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ICF Accredited Coach Training For Existing Coaches

If you're already coaching but not yet certified, ICF-accredited training doesn't start you over — it sharpens what you've built. Experience teaches you a lot, but it can also embed habits you never get feedback on: leading the client, solving instead of evoking, listening for facts rather than meaning. ICF-accredited courses hold your coaching up against the eight Core Competencies — a research-backed framework drawn from decades of studying what actually creates client transformation — so you can see precisely where you're strong and where sessions leak impact.

Through observed practice, recorded sessions, and ten hours of mentor coaching, you get expert feedback most working coaches never receive, turning intuitive skill into deliberate, repeatable craft. That's the difference between results that depend on the right client on the right day and results you can produce consistently. And the credential itself — recognized worldwide — validates the experience you already have.Training is structured around proven frameworks, including our very own trademarked  Optimus Holistic Coaching Framework™, and SELFLESS Model. An ICF credential also signals credibility to clients and employers worldwide, giving you both the competence to transform lives and the recognition to build a thriving practice.

What are the differences between the ICF credentials ACC and PCC?

  ACC (Associate Certified Coach) Level 1  PCC (Professional Certified Coach ) Level 2
What is it ICF's entry credential — Core Competencies applied reliably Same competencies with greater depth, consistency, and maturity
Length of Course 4 months 8 Months
Training Hours 73 hours  175 hours 
LIVE Training  42 hours 112 hours
1:1 Mentoring 5 hours 5 hours
Group Mentoring 5 hours
Self Study Hours 20 40

 

The difference between ACC and PCC isn't just about hours and requirements — it's about the depth and maturity of your coaching. The competencies are identical on paper; what changes is how consistently and skilfully they're demonstrated. In the coaching agreement, ACC coaches typically clarify the client's topic and session outcome, while PCC coaches co-create a contract with success measures and revisit it as the session evolves. ACC sessions can carry a "performance layer" of applied models and structure; PCC sessions sound steadier and more fluid, responding to what emerges. ACC listening accurately tracks facts, goals, and options; PCC listening is layered, attuned to emotion, assumptions, energy, and what's left unsaid. ACC questioning drives clarity and next steps; PCC inquiry stretches thinking around values, identity, and perspective for more durable insight. That's why the extra hours exist — not as a hurdle, but as space to develop depth through deliberate practice.

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Associate Diploma 

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Our Associate diploma is accredited 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).

 

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Professional Diploma

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Our Professional diploma is accredited 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)

 

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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

     

  • Benefit 2

    A detailed breakdown of the different modules taught in both our ICF Accredited Diplomas.

  • Benefit 3

    Find out course dates and meet members of the Optimus team

     


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