Frequently Asked Questions
About Our Coach Training Programs
Questions to ask when making your decision regarding which coach training organisation to train with
- Is the organisation accredited with the governing body [International Coach Federation]?
- Is the program an accredited program or part of an accredited program?
- Is the program accredited at all?
- Are your facilitators coaches in their own right?
- Are they leading from experience or just theory?
- Are your facilitators.....trainers or coaches?
- Are your facilitators PCC or MCC credentialed?
- Where did your facilitators complete their training?
- Are you able to use any material provide to you, with your clients at no extra charge FOREVER?
- Are you able to continue your coach specific training once you have completed your program?
- Are you linked in with an International community?
- Are you able to re-do, re-fresh, re-take any courses, after your program has completed? Is Life long membership an option?
- Are you able to use the coach specific training hours towards a coaching credential with the ICF ?
Can I speak with students or graduate of the program?
Yes. The best way is to call our operations team on (02) 9531 8988. Each team member can answer your questions or refer you to other students or graduates.
Do CoachInc.com coaches ever meet in person?
Yes, we offer periodic live trainings throughout Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia. And over one hundred
CoachInc.com chapters meet monthly – students and
graduates as well as people interested in becoming a coach
are welcome at these meetings. You are most welcome to
attend, to meet coaches in your area. They are happy to
welcome you and to answer your questions about coaching,
coach training and our profession. Most meetings are
informal and include a group discussion on a current theme
or coaching topic. For a list of local and virtual coaching
chapters, please visit www.coachuchapters.com
There are also monthly Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings, held on teleconferencing bridges, that bring together coaches from around the world with similar interests or coaching niches. For a list of SIGs open to the public, visit our web site at www.coachinc.com, select Coach U and then select Special Interest Groups from the menu on the left side of the page.
Can I hire a Professional Mentor Coach instead of entering
a coach training program?
You could, but you’d only be getting half the picture.
A mentor coach is trained to help you make the most of the
training provided at CoachInc.com, not to provide coach
training. With our coach training programs can you learn
(and be permitted to use) our hundreds of coaching skills,
proprietary programs and marketing tools. Your Professional
Mentor Coach is for you, but doesn’t train you in the
CoachInc.com technology.
What happens during a typical TeleClass?
Some of the formal training you receive in our
programs is done via conference call. Students call into a
teleconferencing bridge for an hour or more, and work their
way through one of the courses in the program over several
weeks. TeleClasses meet anywhere from 4 to 12 consecutive
weeks on the same day and time each week, and are
conveniently scheduled throughout the day. A faculty
member conducts each session. The faculty member covers
the key learning points of the course and works with students
to understand, integrate and learn the coaching concepts,
skills or strategies of that course. Classes are interactive, much
like a graduate-school discussion, and students may also
engage in role-plays, peer coaching and case studies,
depending on the course.
Don’t the phone calls to the TeleClasses get expensive?
Long distance costs continue to drop. Some services
offer long distance as low as 3 to 6 cents a
minute, 24 hours a day.
How do I actually learn via a TeleClass? How much
homework should I expect?
On your TeleClasses, you learn by listening,
experiencing, discussing and even role-playing, guided by an
experienced faculty member. There is ample time for you to
ask your leader or fellow students for help with handling a
coachee situation or what to do more effectively. You can
expect about 20 minutes of homework for every hour of
TeleClass, although this will vary by faculty member and by
class.
Who are the faculty members at CoachInc.com? What are
their backgrounds?
Faculty members are full-time coaches, so you will be
learning from professionals who coach every day. Most
faculty members lead about 10 hours of TeleClasses a month.
The faculty members come from many different
backgrounds, but they are all professional, experienced,
personally evolved and excited about sharing what they
know works with coachees. Our faculty members are experts
in understanding what motivates, inspires, influences and
develops them. Some of our faculty members are specialists,
meaning that they work mainly with a single type of
coachee, such as executives or those in career transition. The
majority of our faculty are Professional Certified Coaches
(PCCs) or Master Certified Coaches (MCC’s) certified
through the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Is certification available?
Yes. The Coach U Certified Graduate (CUCG) and
the Corporate Coach U Certified Graduate (CCUCG)
designations are available for graduates of our advanced
training programs, after they meet a number of qualifications,
including a minimum number of documented coaching
hours; being coached/mentored by an approved mentor
coach; having letters of recommendation; and, passing an
interview.
We also offer a certification for Core Essentials and Core Essentials Fast Track students – the Core Essentials Certified Graduation (CECG) designation.
There are many coaching designations offered in the coaching world, but none carry the cachet of a Coach U or Corporate Coach U certification, because none require the depth and breadth of training and competency demanded by our certification processes. These requirements make you eligible to apply to the International Coach Federation (ICF) for the designation of Professional Certified Coach (PCC).
What is the philosophical basis for the CoachInc.com
approach to coaching?
That’s a tricky question because we are a synthesis of
at least a dozen disciplines and fields of study, including
organisational development, leadership, entrepreneurship,
personal development, sports, the healing arts,
transformation, spirituality, philosophy and marketing. We use
and teach concepts, strategies, principles, theories,
practices, systems, models, and language from these fields. We weave all of these together carefully in order to produce the the integrated coaching technology versus just an amalgamated assortment of ideas.
Summing Up…
Coaching is an exciting field, attracting many of the
best and brightest from a number of other fields. The results of
people being coached speak for themselves and are
causing the profession to grow more than heavy marketing
ever could. We’re happy to answer any questions you have
about the industry we pioneered and continue to develop.
Call us at (02) 9531 8988 or email us at info@coachuoz.com.au
