The Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) is approved by the International Coach Federation as an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP). ILCT provides the training component of the credentialing requirements for all ICF credentials. 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). You must complete all the requirements for the PCC in order to become an MCC. To read about the requirements for each of the above credentials, visit the ICF web site. It is important to note that ILCT's classes all count toward the required hours for all three ICF credentials. After coursework is completed for the requirements, you must also verify that you have coached 100 hours for the ACC and 750 hours for the PCC. The MCC credential requires 200 hours of coach-specific training and 2,500 hours of client coaching experience. Hours accumulated through our program may be applied towards any ICF credential.

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.

Credentialing periods are defined each year by the ICF. These periods are generally credential specific, and require that you submit within a specified time frame, e.g. MCC period April 1 to June 30, 2007.

The Institute for Life Coach Training reserves the right to alter or modify its program offerings and/or requirements at any time; to offer courses in accordance with demand, availability and business dictates; to introduce or modify certification levels; and to make other changes as necessary or desirable in their programs and activities.