You have 60 hours of coach training (ICF accredited or not ICF accredited) and you are an experienced coach, but you don’t have an ICF credential.

How can you apply your previous training and meet the requirements for an ICF credential?

Good news! If you meet the qualifications, the Academy can apply up to 30 hours of previous training toward the needed hours for Level One (60 hours) ICF certification.

For example, we accept 30 hours of your previous training, be onboarded into the Academy’s Level One SF Coach Training program, complete 21 hours of coach training plus self-study, and 3 hours of mentor coaching and you will be ready to start your application for ACC certification. (Please click here to see more details on the SF Coach Training webpage.)

We can accept partial credit from other coach training programs. 

Here are three potential credit transfer pathways:

1. Onboarding toward ACC Accreditation

If you have completed 60 hours of coach training at another organization, depending on the program’s accreditation and course content, we can apply up to 50% or 30 credit hours toward completion of our ICF accredited Level 1 coach training program.

Onboarding toward PCC Accreditation

If you have completed 125 hours of Level 1 coach training through another ICF accredited program, we can apply up to 60 credit hours toward your completion of our ICF accredited Level 2 coach training program. We can onboard you into our Level 2 Program.

Onboarding toward ACTC Accreditation

If you hold an active ICF Credential at the Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Professional Certified Coach (PCC) or Master Certified Coach (MCC) level, and you have completed the Team Coaching module previously offered by the Academy of Solution Focused Training, we can apply up to 30 credit hours toward your completion of our Team Coaching program. Find out more here.

Level 1 Onboarding: $2400

• Accept 50% of previous coach training from accredited or non-accredited coach training
• Take our Foundations in Coaching and Join our Level 1 Program
• Receive 10 hrs mentor coaching + ACC assessment
• Receive Certificate of Completion from ASFT for Level 1

 Level 2 Onboarding: $4000  

• Accept 50% of previous coach training from accredited or non-accredited coach training
• Take our Foundations in Coaching and Join our Level 2 Program
• Receive 10 hrs mentor coaching + Assessment
• Receive Certificate of Completion from ASFT for Level 2

You must provide documentation of prior coach training, including the organization, number of hours completed, level completed, completion certificates, and contact information for the organization or trainer. You may be asked for additional details or documentation on an as-needed basis. Your request will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, as we seek to ensure coverage of ICF and Academy requirements for hours, content, practical, and supervision. 

Please complete the following form to begin an assessment of potential credit transfer.