Baraka Institute's ICF Accredited Whole Person Life Coach training offers 140 hours of coach-specific training applicable for your ICF Coaching ACC, PCC or MCC credential.The International Coach Federation (ICF) offers the only globally recognized, independent professional coach credentialing program.

The ICF Credentialing Program:

• Establishes and administers minimum standards for credentialing professional coaches and coach training agencies.
• Assures the public that participating coaches and coach training agencies meet or exceed these minimum standards.
• Reinforces professional coaching as a distinct and self-regulating profession.
• Coaches who have been credentialed by the ICF have received coach-specific training, achieved a designated number of experience hours and have been coached by a mentor coach.
  

The ICF Credential Requirements:

• 60 hours coach-specific training (CORE: Coaching Communication Mastery)
• Minimum of 100 coaching experience hours; and at least eight clients
• 10 hours of ICF Mentor Coaching
• 2 reference letters of recommendation
• and an oral exam.
  
  

Professional (ICF) Credentialed Coach (PCC): The ICF Professional Certified Coach credential is for the proven coach. It requires:

• 125 hours of coach-specific training: (CORE + SIGNATURE)
• Minimum of 750 coaching experience hours, and at least 25 clients
• 10 hours of ICF Mentor Coaching
• 2 reference letters of recommendation
• and a written/oral exam.

Master (ICF) Credentialed Coach (MCC): The ICF Master Certified Coach credential is for the expert coach. It requires:

• 200 hours* coach-specific training (CORE + SIGNATURE + SYSTEM + MASTERY)
• Minimum of 2,500 coaching experience hours and at least 35 clients
• 2 reference letters of recommendation
• 10 hours of ICF Mentor Coaching
• and a written/oral exam.
  
  

To Learn about the ICF Credentialing process: Please speak with an admissions advisor at 1-888-660-5588 or Getting your ICF Credential (Documents & Details)