ICF Accredited Coaching Courses
Optimus Coach Academy is one of the world's leading coach training providers offering ICF accredited coach training that specialises in psychology based and scientific coaching approaches including Coaching Psychology, Positive Psychology, Neuroscience, Somatics and Transactional Analysis.
We have a transformational, whole person approach to coaching so you'll be able to use the training across contexts with individuals and groups.
Our Professional & Associate Diplomas are accredited by 3 leading coaching global organisations. Firstly, the International Coaching Federation ( ICF), the leading global organisation for coaches and coaching, Secondly, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council ( EMCC). Thirdly, the Association of Coaching (AC)
Course Accreditations
We integrate Psychology into our training, so that the coaching approaches you learn are backed up by scientific research
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By integrating Psychology with coaching, our trained coaches can offer more holistic and evidence-based approaches to help their clients achieve their goals. We equip you with a variety of techniques on our courses so you can select the best approach for your client in the moment, to create a truly transformational session. Our Psychology based training allows you to draw on a rich body knowledge to create meaningful and sustainable change in your life as well as your client's lives.
With Psychology at the heart of both our Diplomas, long before you start coaching others, you develop an understanding of the brain, human behaviour and how people think, feel and act. You'll explore various aspects of human cognition, emotion, motivation, perception, development, social interaction, and a lot more.
This then gives you the Psychological insights of what may be going on for your clients to help them get new insights and make the transformations they are ultimately looking for.
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Our coach training framework works on three levels;
- You as a coach - how will knowing this help you, your practice and your client experience?
- Informed practice - how will knowing this help your awareness of what is going on for your clients so you can support them more effectively?
- Tools, techniques and approaches - what can you draw on to support my clients in different situations?
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If you want to build your own coaching business we offer additional support including an online business program, annual business days and monthly mentoring and marketing calls.
Professional
Coach Diploma
(ICF Level 2)
The Level 2 qualification is a direct route to ACC & PCC ICF accreditation with no additional mentoring or training required on top, which means no added investments! Our cost covers it all, giving you peace of mind and total confidence in the skills you gain.
Associate Coach Diploma
( ICF Level 1)
The Level 1 qualification is a direct route to the ACC accreditation with the ICF. Become a confident and competent coach with our entry level coaching qualification which is taught in accordance with the ICF ACC competencies and will give you the tools that you need to effectively coach others?
Other Coach Training Courses
Are you looking to develop your coaching skills and techniques? Looking to perform more effectively as a leader? Check out our diverse range of coach training courses below.
The next start date for the Associate Coach Diploma is w/c 20th January 2025 and finishes w/c 6th May 2025 ** Early Bird Offers Available **
You can choose either Monday 6pm - 9pm or Tuesday 10am-1pm.
No training w/c 14th & 21st April 2025
Our group sizes are deliberately small (max 20) for each cohort to maintain a good trainer / student ratio (we have two trainers if we go over 12 in the group) and so once available spaces are filled, availability moves to the next in take.
The next start date for the Professional Coach Diploma is w/c 3rd February 2025 completing in October 2025 ** Early Bird Offers Available ** **Limited Places Now Available**
You can choose either Monday 10am - 2pm or Wednesday 6pm-10pm
Our group sizes are deliberately small for each cohort to maintain a good trainer / student ratio and so once available spaces are filled, availability moves to the next in take.
Download Our Latest Diplomas Brochure
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Benefit 1
You will better understand what it is like to study on either of our Accredited Diplomas with Video testimonials included
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Benefit 2
A detailed breakdown of the different modules taught in both our ICF Accredited Diplomas.
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Benefit 3
Find out course dates and meet members of the Optimus team
At Optimus We Commit To The Following Values:
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Quality
Optimus means ‘best’ in Latin. We aim to deliver the best training experience possible to our clients. We value our clients and are dedicated to making your time with Optimus a worthwhile and positive experience by continuously improving on what we do and responding to and taking on feedback.
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Learning & Growth
These are at the core of our business and impact all that we do: we see ourselves as always evolving and our team are committed to growth. We demonstrate this mindset with our clients and are always open to feedback on how we can make things better.
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Resilience & Courage
We model resilience including ensuring that we're looking after our own well-being. As a business we are courageous in our work and this is reflected in how we approach the training.
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Resilience & Courage
We believe in building emotional resilience and being courageous to make bold decisions whilst supporting others to do the same.
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Equality & Inclusion
This is at the core of our business. We think everyone deserves a seat at the table and foster an inclusive environment within our organisation and our programmes.
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Transparency
We are open about how we operate and what we do, we own our learning and simplify things wherever possible. We are honest about who we are and what we do.
New To Coaching? Listen to recent graduates who were in your position and hear their experiences first hand
" There is a huge amount of support from the teachers on the course and really great support in the sessions... And then you've got this bespoke service from your mentor where you can really get into some detail on your own journey in coaching. And then the unexpected big element for me is about finding this community of peers who are going through the same journey with different approaches, a real diversity of professions and expertise and ages and so on" Tess Nixon Speller - Coach & Fundraising Consultant
"It’s opened my eyes actually to all different types of coaching and that was part of the reason why I chose to go on the Optimus course. When you do it in a corporate environment, typically, you come across Grow and some of the other more basic, more transactional type models, whereas having the opportunity to learn about things like positive psychology and neuroscience and transactional analysis and how that all links into how you can approach stuff as a coach has made a huge difference." Chris Roberts - Leadership and Team Coach
"It's everything that I thought it would be and probably, even more. I love the flexibility around it and I've met some amazing people."
"If you're looking for something that's not going to just only help your clients, but help you as well, I would definitely sign up for it."
"I’m honestly shocked by how useful this training has been. I really didn't think I needed it, but I’ve totally changed my mind on that now. "
Looking for more information?
Download our Diplomas brochure for a further breakdown and overview of our best in class, accredited (ICF, AC) training programmes.