PRACTITIONER OF COACHING CERTIFICATION (ICGCC0321)

This is one of the most popular modules we provide in this program. It is twelve classes on everything from compassionate mindfulness practices, letting go of harmful habits, and becoming deeply connected to our own self-love, through to detailed, step-by-step guidance on effective goal setting methodologies.

This is one of the reasons our courses have been so popular for so long. The Meta Dynamics™ thinking profiling tool (research-informed by our own research team) gives you a great way to introduce coaching to a potential client, as it gives them insights into themselves and how they ‘tick’. And it gives you self-awareness about your patterns that may be helping (or hindering) you as you strive to thrive. This module goes into detail on what the tool is, how it works, what it tells us, and how to use it for yourself and your clients.

On joining you are also given (free of charge) one Meta Dynamics™ profile for yourself, and one of our coaches will unpack it with you, so you can start learning about yourself in minutes from now…

One of the pieces of feedback we hear often from coaches who are starting out is they are not sure what to do in the coaching sessions. This makes sense, as they are new to this, so guidance is essential. In this module, and over many classes, we walk you step-by-step through how to coach a client for their first twelve sessions (or more), so you can feel secure knowing you are not doing this alone.

The International Coach Guild was founded in 2014, built on fifteen core competenices (and 38 business modules, which we also teach you). These competencies cover everything from our attitude as a coach, the coaching session set up, the coaching space, being present, listening, questioning, facilitating change, and making progress with your client. This is a solid grounding in what works as a coach, and sets you up with a thorough understanding of the elements of successful coaching.

Probably one of the most important (and geeky) modules you receive, this module goes into the history of coaching, the different modalities it has drawn on, what theoretical underpinnings shape this program and its coaching training, and provides a rich exploration of why what we do works. We also go into some of the key language patterns to become aware of as a new coach. In the next program (Master Practitioner of Caoching Certification) we go into even more depth and unpack the neuroscience of coaching, as well positive psychology and how attachment theory can impact our coaching.

As part of your training we provide a (free) program that gives you the foundation skills of listening and coaching questions. Here, we go into more depth around thorough listening, being present to ourselves and our clients, as well as unpacking purpose questions, D.A.R.E. model questions (Design, Access, Realise, Evolve) and much more. these classes combined with the previous modules on the coaching session means you are thoroughly trained in one-on-one coaching.

Now we are going deeper into some of the most common and significant patterns in human behaviour that hold us back and lead us to settle for a life of discontent. It is not possible to emphasize enough the importance of being trained, familiar with, and able to know our emotional needs, our boundaries, and our emotions. This is what we call our Self-Esteem Triad (from Meta Dynamics™ methodologies, unique to ICI).

We all have needs – they are universal – and they include feeling safe, connected, accepted, and understood, amongst others. Yet very few people are taught this, and even fewer live this. We show you, guide you, and help you ensure you know your needs, how they impact your decision-making and your relationships, and how to ensure your needs (they are not preferences) are met.

And we also go into our emotions, and how to be self-accepting of them (essential for well-being), and our boundaries – those invisible lines that determine how we feel safe and connected. This is one of the most popular modules for our students.

We all have what are called ‘safe’ versus ‘risky’ problems in our lives – some problems are there to keep us away from our essential nature (safe), and some are there to help us know our essential nature (‘risky’). We are mostly raised to avoid knowing our essential nature, and are taught instead how to hide our authentic self. This module is designed to unpack this cultural norm, guide you to our authentic self, and at the same time provide you with several Meta Dynamics™ methodologies for helping your clients transform their lives in the most positive way.

The first part of a two part series (which continues into the Master Practitioner of Coaching Certification), this is the introduction to neuro linguistic programming that so many coaches value. We dive into how everything we do is a strategy, and that by understanding our strategy, we can learn why we get the results we have (whether they are what we want or not), and we can change our strategy if we want to change our results.

After nearly twenty years of helping people just like you go from no knowledge in coaching to having a thriving coaching practice, we know what works. Allow us the honour of guiding you through the steps required to set up your coaching practice, have paying clients, and feel great about what you do. Our method works and is well-proven, with thousands of people from around the world having shared their success stories.

You may not be ready to work with paying clients immediately, and that is okay. And maybe you never will – we have plenty of people raving about this program because of the benefits it has given them, their life, and their relationships. However, if you decide you do want to work with paying clients, you will need to know how to convert someone in a free coaching session from ‘free’ to ‘fee’ – or curious to committed. This is where we walk you through the eight steps to doing exactly this. It’s easy once you know how.

We are one of only two schools in the world to provide a guarantee like this – if, as a result of graduating on time, and using our proprietory system for client attraction, you don’t earn back your course fees within 18 months (yes, your entire investment), we will cheerfully refund all your investment and you can keep all the materials for free. And in this module we provide step-by-step guidance on how to achieve this goal. Many have. Even those who never believed they could!