ICF Accredited Coach Training Courses
Optimus Coach Academy is one of the UK's leading coach training providers, offering a range of certified coaching qualifications and Diplomas accredited by the International Coaching Federation ( ICF ), the leading global organisation for coaches and coaching.
If you are looking to become a professionally, qualified coach, we offer two ICF accredited coach training programs. These are the Associate Coach Certification (ICF Level 1) AND the Professional Coach Certification ( ICF Level 2). Download our brochure below to find out more about each Diploma.
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Benefit 1
Find out what it is like to study on our ICF 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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Find out course dates and meet members of the Optimus team
Both of our diplomas have been purposely designed to focus heavily on evidence based coaching approaches. This means we bring in scientific principles from the fields of Neuroscience, Positive Psychology and Psychodynamics to inform our training methods. The coach training is delivered online through Zoom.
To find out more about the specific modules taught in each Diploma and understand what it's like to study with Optimus, as well as read student testimonials and learn about the extensive experience of our coaches, trainers and mentors download our latest course brochure.
Both our ICF Associate and Professional diplomas have been created to provide structured, high quality teaching with a focus on evidence based approaches, which are backed up by scientific research so you can work with clients on a more transformative level.
Equally our ethos is about coaching practice being at the heart of what you do and we provide regular feedback against the competencies to enable you to develop and hone your skills.
Optimus Coach Academy is one of a very small number of UK coach training providers to offer BOTH an ICF accredited Associate Coach Diploma AND an ICF Professional Coach Diploma Level within the one organisation. This means should you decide to start off with the Associate Coach Diploma, once accredited, you can then add on additional modules, competencies and coaching hours, to work toward your Professional Coach Diploma, without needing to change to another provider. This means access to the same coaches, trainers and mentors you have built a relationship with and you feel comfortable with.
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The ICF Level 1 qualification is a direct route to the Associate Coach Certification accreditation. Become a confident and competent coach with this 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?
Unit 1 - Introduction to Coaching
Unit 2 - The GROW Model
Unit 3 - Needs, Values, Beliefs and Strengths
Unit 4 - DISC Personality Profiling
Unit 5 - Psychodynamics & Transactional Analysis
Unit 6 - Positive Psychology
Unit 7 - Neuroscience
Unit 8 - Next Steps
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. Our Level 2 ICF accredited Diploma is wide-ranging, bringing in theories from Neuroscience, Positive Psychology and Psychodynamic approaches as well as normative coaching methodologies. It is designed for you to build your own unique coaching style and approach, through mentoring and feedback.
Unit 1 - Introduction to Coaching
Unit 2 - The GROW Model
Unit 3 - Needs, Values, Beliefs and Strengths
Unit 4 - DISC Personality Profiling
Unit 5 - Psychodynamics & Transactional Analysis
Unit 6 - Positive Psychology
Unit 7 - Somatic Approaches to Coaching
Unit 8 - Neuroscience
Unit 9 - Next Steps
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
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We support you to understand yourself on a deeper level and to work with your client's brains to create thinking environments which form the basis of long term behavioural change.
If you want to work with a variety of cutting-edge evidence based approaches that make you stand out from the crowd as well as be part of a community which values you and your individual skills, either of our diplomas will be a good fit for you.
Francesca Aaen, Business and Performance Coach (existing coach)
"When I started the program I had been working as a coach formally for more than a year and in over 20+ years as a pharmacist. During all of that time I had been using coaching and training and I really wanted to use it properly and be top of my game with it. I was lacking knowledge and confidence to go deeper with people.