Certification

You need to check if your training is ICF accredited and if so at what level (ACTP or ACSTH). You do that by asking your school and/or by going to the ICF Global website to the ‘Training Program Search Service – TPSS’: https://coachfederation.org/icf-credential/find-atraining-program. 

All certifications are done via the ICF Global website. ICF Switzerland cannot tell you if your training meets the requirements for certification. The only way to find out is via the TPSS tool or via the online application itself.  

Please consult the slides on ‘Special Information Portfolio Path’ to find out more about how to access if your training meets the ICF requirements should your training not be ACTP or ACSTH accredited. 

You can consult the Training school registry on the ICF Switzerland webpage (training institutes who offer training in Switzerland): https://www.coachfederation.ch/credentialing/find-coach-training.html.  

Or you can consult the Training Program Search Service on the ICF Global website: https://coachfederation.org/icf-credential/find-a-training-program 

As an independent Assosoation, ICF Switzerland can not give recommendations about coach training providers. The best way to find advise on what school is right for you is to attend one of our local Chapter events and talk to other coaches.  

You prove that by keeping a Coaching Log (client needs to have given permition for you to store personal information on your coaching log) where you separate paid vs. pro-bono hours.  

In the online application you have to make a declaration that you have enough, relevant coaching hours and that you keep a log. You have to tick boxes and sign. You give consent to that ICF may request an audit to check that the information you provided is correct.  

A coaching session is considered paid if an exchange of services took place (e.g. peer coaching). Exchange of money does not have to take place. 

There is currently no specific training required to become an ICF mentor although it is recommended.  

You can chose any mentor who is ICF certified (for ACC with one renewal). They do not need to be on a list.    Please go to the following link and to the slides to find out more: https://coachfederation.org/mentor-coaching 

You can become only an ICF Global member or you can become an ICF Global member and member of a national Chapter. They both have their separate fees. You can become ICF certified without being an ICF member but the cost for certification is higher.  

Current fees (May 2020):

ICF Global: $245 

ICF Switzerland:$158 for ICF

 The CCEUs are very important for re-certification once you have become certified.  

A limited number of CCEUs can be used as ‘Verification of Training’ if you chose the Portfolio Path. However all training must be ‘organized in a scope and sequence for the growth of the coach’. This is difficult to achieve with CCEUs.