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Selecting A Coach

The ICF is a consortium of professional coaches and organizations that have joined together under its auspices to shape and govern the profession of coaching. The skills sets, competencies, ethics and standards are a collective agreement between coaches from all over the world who have made the commitment to maintain the very highest standards you would expect from any other profession.

Since coaching is a new profession (about 10 years formally) and certification and licensure are not required in Australia or New Zealand, there are many individuals who are calling themselves coaches today. Many who call themselves coaches have not been formally trained in specific coaching skills and are transferring skill sets from other professions into their coaching. Often this results in an inadequate or ineffective coaching experience for clients.

Coaching has its own unique skills it employs and for many coaches "unlearning" old skill sets from other professions has to occur before they can competently pick up the new skill sets used in coaching.

Credentialed Coaches

There are three levels of Coach Credential from the ICF. For additional information, please visit the credentialing section of this site.

If you are considering hiring a coach, be diligent in asking the coach if they have been specifically trained in coaching skills and currently hold or in the process of acquiring an ICF credential. Don't be misled to think a coach is a competent coach because they have other professional credentials or set high fees.

ICFA Credentialed Coaches - this page lists ICF members in Australia and New Zealand who hold an ICF Credential. ICF Credentials are highly recognised coaching qualifications with credibility around the world. There are three ICF credentials: -

• Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
• Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
• Master Certified Coach (MCC)

Each credential requires a specific set of required hours of coach-specific training and coaching experience.

Find a coach

ICFA Coach Search System - the Coach Search System allows you to search our database of ICF members in Australia and New Zealand.

International Coach Referral System (external link) - Allows you to search and submit a "request for proposal" to ICF Credentialed Coaches world wide.