Transforming life coaching into a career.

A training that takes you from 0 to 100% through extensive knowledge base, practical opportunities, mentoring and life long support.

The Practitioner Coach Diploma (PCD) paves the way to your successful life coaching business. The rich content, practical coaching sessions, mentoring, along with the continuous support from our caring team will transform you into a fully accredited, professional life coach.

The Diploma level is a full certification and aims at students who wish to make life coaching their career. 

It can be treated as a course on its own right or as a middle step between the Life And Executive Coaching Foundations and the Executive and Corporate Coaching Diploma. Either way, it is highly flexible and adaptable so that it fits your needs and busy schedule.

What sets us apart:

  • Extensive coaching knowledge covering all the core coaching competences, as set by the accreditation body. 
  • Presented 100% online, it is highly interactive and gives you the opportunity of interaction with our student team and with other students enrolled in the program.
  • The mix of text, recorded lectures and videos are accompanied by practice opportunities with one of our accredited coaches.
  • Continuous support and life-time access to resources to reinforce the learned skills.
  • It includes 10 hours of mentoring with a master coach, to give you the practical coaching abilities.
  • We are serious about practice. The course includes 100 hours of coaching sessions to prepare you to be the best life coach on the market. 
  • This is the only coach training program offering two accreditation paths:  International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring (IAPC&M) and International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Benefits

  • Thorough coaching knowledge

    This course offers extensive coaching knowledge and practice. The 100 hours of mandatory coaching sessions enable you to demonstrate a good learning of coaching skills.

  • Self study and student contact hours

    It has 48 student hours + 3 days of live training, providing you with the necessary portfolio for ACC ICF accreditation path. And our team is supporting you with the accreditation process.

  • International Accreditation

    As a CCE, it is the perfect fit if you want to get international accreditation with IAPC&M (International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring) or ICF (International Coaching Federation).

  • Practice opportunities

    The mix of self-study, online classes and webinars gives you the possibility to fit it in your tight schedule. You have access to a wide variety of resources and networking possibilities.

  • Interactive content

    The content is provided in way that it is both interactive and easy to follow. The online platform allows the live completion of activities and reflective notes.

  • Lifetime access to resources

    Once enrolled to this program, a participant gain lifetime access to coaching resource platform and to our student support team.

Course curriculum

  • 1
    Welcome to the course!
  • 2
    MODULE 1 - ETHICAL COACHING
  • 3
    MODULE 2 - THE COACHING RELATIONSHIP
  • 4
    MODULE 3 - LISTENING SKILLS
  • 5
    MODULE 4 - QUESTIONING SKILLS
  • 6
    Practice 1
  • 7
    MODULE 5 - BUILDING RAPPORT
  • 8
    MODULE 6 - GOAL SETTING
  • 9
    Practice 2
  • 10
    MODULE 7 - TGROW
  • 11
    MODULE 8 - BELIEFS
  • 12
    Practice 3
  • 13
    MODULE 9 - VALUES
  • 14
    MODULE 10 - SELF-ESTEEM
  • 15
    Practice 4
  • 16
    Practice 5
  • 17
    Practice 6
  • 18
    Practice 7
  • 19
    Practice 8
  • 20
    Practice 9
  • 21
    Practice 10
  • 22
    Coaching Practice
  • 23
    Next steps
  • Welcome to Practitioner Coaching Diploma PCD Course Handbook
  • Ethical Coaching Module Ethical Coaching Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Shirley Caldwell Reflective Notes Book a time with your tutor Tutoring session reflective notes Study Group 1 Study Group 1 Reflective Notes
  • The Coaching Relationship Module The Coaching Relationship Consolidation Exercises Recorded lecture by Gerard O'Donovan Communication Skills Webinar Reflective Notes Study Group 2 Study Group 2 Reflective Notes
  • Listening Skills Module Listening Skills Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus (Part 1) Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus (Part 2) Reflective Notes Study Group 3 Study Group 3 Reflective Notes
  • Questioning skills module Questioning Skills Consolidation Exercises Closed-Opened questions quiz Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus (Part 1) Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus (Part 2) Reflective Notes Book a time with your tutor Tutoring Session Reflective Notes Study Group 4 Study Group 4 Reflective Notes
  • Mentoring Session 1 Mentoring Session 1 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 1 Coaching Practice 2 Coaching Practice 3 Coaching Practice 4 Coaching Practice 5
  • Building Rapport Module Building Rapport Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Cheryl Lyon Recorded Lecture by Zarine Jacob (Emotional Intelligence) Presentation Skills Webinar Reflective Notes Study Group 5 Study Group 5 Reflective Notes
  • Goal Setting Module Goal Setting Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Di McLanachan (Part 1) Recorded Lecture by Di McLanachan (Part 2) Reflective Notes Study Group 6 Study Group 6 Reflective Notes
  • Mentoring Session 2 Mentoring Session 2 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 6 Coaching Practice 7 Coaching Practice 8 Coaching Practice 9 Coaching Practice 10
  • TGROW Module TGROW Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Gerard O'Donovan Reflective Notes Book a time with your tutor Tutoring Session Reflective Notes Study Group 7 Study Group 7 Reflective Notes
  • Beliefs Module Beliefs Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Di McLanachan Recorded Lecture by Shirley Caldwell (Overcoming Adversity) Reflective Notes Study Group 8 Study Group 8 Reflective Notes
  • Mentoring Session 3 Mentoring Session 3 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 11 Coaching Practice 12 Coaching Practice 13 Coaching Practice 14 Coaching Practice 15
  • Values Module Values Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus Reflective Notes Study Group 9 Study Group 9 Reflective Notes
  • Self-esteem Module Self-esteem Consolidation Exercises Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus (Part 1) Recorded Lecture by Cherry Claus (Part 2) Reflective Notes Book a time with your tutor Tutoring Session Reflective Notes Study Group 10 Study Group 10 Reflective Notes
  • Mentoring Session 4 Mentoring Session 4 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 16 Coaching Practice 17 Coaching Practice 18 Coaching Practice 19 Coaching Practice 20
  • Mentoring Session 5 Mentoring Session 5 Reflective Notes Study Group 11 Study Group 11 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 21 Coaching Practice 22 Coaching Practice 23 Coaching Practice 24 Coaching Practice 25
  • Mentoring Session 6 Mentoring Session 6 Reflective Notes Study Group 12 Study Group 12 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 26 Coaching Practice 27 Coaching Practice 28 Coaching Practice 29 Coaching Practice 30
  • Mentoring Session 7 Mentoring Session 7 Reflective Notes Study Group 13 Study Group 13 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 31 Coaching Practice 32 Coaching Practice 33 Coaching Practice 35
  • Mentoring Session 8 Mentoring Session 8 Reflective Notes Study Group 14 Study Group 14 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 36 Coaching Practice 37 Coaching Practice 38 Coaching Practice 39 Coaching Practice 40
  • Mentoring Session 9 Mentoring Session 9 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 41 Coaching Practice 42 Coaching Practice 43 Coaching Practice 44 Coaching Practice 45
  • Mentoring Session 10 Mentoring Session 10 Reflective Notes Coaching Practice 46 Coaching Practice 47 Coaching Practice 48 Coaching Practice 49 Coaching Practice 50
  • Coaching Practice 51
  • Congrats! Here's what's next... More resources for you Before you go...

Learning outcomes

The program will support you in developing:

  • analytical independent thought as basis for coaching practice and participatory learning the capacity to act as an effective coach 

  • the capacity to evaluate perspectives at individual level 

  • the ability to contribute to contemporary debate and research in the area of coaching 

  • the appropriate coaching skills, models and mindset  

  • the expanding body of coaching theory and practice  

  • analytically reflect on your continuing coaching development needs and then take appropriate action to address these and develop your strengths  

  • synthesize knowledge and skills in order to advance your own professional knowledge and practice. 

Flexible pricing options

We have different payment plans so that the only thing you care about is getting started with the course.

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