ILCT Accredited Coach Training Program Information

The Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) is approved by the International Coach Federation (ICF) as an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP). In general, there are two main components of any credential: a coach-specific training component and a client-coaching component. An ACTP program (such as ours) provides the coach-specific training to meet the ICF credentialing requirements. It also provides the oral examination for the Professional Certified Coach credential for those individuals who meet the graduation requirements of our ACTP program (130 hours of coach training required for the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential.

The International Coach Federation (ICF) (www.coachfederation.org) provides three credentialing options. Briefly, these are the Associate Certified Coach (ACC), the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and the Master Certified Coach (MCC).

To download the application listing all requirements for each of the above credentials, visit the ICF web site at www.coachfederation.org It is important to note that any of ILCT's classes count toward the required hours for all three ICF credentials. After coursework is completed for the requirements, ICF also requires that you verify that you have coached clients for at least 100 hours to be awarded the ACC and 750 hours to be awarded the PCC. The MCC credential requires 200 hours of coach-specific training and 2,500 hours of client coaching experience. Currently there is no credentialing period, meaning you may submit your application for certification at any time throughout the year. This information is available on the ICF website (www.coachfederation.org)

The Institute for Life Coach Training offers the Certified Life Coach Credential which has higher requirements than the ACC, but less that what is required for the PCC.  For information about this credential, click here.