Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Credential

The two main requirements for the ACC are as follows:

• 60 hours of coach-specific training
• 100 hours of client-coaching experience
• 10 hours of work with a qualified mentor coach (effective 7/1/08) **

Documentation of the training hours is required. There are other requirements as well, which may be found in the ACC application on the ICF web site (www.coachfederation.org).

There are two ways of applying for the ACC credential:

• Through the portfolio approach (with 60 hours of coach training).
• As a graduate of an ACTP program (with 130 hours of coach training and all other requirements).

Applying through the portfolio approach requires completion of the application located on the ICF web site and submission of that application along with documentation directly to the ICF. The documentation consists of any certificate or letter documenting your successful completion of a class. In addition, there is an oral examination that is handled through the ICF.

If you only have 60 hours, the portfolio approach is the only way you may apply for the ACC. If you choose to continue and graduate from our ACTP program of 130 hours, you will receive the ACC automatically.

Applying for the ACC as a graduate of an ACTP program means that you have completed all requirements for that particular program. For example, to determine the requirements for graduation from ILCT’s ACTP program, (which means you would meet the training requirements for the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential), click here.

**Mentoring Requirement for ACC Portfolio Applicants - Effective July 1, 2008:
The ICF Board of Directors has taken action to add an additional requirement for those seeking the ACC credential. In recognition of the value of working with a qualified mentor coach and to align the initial requirements for the ACC with those of the PCC and MCC, the Board has adopted the following new requirement for those applying for the ACC via the Portfolio process: Effective July 1, 2008, those applying for the ACC credential, by submitting a portfolio application, will be required to document 10 hours of work with a qualified mentor coach.