If you are interested in ICF-Accredited training, CreativeMind’s Coach Training programs are all accredited for CCE’s by ICF (International Coaching Federation). In this article, I’ll explain what you need to know if you want to pursue an ICF credential, and if you should pursue an ICF credential.
ICF is the gold standard and has the highest level of requirements for you to be assigned an ICF coach. This organization doesn’t train coaches but works with Accredited Educational Providers like CreativeMind to establish higher standards in the coaching industry.
To get an ICF-Credential as a coach, you have to take ICF accredited coach training.
CreativeMind’s programs such as Jungian Life Coach Training, Shadow Work Training and Archetypal Family Field Practitioner Training and Mind-Body Coach Training are all Accredited by ICF for CCEs, which is continuing coaching education. After you finish our training program and all the requirements for Certification, you get a letter from our team that says you completed the education requirement and the number of hours that relates to the program you selected.
Watch a quick video by Co-Founder of CreativeMind, Debra Maldonado explain the process.
After graduation, you’re free to pursue your ICF Certification as an addition to your Certification with CreativeMind. This is optional, it’s not required.
For some coaches, it’s necessary to have that extra credential if they want to work in a corporate environment or if they want to work for a coaching company. Some high-end clients familiar with coaching seek that credential when they’re looking for a coach.
Many of our coaches do not pursue the credential with ICF, they work very well with the credential that we provide and they have successful business. If you’re working with the general public, they probably don’t know what ICF is.
There are many coach trainings online but ICF-Accredited School meets their highest standard in education. CreativeMind is an ICF-Accredited Educational Provider for CCEs. We meet their standards of ethics in coaching and coaching competencies to really put on an effective training. You can be confident when you train in any of our programs that ICF gave us a little gold stamp, a little stamp of approval that we align with their very strict policies so that you really are comfortable that you’re getting quality training.
ICF has three levels of Certification (you can visit the official ICF Website to get more details here.)
Level 1 requires 60 hours of training so if you take our shadow work training or if you take our Jungian life coach training you already will qualify for that first level.
After you complete your education with us, you can apply directly to ICF for their additional certification through their Portfolio Path.
Other requirements for ICF Level 1 are:
If you decide to pursue your credential with ICF, you will work with them directly as it is a separate path. They’re great and very responsive. You don’t have to pursue it right away, you can hold on to your educational requirements and pursue your ICF Credential anytime in the future.
I hope this answers your questions about ICF and let us know what you think. If you have questions, feel free to reach out. Our admissions team is ready to help take care.
