Mentor Coach Certification
To accompany other coaches in developing mastery of the ICF core competencies.
"As a Mentor Coach I have a mirror in which to look at myself and become more aware of my performance". Monica Perez Zorrilla
Who is the target audience?
- Coaches who wish to develop their activity as mentors in the field of coaching. Students must hold the ICF ACC certification or have sufficient hours to qualify for it.
- Teachers and mentors from coaching schools to develop new skills to improve student learning.
In general, all those who are detecting the need to acquire new knowledge and experience in order to work more effectively in the field of coaching.
Career opportunities
The mentor coach may find career opportunities, at least, in the following four areas:
- Mentoring coaches wanting to apply or renew an ICF credential, hence need to work with a mentor coach prior to submitting their application.
- Working together with coaches who have not completed an ICF-approved program, and initiate the process via Portfolio with the ICF, in order to achieve the credentials. ACC or PCC.
- Accompanying coaches looking to further train their coaching competencies, regardless of their certification.
- Collaborate withCoaching schools offering Level 1 or Level 2 programmes. Mentor Coaching is a mandatory part of the program, as ten hours of mentoring by a mentor coach is required.
Goals
The aim of this program is to train participants to offer Mentor Coaching services so that by program end they may:
- Have a deepen understanding of ICF core competencies and their associated behaviors.
- Detect, as observing a coaching session, what competencies are being showed and which are missing. Also, identify the level of credential displayed by the coach.
- Provide feedback and tools to the coach to support improvement towards the desired credential level.
- Improve their own coaching abilities through their own mentoring process.
Methodology
The program offers an extensive set of knowledge, concepts, tools, all of which will be enriched with PRACTICE and EXPERIENCE, respecting each coaching style, favoring COLLECTIVE LEARNING to create a SAFE space and growing out of DIVERSITY.
Syllabus
Training sessions 1 to 4
Discuss and train ICF competencies and markers, as well as mentor coach's own competencies. Theory-based practices to learn identify specifics of each competency in the doing of a coach.
Training sessions 4 to 10
Group workshops based on practical Mentor Coach sessions. Mentor practices start within participants. A second stage is to be practiced with guests, certified coaches who wish to be mentored to improve their coaching competences.
Training sessions 11 and 12
Consolidation of learning, completion of the practical exam and subsequent analysis of the exam, conclusions and closure of the program.
In addition, participants will work privately in small cohorts throughout the program.
Qualification
At the end of the program and once all the requirements have been met, participants will be honored with an EEC Mentor Coach diploma. Accredited by ICF as coaching continued education (CCE).
Admission and Success Requirements
Admission requirements
- Participants must hold the ICF ACC certification or have sufficient hours to qualify for it.
- Previous interview with the admissions team
- Registration form
- Comply with payment agreed conditions prior to day one.
Terms of Payment
Prices
1,754.50 € incl. VAT
Discounts and Grants
Program eligible for reimbursement through FUNDAE.