{"id":21165,"date":"2018-03-08T10:39:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T18:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=21165"},"modified":"2019-10-04T21:33:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T05:33:02","slug":"icf-certification-icf-credentialing-requirements-live-interview-international-coach-federation-executive-director-george-rogers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/icf-certification-icf-credentialing-requirements-live-interview-international-coach-federation-executive-director-george-rogers\/","title":{"rendered":"ICF Certification &#038; ICF Credentialing Requirements (Live Interview With International Coach Federation Assistant Executive Director, George Rogers)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you thought about getting your <strong>ICF certification<\/strong> in order to launch or accelerate your journey to a successful coaching practice? Do you want a coaching certification but don\u2019t really know where to start, or even what training is legitimate?<\/p>\n<p>In this video (and below) I am interviewing George Rogers, the Assistant Executive Director of International Coach Federation that I met at a recent ICF Conference.<\/p>\n<p>George is going to tell us the basics that you should know about ICF certification and coach credentialing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAKDnZW0zEU?rel=0\" width=\"840\" height=\"472.5\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll also discuss:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=170s\"><strong>2:50<\/strong><\/a> What is an ICF Coach Credential (and the process that International Coach Federation provides for Credentialing Coaches)?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=245s\"><strong>4:05<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0What are the three professional designations of a coach and the difference between them?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=324s\"><strong>5:24<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0How your coaching advances from \u2018mechanical\u2019 to \u2018magical\u2019 as you achieve more advanced designations&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=379s\"><strong>6:19<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0Why is it important to a coach to get an ICF Credential?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=578s\"><strong>9:38<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0How does a new coach go about pursuing getting their ICF Credential?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=619s\"><strong>10:19<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0What should a coach do to get coaching experience under their belt BEFORE they receive an ICF Credential?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=672s\"><strong>11:12<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0What a new coach should do BEFORE they ever think about coaching ANYONE (including a paying client).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAKDnZW0zEU&amp;t=833s\"><strong>13:53<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0What\u2019s the first step a coach should take to START their credentialing journey?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you want to skip forward to any of these topics, you can click on the (above) time codes to skip to that part of the video.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the ICF (International Coach Federation)?<\/h2>\n<p>ICF is world-recognized standard bearer and governing body for the personal and professional coaching world. They provide internationally accepted standards for coach credential levels, as well as accreditation for coach training organizations (such as <a href=\"http:\/\/becomeamastercoach.com\/interest\"><strong>Master Coach University<\/strong><\/a>). We\u2019re approved to provide <a href=\"http:\/\/coachcertificationtraining.com\/need-help-icf\"><strong>training that fulfills ICF\u2019s requirements for coach credentialing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21170\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21170 \" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/icf-converge-2017-conference-international-coach-federation.jpg\" alt=\"ICF Converge 2017 Conference - International Coach Federation\" width=\"655\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/icf-converge-2017-conference-international-coach-federation.jpg 960w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/icf-converge-2017-conference-international-coach-federation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/icf-converge-2017-conference-international-coach-federation-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/icf-converge-2017-conference-international-coach-federation-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ICF Converge 2017 Conference &#8211; International Coach Federation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ICF holds international conferences annually to bring the coaching world together to collaborate with and learn from each other, and this is where I had a chance to sit down to talk to George Rogers. The full transcript of our interview follows below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>02:15 I have Mr. George Rogers here, the Assistant Executive Director of ICF, International Coach Federation, and I wanted to spend this time for a second to share with coaches a little bit about credentialing.<\/p>\n<h2>What is an ICF Coach Credential (and the process that International Coach Federation provides for Credentialing Coaches)?<\/h2>\n<p>Why don\u2019t we start off with something really, really simple. What is coach credentialing?<\/p>\n<p>02:54 George Rogers: The ICF has credentials for individuals, and a credential really is a way of having a designation by an external body that you have been reviewed. You\u2019ve had your education, your experience, your skill reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s something that is part of professional development. It\u2019s something that is part of an assurance for your clients to let them know that you are indeed a trained coach, and it\u2019s something that, as we know from our research, more and more clients are asking for.<\/p>\n<p>Individual clients as well as organizational clients are asking for their coach to hold their credential.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">03:41 The ICF has three credentials:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the associate level (ACC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the professional level (PCC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the master level (MCC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s a path that we see people get on to continue to grow. It\u2019s going to be used to market themselves. It\u2019s an outward sign that you have been vetted by an independent body&#8230; that you have knowledge, skill, and experience.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the three professional designations of a coach and the difference between them?<\/h2>\n<p>04:05 Jeffrey Sooey: How would you describe the difference between the ACC, PCC, and MCC, the associate level, the professional level, and the master level?<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your way of defining the distinctions between those?<\/p>\n<p>04:19 George Rogers: At the base, ACC (or associate level) requires a certain level of training and a certain level of experience. PCC requires more, and MCC requires even more.<\/p>\n<p>So, there is a progression of experience and training that you have to have.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people enter with the ACC. You start with the ACC as kind of an entry level credential. They are beginning to develop their coaching skills. They have coaching. They have knowledge. They\u2019re beginning to develop their coaching process. It\u2019s that knowledge and application level.<\/p>\n<p>04:54 As they move to the PCC, coaching starts to become more fluid. They start moving away from a formula, and they have a much more confident coaching practice.<\/p>\n<p>05:03 At the master level, there\u2019s a lot of creativity, synthesis, a lot more depth of partnership\u2026 a lot more cumulative listening, a lot more things that are happening where a coach doesn\u2019t really have to rely. It\u2019s become almost automatic, the things that they are doing; they\u2019re so experienced and well trained.<\/p>\n<h2>How your coaching advances from \u2018mechanical\u2019 to \u2018magical\u2019 as you achieve more advanced designations&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>05:24 Jeffrey Sooey: One of the things I noticed about the ACC competencies, they seem like they\u2019re more obvious and direct, going on what\u2019s on the surface, whereas when we get to the point where we are at MCC, it\u2019s almost, if not just deeper, but it seems like it\u2019s where a lot of the magic intuition of a co-created coaching conversation really comes out.<\/p>\n<p>05:52 George Rogers: It\u2019s kind of like any other skill that you learn. When you first learn, you rely on some structures and some formulas maybe, and, as you get better at it, you are able to branch away from those, and do things that really work for you (and, of course, work for your clients).<\/p>\n<p>06:07 Jeffrey Sooey: Nice. So you\u2019re free from the formula, but you still are creating deeper and better results beyond what that basic level would probably provide.<\/p>\n<p>06:17 George Rogers: Yeah, that\u2019s the hope.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is it important to a coach to get an ICF Credential?<\/h2>\n<p>06:19 Jeffrey Sooey: Beautiful. So let me ask you this, why is credentialing important for a coach who has not even really considered getting an ICF credential. Even if they\u2019ve had other trainings, other background, or other expertise and knowledge where they can already add value to a client, let\u2019s say. What\u2019s important to a coach about getting that credential? Why should it matter to them?<\/p>\n<p>06:48 George Rogers: I think it\u2019s a great test of yourself. Part of the theme of this conference has been \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know\u201d. So when you subject yourself, or when you enter into a process where other people are going to review your coaching, and that happens through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your training<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mentor coaching that you may receive during your training<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through our assessment process, the testing that we do of credential applications\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;you have subjected yourself or entered yourself into some external review, and we think that\u2019s really valuable for your personal growth or for your development. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">07:27 So even if you never used your credential as a marketing tool or anything else, having put yourself through that process, that testing process, we think is a valuable thing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We really developed kind of a 3-fold purpose for the credentialing program. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">07:43 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Okay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">07:43 George Rogers: \u00a0One was to have some kind of quality assurance. \u00a0We want people who experienced coaching to have the very best. \u00a0So, having a credential is some level of quality assurance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other one that we think is important is&#8230; it is an incentive to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s an incentive to keep learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21176\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21176\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-300x169.png\" alt=\"George Rogers, Assistant Executive Director, International Coach Federation (ICF)\" width=\"592\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf.png 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Rogers, Assistant Executive Director, International Coach Federation (ICF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving through that ACC, PCC, and MCC process, and really, beyond that&#8230; it doesn\u2019t end at MCC. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want people to continue learning after that. \u00a0That\u2019s the other purpose there. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">08:14 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0So you are, in a way, creating a reward for us coaches other than just the reward that\u2019s intrinsic to training, and development, and getting better&#8230; to say, \u201cHey, now I have achieved something,\u201d and I get a little bit of a carrot or a cookie, after all that work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">08:34 George Rogers: \u00a0Right. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, I think for a lot of people that I have talked to&#8230;. whether they even intend to practice very seriously as coach, it\u2019s nice to have an accomplishment. \u00a0It\u2019s nice to say, \u201cYou know, this is something else that I have done,\u201d and they feel good about that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, there\u2019s a little bit of feel good, but most of the people I\u2019ve talked to, <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;the reason they get involved in it is because they want to become better at what they do. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the reason they get involved in it is because they want to become better at what they do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">08:58 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Nice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">08:58 George Rogers: \u00a0And they see this as a structured way to do that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09:01 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0That makes sense. I know that before I had certain levels of training and certification, I had questions about my abilities, and I had barriers to my own confidence in what I wasn\u2019t really sure that I could do. \u00a0So it seems that once a coach has that certain level of credential, they can lean on that from the perspective of knowing that they have accomplished something, and that they can promise that to someone with even more confidence and assuredness, because of that peer review that we\u2019re talking about. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09:38 George Rogers: \u00a0Right.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How does a new coach go about pursuing getting their ICF Credential?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09:38 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Let me ask you this, if a coach is saying, \u201cGreat, that sounds like what I need. \u00a0That sounds like a big part of what I need to move forward with&#8230; developing that, to get on that credentialing track,\u201d how do they do it? \u00a0And we know there are steps involved, and they can research that and follow those. But for a new coach who has decided that this is important, that they want to go ahead and pursue a credential, what advice would you give them? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How would you advise that they go ahead and move forward with that process, other than the obvious steps that they can research?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What should a coach do to get coaching experience under their belt BEFORE they receive an ICF Credential?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10:19 George Rogers: \u00a0Well, I think the really important thing is that they invest in good coach training. \u00a0The ICF accredits and approves training providers that are delivering training that is aligned with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/so-whats-your-definition-of-coaching\/\"><b>ICF definition of coaching<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/core-competencies\"><b>core competencies<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/code-of-ethics\"><b>code of ethics<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and having that training base is really what is necessary to move forward in the credentialing process. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10:40 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Nice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10:40 George Rogers: \u00a0Along with that, I think it\u2019s important for them to start developing their practice, getting to the patterns of contracting with their clients, recording their experience so that at the time when they submit and refer an application to ICF for credential, they have a client log, they have training. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:00 I would also say it\u2019s important for them to work with a qualified mentor coach, someone who can listen to them coach, give them feedback, all those are requirements of the ICF credentialing process and really critical elements to them becoming a coach. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IN SUMMARY:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invest in good coach training<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coach clients<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Record your sessions in a client log<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What a new coach should do BEFORE they ever think about coaching ANYONE (including a paying client).<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:12 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Nice. Okay, so if I\u2019m listening to this and I\u2019m thinking, \u201cWell, wait a second, in order to practice that coaching and fill my log, shouldn\u2019t I have a credential already to have permission to actually run all those sessions?\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to practice that coaching and fill my log, shouldn\u2019t I have a credential already to have permission to actually run all those sessions?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you say to that and how do you support somebody who\u2019s thinking, \u201cWell, this seems like a bit of a chicken and egg kind of issue. \u00a0I need to do this in order to get the credential, but I need the credential in order to do all that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:47 George Rogers: \u00a0So I think it is kind of a chicken and egg thing, but what I would encourage people to do is get part of their training going and start thinking about who they can coach and how they can deliver good services. \u00a0Begin slow and start off by telling their clients that they\u2019re beginning, they\u2019re learning&#8230; they\u2019re in training. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be very transparent and up front about that. \u00a0That\u2019s a very ethical approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12:07 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Right. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12:07 George Rogers: \u00a0But also, it is part of the learning process. \u00a0I mean, you\u2019re going to need to get some experience before you\u2019re fully qualified, so we think it\u2019s okay once you\u2019ve started training, and that should really be a part of the homework that comes from a training program. \u00a0We want you to go out and start doing some coaching. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start getting used to interacting with your client, and so that\u2019s a good start. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start getting used to interacting with your client, and so that\u2019s a good start. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12:32 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Beautiful. It makes sense. \u00a0So, in other words, you can start slow and just be really up front. \u00a0This is one of the things I think I see with some new coaches&#8230; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their concern is that they have to put themselves out there like they already \u2018know it all\u2019, like they already are the master coach for other people, just in order to engage\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;versus just going in and saying, \u201cLook, I\u2019m not a master of this yet. \u00a0I\u2019m just learning, but let\u2019s go ahead and move forward,\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look, I\u2019m not a master of this yet. \u00a0I\u2019m just learning, but let\u2019s go ahead and move forward. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and that\u2019s okay from the ICF\u2019s perspective, from your perspective, to go ahead and do it as a novice, non-credentialed coach&#8230; to go out there and really attempt to add value and really make a difference for clients. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21178\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21178\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-2-FLIPPED-300x176.png\" alt=\"George Rogers, Assistant Executive Director, International Coach Federation (ICF)\" width=\"583\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-2-FLIPPED-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-2-FLIPPED-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-2-FLIPPED-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/george-rogers-assistant-executive-director-international-coach-federation-icf-2-FLIPPED.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Rogers, Assistant Executive Director, International Coach Federation (ICF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13:11 George Rogers: \u00a0That\u2019s very true. I think it\u2019s the way that people are going to learn. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get some of your training under your belt. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your clear understanding, especially the code of ethics. \u00a0I think that\u2019s a really important part that you know about before you ever touch a client. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But beyond that, it\u2019s a little bit of learning by doing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13:31 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0It\u2019s really, really great. \u00a0So, learn by doing, and before they start that process, check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/code-of-ethics\"><b>code of ethics<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and make sure that they\u2019re (at a minimum) abiding by that. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13:41 George Rogers: \u00a0Yeah. And that should be a part of the training program as well, that they are advising you on that, and talking about how you follow that, and put you in some situations where you would have to understand where you may be crossing some lines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s the first step a coach should take to START their credentialing journey?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13:53 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Now that we have a little bit of the \u2018step by step\u2019 on this (and a coach has not taken any of those steps yet) what\u2019s the next piece? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should they check out ICF on the internet? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should they talk to a training provider first? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would be the very first thing that they can do today if they\u2019re reading this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:17 George Rogers: \u00a0I think look at the ICF\u2019s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/coachfederation.org\">coachfederation.org<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:21 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Okay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:21 George Rogers: \u00a0There is a wealth of information there about individual credentialing and there\u2019s a lot of information there about the credentialing process. \u00a0There\u2019s also, on the ICF website, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/icf-credential\/find-a-training-program\"><b>Training Program Search Service<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which allows you to go in and search for training providers that have been approved or accredited by the ICF. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:52 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Nice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:52 George Rogers: \u00a0And then another great resource is the staff that we have in the global headquarters. \u00a0On the website, there\u2019s a chat box where you can ask a question and someone from the staff can answer those, maybe not immediately, but they\u2019ll get an answer back to you to help guide you through the credentialing process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15:13 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0So I go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/icf-credential\/find-a-training-program\">coachfederation.org<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0I can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/icf-credential\"><strong>individual credentialing guidance<\/strong><\/a> that\u2019s there on that tab. \u00a0I can also reach out to somebody at ICF personally through the contact that\u2019s within the same site. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15:29 George Rogers: \u00a0That\u2019s correct. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15:30 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Very nice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George, thank you so much for answering these questions. \u00a0I know our new coaches and our trainees are going to be, I hope, motivated, and clear now as to, not just what the steps are, but what this is really about for them and the clients they\u2019re going to serve as well. \u00a0So it\u2019s really fantastic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anything else you want to share that you think is important for them? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15:53 George Rogers: \u00a0I appreciate the work that you\u2019re doing and if there\u2019s anything we can do to assist your students, we\u2019re really looking forward to doing that. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16:01 Jeffrey Sooey: \u00a0Fantastic. Likewise. Thanks a lot. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(&#8230;End of interview)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope that you took some great value out of my interview with George Rogers from the ICF (International Coach Federation). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s your credentialing level right now? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How important is a credential to you, and how do you see it helping you in your coaching journey? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you think about ICF\u2019s take on certification and credentialing? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d love to hear your feedback, so make sure that you leave a comment with your thoughts or questions. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, if you want to learn more about the International Coach Federation, here\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/\"><b>the link to their website<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/\">https:\/\/coachfederation.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want my help with your own credentialing and coach certification, I\u2019m holding a webinar in a few days called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar\"><b>Credentialing and Coach Certification<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0that you can attend for free. \u00a0Just go to the link <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar\"><b>HERE:<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21180\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21180\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FINAL-WEBINAR-IMAGE-300x285.png\" alt=\"Coach Credentialing &amp; Certification Webinar\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FINAL-WEBINAR-IMAGE-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FINAL-WEBINAR-IMAGE-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FINAL-WEBINAR-IMAGE-1024x973.png 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FINAL-WEBINAR-IMAGE.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Credentialing &amp; Certification Webinar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar\">https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this webinar, I\u2019m bringing in Master Coach University\u2019s own credentialing expert. \u00a0He created the coach training standards for the US government, and he\u2019ll help you learn the details about the only internationally-recognized coach credentials, how they work, and the process to obtain your credential. \u00a0You can get your questions answered about international coach credentialing and learn how to get the required training to get your coach credential in as little as 3-1\/2 months. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you sign up for the webinar, you\u2019ll also get instant access to my credentialing fact sheet, so you can easily read through details to design your master plan for your certification journey. \u00a0Just go <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/credentialing-webinar\"><b>sign up for the webinar<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, get your credentialing fact sheet, and access lots of other advanced coaching and practice-building techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/bio\/jeffrey-t-sooey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Jeffrey T. 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