*Students must satisfy the following requirements in order to be eligible to apply for their ACC and/or PCC Credential from the International Coach Federation (www.coachfederation.org)
Requirements to graduate from Part 1 of Coaching4Clergy’s Professional Coach Training program and to be eligible to apply for the ACC Coaching Credential:
- Complete all Professional Coach Training Program required and elective courses for Part 1.
- Complete at least 10 hours of mentor coaching with a Coaching4Clergy-Approved mentor coach. Mentor coaching must occur over a minimum of 3 months. This can be done in one of two ways:
- Individual Mentor Coaching: includes two 45-minute individual sessions per month for 7 months
- Group Mentor Coaching: includes 8-hours of group sessions and 4 individual sessions.
- Read and agree to uphold the ICF Code of Ethics.
- Have paid in full all tuition fees.
- Complete the application for graduation and pay the $350 exam fee.
- Submit the Coaching4Clergy Coaching Performance Evaluation Report from your mentor-coach, which provides a rating scale and written feedback. Your coaching must attain a rating of at least 2. (A letter of recommendation from your mentor-coach does not meet this requirement.)
- Pass the Graduation Exam which consists of submitting a recording, along with a written transcript, of your coaching for review. (The coachee may not be another coach or coaching student.)
- Upon graduation from Coaching4Clergy, the graduate then applies to the ICF for the ACC credential. The ICF will require a separate, additional fee, and the applicant will be required to take a one-time written exam, the Coach Knowledge Assessment, through the ICF. For more information on the ICF credentialing process, please visit: www.coachfederation.org
Requirements to graduate from Coaching4Clergy’s complete program (Parts 1 & 2) and to be eligible to apply for the PCC Coaching Credential:
- Complete all Professional Coach Training Program required and elective courses for Parts 1 & 2.
- Complete at least 10 hours of mentor coaching with a Coaching4Clergy-Approved mentor coach. Mentor coaching must occur over a minimum of 3 months. This can be done in one of two ways:
- Individual Mentor Coaching: includes two 45-minute individual sessions per month for 7 months
- Group Mentor Coaching: includes 8-hours of group sessions and 4 individual sessions.
- Read and agree to uphold the ICF Code of Ethics.
- Have paid in full all tuition fees.
- Complete the application for graduation and pay the $350 exam fee.
- Submit the Coaching4Clergy Coaching Performance Evaluation Report from your mentor-coach, which provides a rating scale and written feedback. Your coaching must attain a rating of at least 5. (A letter of recommendation from your mentor-coach does not meet this requirement.)
- Pass the Graduation Exam which consists of submitting a recording, along with a written transcript, of your coaching for review. (The coachee may not be another coach or coaching student.)
- Upon graduation from Coaching4Clergy, the graduate then applies to the ICF for the PCC credential. The ICF will require a separate, additional fee, and the applicant will be required to take a one-time written exam, the Coach Knowledge Assessment, through the ICF. For more information on the ICF credentialing process, please visit: www.coachfederation.org
To receive the graduation application, contact the Office Manager at wendy@coaching4clergy.com.