Certifying Career Coaching Organizations

As the career coaching profession grows, so must the career coach. Career coaching organizations provide support, training, and resources for their members to ensure professional growth within the coaching industry and as a certified coaching professional. Coaching organization business profiles are provided below.

International Coach Federation
Coaches Training Institute
Career Coach Academy
Career Coach Institute
Career Planning & Adult Development Network
Career Management Alliance™
Career Directors International
Life Purpose Institute
Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches
Reach™ Communications

The International Coach Federation (ICF) is the largest worldwide resource for business and personal coaches, and the source for those who are seeking a coach. The ICF is a nonprofit, individual membership organization formed by professionals worldwide who practice business and personal coaching. The ICF exists to Build, Support and Preserve the integrity of the coaching profession through programs and standards supported by the individual membership.

To Build ... The ICF maintains a high visibility for the profession through public relations, publicity campaigns, marketing strategies and the Coach Referral Service (CRS). The CRS is an independent, non-profit ICF service which makes it easy for people to find the right coach for their needs.

To Support ... The ICF develops and implements programs that assist in the professional development of its membership. In addition to the professional development opportunities of an annual conference, the ICF provides professional growth opportunities through its local, regional and virtual chapters throughout the world. Continual support is available through the ICF Web site and publications.

To Preserve ... The ICF developed and promotes an industry-wide Code of Professional Standards. ICF also developed the first universally accepted Accreditation process which will preserve the integrity of coaching through standardized credentials that will assist consumers in choosing professional coaches.

ICF accredited coaching certification training programs meet or exceed the following requirements:

Establish and administer minimum standards for credentialing professional coaches and coach training agencies.
Assure the public that participating coaches and coach training agencies meet or exceed these minimum standards.
Reinforce professional coaching as a distinct and self-regulating profession.

The ICF credential is awarded to professional coaches and coach training agencies who validate that they meet or exceed these minimum standards. Please visit www.CoachFederation.org or call (888)-423-3131 toll free for more information.

All coaching certifications noted on our website are not accredited by the ICF. Those coaching certifications accredited by the ICF are clearly noted. [Return to Top]

For the past 12+ years, the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) has pioneered coach and leadership training CTI internationally and authored the best selling Co-Active Coaching book. People choose CTI because of its rigorous in-person experiential training, including the skills to develop a successful coaching business.

Join the community of more than 10,000 students who have studied with us, who have been drawn to the power of the Co-Active Coaching model. More details about our organization and becoming a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) can be found at www.TheCoaches.com. Our toll-free number is (800) 691-6008.

Working with a Certified Career Management Coach (CCMC) means you’re working with a professional who understands both the mechanics and mindset necessary for successful career advancement. Career Coach Academy--accredited by International Coach Federation as an Approved Coach-Specific Training Hours program--trains coaches in a small group, interactive learning format with regular coaching feedback around various career coaching scenarios. Coaches are trained in the Academy’s Master F.I.T.™ model, as well as in career assessments, career branding, networking, resume writing, employment interviewing, and career “futuring” to ensure you have the skills necessary to find career significance and security amidst a changing business landscape.

If you’re experiencing career pain, feeling stuck, or wanting to take your career to the next level, a Certified Career Management Coach knows how to help. Careers author Susan Britton-Whitcomb is the Founder and Director of Career Coach Academy. Contact her at (888) 449-7474 or visit www.CareerCoachAcademy.com. [Return to Top]

Career Coach Institute is the world’s premier provider of career coach training and certification. For over five years, we have provided state-of-the-art career coach training using a blended learning approach. That is, each student can tailor the program to his/her learning style - auditory, visual, or kinesthetic – drawing on books, workbooks, online resources in our Virtual Learning Community site, audio CD’s, practice coaching in real time, debriefs on key assessments, mentor coaching, and much more. We offer two primary levels of certification: Associate Certified Career Coach (ACCC) and Certified Career Coach (CCC) with increasingly rigorous requirements. And our program incorporates all 70 of the ICF Core Coaching Competencies.

Our students range from professionals in transition to career counselors wanting to learn coaching, recruiters, resume writers, executives, internal coaches, and more – and live throughout the world. CCI’s Founder and Director is Marcia Bench, noted professional speaker and author of the only textbook on career coaching, Career Coaching: An Insider’s Guide (Davies-Black 2003), and 17 other books. For more information, please call (866) CCOACH-4. [Return to Top]

The Career Planning & Adult Development Network is an international non-profit association of career CPAD practitioners who work with adults in job and career transition. The network publishes a bimonthly newsletter and a quarterly journal that is sent to all members. In addition, for the past 23 years, the Network has sponsored the International Career Development Conference that is held in November of each year in California.

For the past 13 years, the Network has trained and certified Job & Career Transition Coaches in North America, Europe, Australia and the Pacific Rim. Please visit www.CareerNetwork.org for more information or call Richard Knowdell, Executive Director, at (408) 272-3085.

The Career Management Alliance™ (formerly Career Masters Institute) is the world's first professional association to span all sectors of the careers community with members in the fields of career coaching, career counseling, resume writing, outplacement, college/university career development, government/military career transition and more. We provide our members with over 2000 pages of password-protected resources on coaching, counseling, resume writing, salary negotiations, interviewing, job search, key words, marketing, web research, entrepreneurship and much more.

Career Management Alliance is the "Bridge to Success" for career professionals who experience a community focused on information, innovation, and inspiration. In addition, our members are invited to participate in select publishing and public speaking programs, and are offered discounts on a number of training events. We also run monthly teleseminar programs for our members and host an exclusive annual conference. Please contact Wendy Enelow, Founder & Executive Director at (603) 924-0900 to learn more about the Career Management Alliance. [Return to Top]

Career Directors International (CDI) is a new and exciting professional association that has replaced the Professional Resume Writing & Research Association in order to meet the needs of our global membership of career professionals. CDI is committed to delivering industry innovation and unlimited potential for career professionals, and places top priority on introducing new member opportunities in education, connection and empowerment.

Our membership spans all career disciplines and includes resume writers, career coaches and counselors, job developers, recruiters, outplacement specialists, HR practitioners and other specialists from private practice, civil service, academia and military. For more information about CDI, please visit www.CareerDirectors.com or call us at (888) 867-7972 / (321) 752-0442. [Return to Top]

The Life Purpose Institute is dedicated to helping people discover their life purpose and create a life they love. The Life Purpose Process was developed by Fern Gorin in 1984, and she began training coaches to facilitate the process in 1995. To date, the Life Purpose Process has been used to successfully support over 35,000 clients worldwide.

The Life Purpose Institute offers training in career and life coaching in small, intimate settings, so that each student receives personal attention and support. Two formats are available: a 17-week teleconference program and a 5-day intensive in San Diego.

Students learn and practice 18 coaching skills; learn a 7-Step Model for Clarity and Results, which can be applied to career exploration as well as other areas of the client’s life; learn how to support clients in exploring their life purpose; learn how to support clients in effective job hunting and starting a business; and receive support in developing a strategic, personalized marketing plan for their coaching business.

Upon completing the requirements, graduates of the program receive certifications as “Life Purpose and Career Coach” and “Certified Life Coach.” They are assigned the designation “CC” (Certified Coach) and earn hours toward ICF certification. For further information and to learn about the Life Purpose Institute, please call us at (858) 484-3400.

Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches (PARW/CC), established in 1990, is the premier professional association dedicated to elevating the skills, credibility, visibility, and profitability of specialists in the fields of resume writing, career coaching, and career counseling.

The international membership includes "retail" resume professionals and career coaches, complete career centers, career counselors, university placement personnel, government (i.e., U.S. Departments of Labor & Military Base) career counselors, recruiters, and job and career transition coaches. For more information, please contact Frank Fox, President at (800) 822-7279. [Return to Top]

Reach™ Communications

Personal Branding: Whether you're a sales manager incorporating your personal style into presentations, a senior leader using your corporation's brand attributes to stand out in the marketplace, or an employee building your reputation within the company through the consistent expression of your personal brand, we show you how to expand your success and the satisfaction you gain from your work.

Our branding programs, and consulting services are design to enable you to use who you are to drive results for your career and your organization. Reach™ developed the first and leading personal branding assessment, 360°Reach™. It has been used by over 50,000 career-minded professionals and consultants throughout the world. The Reach Branding Club (RBC) provides on-line personal branding through on-line e-learning and social networking environment. Our members include careerists, major corporations, career professionals and business owners. For more information, please call (212) 208-4693 or visit www.ReachCC.com

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