With 71,000 coach practitioners worldwide, the coaching profession has increased by 33% since 2019. And 37% of certified coaches hold an ICF-PCC Credential (International Coach Federation – Professional Certified Coach). The massive increase in coaching among managers, leaders, and other professionals has made the profession a necessity more than ever. More and more professionals are now aiming to be Professional Certified Coaches. So, what is PCC Coaching? And how to get started with PCC Coaching? Let’s read more about this!
Globally recognized for its role in setting high standards for core coaching competencies and code of ethics, ICF offers three certification levels: ACC, PCC, and MCC. PCC coaching certification is one of the most-sought credential levels among professionals who wish to coach.
For earning PCC accreditation, a coach has to complete coach-specific training, mentor coaching, and experience hours. Depending on the pathway you choose, the number of coach-specific training and experience hours may vary. Currently, ICF offers three paths for the PCC Credential:
- Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP)
- Approved Coach Specific Training Hours (ACSTH)
- Portfolio
No matter whichever path you choose, you must complete at least 10 hours of mentor coaching. Whether ACTP, ACSTH, or portfolio, any PCC coach training course should offer a minimum of 125 student contact hours.
Any PCC Coaching curriculum focuses on imparting knowledge and aiding the coaching aspirant to become proficient in applying ICF core competencies and ethical code. Completing all the necessary coach-specific training, assignments, and evaluation leads to partial fulfillment of ICF PCC coaching certification criteria.
Along with completing coach-specific training, you also need to have at least 500 hours of coaching experience. Coaching experience is something that you gain over time while practicing coaching. Not all coach training institutes will help you complete these experience hours. Team Transformation provides you space to make new connections that help you achieve your coaching experience. A PCC credential requires renewal every three years.
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Advantages of PCC Coaching
• Ability to perceive the emotions in self and the overall environment you are surrounded by, and use the same to your advantage to initiate and motivate optimistic changes.
• Increase accountability and leadership skills.
• Ability to take calculated risks for self and impart the same to the client, aiding them to deal with risks, accept the possibility of failure, and assess the situation and options in hand.
• Improve communication skills to be able to reach out to the clients with a result-oriented approach.
How to get started with PCC Coaching?
Choose a coach training institute that is ICF-accredited. You can also use ICF’s Credentialed Coach Finder (CCF) directory to find ICF approved coach training programs. Team Transformation provides ICF-accredited coach training courses for leaders, managers, and professionals who want to learn to coach effectively.
Conclusion
PCC coaching is well suited for people who want to start their coaching service, business, or training. Even if you’re going to serve as an internal coach in your organization, PCC coaching is the best path to learn to coach. Team Transformation Institute offers a world-class ICF-accredited PCC coaching course.
We offer both online and offline classes catering to coaching aspirants globally. You get to learn face-to-face with experienced ICF accredited coaching faculties/trainers. After completing certification and credentialing, you can become a part of the same global network of practicing coaches, advancing your career as a coach. Contact us to know more about our ICF-certified coach training courses.
