into other careers or retirement. Some have been supporting students, peers and family members through informal coaching for a long time. They are motivated to:
- help others discover their potential and succeed in their careers
- formalize their people skills with academic and experiential learning
- support cultural change and foster team engagement in organizations
- deepen their coaching or helping practice by adding to their support professions’ credentials.
What will you learn?
During the ICTP, you will train to become competent, confident with so much clarity regarding the ICF definition of coaching, ICF Core Competencies and ICF Code of Ethics.
At the end of the program, you will be able to:
- To demonstrate confidence in the role of a life coach.
- To demonstrate competence during a coaching session.
- To demonstrate a sense of responsibility to professionalism.
- To demonstrate an effective coaching presence.
- To demonstrate clarity in managing progress and accountability in coaching.
- To develop a strong foundation of coaching methodologies and create one’s own unique coaching style.
- To perform a professional coaching session to support your clients tap into their potential, unlock their creativity and enhance their productivity.
What will you earn?
At the initial stages of the program, you will be introduced to the world of coaching and this is an opportunity to decide if coaching is right for you and whether you have a passion for it. At this stage and in case for some reason, a student was not able to complete the program, a coach foundation certificate will be issued.
To be awarded, a life coach certificate from Talent Leadership Academy a student has to satisfy the following:
- Complete the first four modules and submit the assessments after each.
- Complete 10 mentor coaching sessions
- Submit a coaching log with at least 100 hours of coaching
- Submit 2 recorded sessions that quality for ACC credentials
If for any reason, a student was not able to complete the Life Coach Certificate requirements, then the Coach Foundation Certificate will always be awarded until all requirements have been satisfied.
Become a Certified Life Coach
The ultimate goal of our Life Coach Certificate is to proceed to the application for an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential issued by International Coaching Federation. The graph and sections below provide an overview of the criteria to obtain an ACC.
ICF Core Competencies and Ethical Practices
ICF ACC Credentialing Level
Client-coaching Experience
ICF ACC Credentialing Level
Written permission to use recorded session
Pass the CKA
Coach-specific Training Hours - 60 hours
While our ICTP program is under review to be considered for ICF accredited, the program has been offered since November 2021 and it has been designed to satisfy ICF coaching education standards.
The Life Coaching Certificate is delivered over 5 modules including the coach mentoring module. The coach-specific training hours total up to 60 hours delivered on a weekly basis and designed for virtual delivery.
The training consists of 48 hours of synchronous real-time interactions between faculty and students and 12 hours of asynchronous training of homework reading, writing, research, journaling, practice coaching and other activities.
Coaching Experience - 100 hours
Mentor Coaching - 10 hours
You will receive 10 hours of mentor coaching to strengthen your skills within the ICF Core Competencies.
3 hours of mentor coaching with your mentor coach to go over your performance and progress and receive personalized feedback.
7 hours of group mentor coaching with your mentor coach as a group to learn form the feedback shared with each individual and thr group at the same time.
Coaching experience hours must begin after you’ve started a coaching education program.
ACC candidates are required to document at least 100+ hours with 8 or more clients, of which 75 hours are paid. At least 25 of these hours (paid or unpaid) must occur within 18 months of submitting your credential application.
Performance Evaluation
To prepare for your performance evaluation, study the ICF Core Competencies and observe them in your coaching. Have your Mentor Coach provide feedback on how your coaching demonstrates each of the ICF Core Competencies and which competencies have room for improvement. The Minimum Skills Requirements along with the ICF Competencies level chart provide information about what assessors are listening for when they conduct performance evaluations at each credential level.
Before recording a client, you must receive their written permission to use the recorded session for performance evaluation purposes. The permission is to be kept on file and made available to ICF upon request. Submitting a recording without the permission of the client is a violation of the ICF Code of Ethics and may result in the denial of an ICF Credential and/or other disciplinary actions.
Record several coaching sessions and select a session(s) that demonstrates your use of a wide variety of the ICF Core Competencies. Review your selected sessions and make sure the conversation is clear, audible and that only first names have been used during the coaching session. With regards to the overall quality of the recorded file, the quality and proximity of the recording device used is typically more important than the file bit rate. An inaudible recorded coaching session will result in lower scores for the performance evaluation and delays in the credentialing process.
Please review the following guidelines regarding the recorded coaching session to be submitted for assessment.
- The performance evaluation must be a complete coaching session (not edited) lasting between 20 and 60 minutes. Coaching will not be scored beyond the 60-minute mark.
- The performance evaluation must be from an actual coaching session between you and a paid or pro bono client (not part of your coaching education). The client may not be a coach unless they are a regular client. A regular client is an individual who has come to you for coaching and for no other reason.
Please review the following guidelines for your recorded coaching session to be submitted for assessment with your Credential application.
- The recording must be an audio only file (no video/pictures). The following file types are acceptable: MP3, WMA, MP4 or M4A (audio) format. Other formats will not be accepted.
- The audio file must be in one part. Multiple files for one coaching session will not be reviewed.
- The audio file must be 95 megabytes (MB) or less. Use a lower bit rate to decrease file size, if needed.
- You must upload the actual audio file. Providing a URL to download or stream audio recordings will not be accepted.
- When naming your file(s), ensure that you use only letters and numbers. Please be sure there are no special characters in your document name (? / | \ ! @ # = $ % +) in order to avoid issues when uploading your file.
Please review the following guidelines for the recorded coaching session transcript to be submitted for assessment with your Credential application.
- The transcript must be a word-for-word (verbatim) record of the coaching session(s), submitted in the language in which the session is held. NOTE: If ICF does not offer a performance evaluation in your language, you will need to submit a transcript in the language spoken AND an English transcript.
- The Transcript must indicate who is speaking—the coach or the client—at any time in the conversation.
- List the coach’s statements and the client’s statements on separate lines of the transcript.
- Transcript must include timestamps at every change in speaker (coach and client).
- Transcript must be submitted as a Word document (e.g., .doc, .docx). No other file formats will be accepted.
- When naming your file(s), ensure that you use only letters and numbers. Please be sure there are no special characters in your document name (ie. ? / | \ ! @ # = $ % +) in order to avoid issues when uploading your file.
You will upload your audio recording(s) along with their accompanying written transcript(s) of actual coaching session(s) when completing the credential application. Keep a copy of the files you submit for your records.
When naming your files, ensure that you use only letters and numbers. Please be sure there are no special characters in your document name (ie. ? / | \ ! @ # = $ % +) in order to avoid issues when uploading your files.
NOTE: The longest part of the application review process is typically for the performance evaluation section. You may monitor the status of your application from the application’s dashboard. Once your recording(s) has been assigned to an assessor, you will receive a notice via email. Please allow 4 – 6 weeks for the assessment to be completed, the results received and properly processed.
You will receive an email notifying you when your results have been received from the assessor. The email will also include directions on how to access feedback on your performance from the assessors.
At this point, if you are ready to take the CKA exam, you will be sent a separate email with those instructions. If you have already passed the CKA and have passed your Performance Assessment, you will receive an email awarding your credential. If you need to retake an assessment, you will receive an email regarding the retake process.
ICF Credentialing Exam
Pass a written exam designed to test your understanding of and ability to apply the ICF definition of coaching, ICF Core Competencies and ICF Code of Ethics.
The ICF Credentialing Exam contains 81 situational judgment items. Each exam item contains a realistic scenario describing a coaching situation, followed by four response options. For each scenario, candidates are asked to select the best response and the worst response among the options provided for that scenario.
ICTP Details
The International Coach Training Program
coach specific training hours in English on a weekly basis for a period of 4 months.
- Level 1 – 60 contact hours
- Level 2 – 125 contact hours
Registration is open for: July 2023
The sessions are delivered on Fridays and Saturdays and are recorded so you can watch back.
The sessions are interactive and most include the opportunity to practice coaching or observe sessions.
- Next start date: Saturday – July 29th, 2023
- Fridays: 18:00– 20:00 (GMT + 1)
- Saturdays: 18:00– 20:00 (GMT + 1)
- Classes are for 4.00 hours per week
- Held live on ZOOM over 15 sessions
Intended participants and pre-requisites for individuals to enroll:
Intended participants:
- This program is created for those interested in obtaining a certificate in life coaching and pursuing an application to obtain the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential issued by the International Coaching Federation.
Requirements students must meet to enter the program:
- Proficient English, reliable internet access and a letter of motivation to join the program with a resume.
A detailed list of TLA’s ICTP Policies for 2022/2023 is listed under the policies page:
ICTP Policies
The following are the fees for the program for 2022:
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- Level 1 – 60 contact hours
- Level 2 – 125 contact hours
You will upload your audio recording(s) along with their accompanying written transcript(s) of actual coaching session(s) when completing the credential application. Keep a copy of the files you submit for your records.
When naming your files, ensure that you use only letters and numbers. Please be sure there are no special characters in your document name (ie. ? / | \ ! @ # = $ % +) in order to avoid issues when uploading your files.
NOTE: The longest part of the application review process is typically for the performance evaluation section. You may monitor the status of your application from the application’s dashboard. Once your recording(s) has been assigned to an assessor, you will receive a notice via email. Please allow 4 – 6 weeks for the assessment to be completed, the results received and properly processed.
You will receive an email notifying you when your results have been received from the assessor. The email will also include directions on how to access feedback on your performance from the assessors.
At this point, if you are ready to take the CKA exam, you will be sent a separate email with those instructions. If you have already passed the CKA and have passed your Performance Assessment, you will receive an email awarding your credential. If you need to retake an assessment, you will receive an email regarding the retake process.
Please feel free to contact any of our team at:
Talent Leadership Academy
+212 6 700 56 244
http://talentleadership.ma/about/
Dr. Jalal Mouti
ICTP Program Director
+212 661 440 148
Coaching & Training Approach
We believe that ICTP coaches are trained to posses distinguied qualities of competence in coaching and confidence in supporting their clients while demonstrating crediblity in all they do and believing that they have a choice to always consider continous learning and development to improve throughout their lives and careers.
ICTP Modules
Duration:
20 hours
Objective:
To demonstrate confidence in the role of a life coach.
Description:
This is a fundamental module to discover the world of coaching as a concept and practice. This module will help you decide if coaching is a suitable profession for you. The reference for the coaching profession is the International Coaching Federation and we will approach professional coaching from the perspective of the ICF.
Learning Outcomes:
- To recall the historical roots and evolution of coaching.
- To describe the ICF core services and credentialing process.
- To demonstrate the role of a professional coach.
- To distinguish between support professions.
- To evaluate the client’s need for coaching.
- To develop a sense of responsibility to practice and performance.
Duration:
20 hours
Objective:
To demonstrate competence during a coaching session.
Description:
This module will enable you to coach clients with full clear consciousness and confidence. At the end of this module you will be able to demonstrate a sense of responsibility towards clients.
Learning Outcomes:
- To recognize that clients are responsible for their own choices
- To fully understand what is being communicated in the context of the client systems and to support client self-expression.
- To determine with the client and relevant stakeholders an overall coaching plan and goals.
- To maximize effective communication during coaching sessions.
- To support the client to identify or reconfirm what they want to accomplish in the session.
- To develop a sense of responsibility towards clients.
Duration:
15 hours
Objective:
To demonstrate a sense of responsibility to professionalism.
Description:
This module will enable you to coach clients with integrity and honesty. At the end of this module you will be able to demonstrate a sense of responsibility to professionalism.
Learning Outcomes:
- To recognize accountability in coaching.
- To interact with the client to create a safe, supportive environment that allows the client to share freely and maintains a relationship of mutual respect and trust.
- To explore intimacy and vulnerability in coaching.
- To ensure rapport building in the coaching relationship.
- To support the client with integrity and honesty.
- To develop a sense of responsibility to professionalism.
Duration:
20 hours
Objective:
To demonstrate an effective coaching presence.
Description:
This module will enable you to demonstrate an effective coaching presence. At the end of this module you will be able to support the client through evoking awareness.
Learning Outcomes:
- To describe the implication of self-awareness in the coaching process.
- To discuss processes of unconsciousness and consciousness in a coaching context.
- To demonstrate curiosity during the coaching process.
- To ensure coaching presence in the session.
- To support the client through evoking awareness.
- To generate powerful questions during the coaching session.
Duration:
20 hours
Objective:
To demonstrate clarity in managing progress and accountability in coaching.
Description:
This module will enable you to manage progress and accountability in coaching. At the end of this module you will be able to back up the client in designing actions.
Learning Outcomes:
- To recognize attributes of unconditional positive regard and emotional intelligence.
- To clarify with the client planning and goal setting.
- To back up the client in designing actions.
- To ensure managing progress and accountability in coaching.
- To support the client in cultivating Learning and Growth.
- To correspond to ICF Core Values and Ethical Principles.
Duration:
20 hours
Objective:
To develop a strong foundation of coaching methodologies and create one’s own unique coaching style.
Description:
This module aims to equip a professional coach with the necessary know how and resources to launch a startup coaching business and develop it throughout time.
Learning Outcomes:
- To identify the essentials for establishing a coaching business.
- To clarify the marketing and communication tools necessary to launch one’s coaching business.
- To personalize products and services to a coaching niche.
- To illustrate one’s coaching programs and packages.
- To explain one’s services during an elevator’s ride.
- To develop a sense of responsibility towards society.
Duration:
10 hours
Objective:
To perform a professional coaching session to support your clients tap into their potential, unlock their creativity and enhance their productivity.
Description:
TLA students receive 10 individual coaching hours, 7 of which are in group and 3 are face-to-face with the mentor coach. Also as part of the mentoring module, students will submit the 6 assignments related to each module in order to satisfy the requirements of the mentoring module.
Learning Outcomes:
- To identify progress areas in terms of coaching competencies and code of ethics.
- To elaborate on the lessons learned in a form of reflective papers.
- To demonstrate ICF coaching standards through recorded sessions that meet credential requirements.
- To analyze peer performance through recorded coaching sessions.
- To determine learning and development resources as a professional coach.
- To incorporate the pledge of ethics of the ICF professional.
Coach Foundation Certificate (TLA Certificate):
- Module 1 – Alignment
- Module 2 – Agreement
- 2 Recorded coaching sessions
Life Coach Certificate (Level 1)
- Module 3 – Accountabiity
- Module 4 – Awareness
- 6o hours of coach-specific training
Professional Coach Certificate (Level 2)
- Module 5 – Actions Accountabiity
- Module 6 – Authenticity
- Module 7 – Mentoring
- 125 hours of coach-specific training
ICTP Benefits
10 benefits to get your coaching certificate with Talent Leadership Academy.
- Complete – a start-to-finish program with receive mentoring to satisfy international credential requirements.
- Confidence – practice and apply coaching skills acquired through experiential and hands-on training.
- Competence – become familiar and comfortable with coaching standards, competencies, and code of ethics.
- Credibility – obtain the necessary experience and practice with the potential to become certified from the ICF and recognized worldwide.
- Community – become part of a community of coaching peers to learn and share in a safe space.
- Coach – launch your own independent coaching business and take charge of your career transition as soon as possible.
- Connect – explore more potential to become exposed to international opportunities and different cultures either through or after the program.
- Create – establish an independent and individualized coaching style and have your personal touch on coaching.
- Capitalize – gain so much self-awareness that would benefit you and your future clients and the people around you.
- Convenient – learn and develop more potential in parallel within budget and without interrupting current duties, activities, and plans.
- Saturday 1 (Lecture Sessions) 10:00 - 15:00
- Saturday 2 (Practice Sessions) 10:00 - 15:00
- Saturday 3 (Lecture Sessions) 10:00 - 15:00
- Saturday 4 (Practice Sessions) 10:00 - 15:00