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Certified Professional Coach
ICF-approved coach education · 28 modules · Live online
ICF Levels 1 + 2Monthly start dates
Welcome
You want to be the best at what you do.
This program is for people who want Ivy-League standards in education.
This is Coach Academy's flagship, the Certified Professional Coach Program: 125 hours of ICF-accredited coach education that qualifies you for both Levels 1 and 2 ICF Credentials, in one 7-month, part-time, live virtual program. And it comes with a special bonus: a 12-month membership inside our private global community.
People gravitate towards you. Colleagues book time on your calendar to think out loud. Friends call you before the big decisions. Somewhere along the way, you developed an instinct to coach others, and now you want the credibility and confidence to do it with skill.
That is what this program is. 125 hours of coach education, led by the best in the field, ICF accreditation, ICF mentoring included, and a community to log all your practice coaching hours. Your complete professional education, in one place, at your fingertips.
Differentiate yourself with coaching-based connection skills.
125
ICF coach education hours
7
Months, part-time
11
Mentor coaching hours
300+
Five-star Google reviews
4,000+
Graduates
How to turn why into what, and resistance into possibilities.
How to listen for emotion, meaning, and what is behind the words.
How to invite space, silence, and time to think.
How to hold the mirror so people see themselves clearly.
That is the skill of professional coaching. You will practice it live, with feedback, until it moves from something you do to something you are.
The details
Program at a glance
| Program | Certified Professional Coach |
|---|---|
| Format | Live virtual training, on Zoom |
| Length | 28 modules, 1 per week |
| Breaks | Mid-way integration week + applicable holidays* |
| Classroom access | 12 months from start of program |
| Weekly class | 2 hours live |
| Coursework | About 3 to 4 hours per week |
| Coaching practice | About 2 hours per week |
| ICF coach education hours | 125 (ICF Levels 1 and 2) |
| ICF mentoring hours | 11 (8 group + 3 individual) |
| Designation earned | CA Certified Professional Coach |
| Community membership | Influencer Membership, included for 12 months |
| Start dates | Monthly (exception: July and December) |
| Tuition | $11,700 plus applicable taxes |
| Payment plans | Up to 7 payments |
* Breaks follow the statutory and civic holidays of Ontario, Canada, where Coach Academy is based. Every class is recorded, and missed classes can be made up. We respect the holidays our students celebrate around the globe. Tuition is valid for 2026 and subject to change.
Successful completion
- 125 hours of coursework
- 11 ICF mentoring hours (8 group, 3 individual)
- 40 practical coaching hours completed
- 20 hours being coached
- ICF Performance Evaluation (optional)**
** The ICF Performance Evaluation ($600) is optional, and therefore not included in tuition. Your Admissions Coach will walk you through it.
What you achieve
- Graduate a CA Certified Professional Coach
- Qualify for ICF Levels 1 and 2 (pathway to ACC and PCC)
- Certificate of completion for 11 ICF Mentor Hours
- 12-month membership in a world-class global community
The curriculum
What you'll learn
In 28 modules, you'll train in the full method behind professional coaching conversations, from the fundamentals through to the advanced competencies of ICF Level 2. You'll learn how to:
- Lead the PERFORM™ coaching conversation, directional and progressive
- Coach inside organizations with the Circle Method™, from intake to results
- Use clean language, and self-regulate your bias
- Discover the power of metaphors to expand fixed ideas
- Learn the research-backed science of change
- Develop skills and awareness to coach across cultures, teams, and groups
- Learn ICF Core Competencies at a Level 2 professional standard
- Listen for change talk to shift limiting patterns of thinking
- Apply it all in case studies, peer coaching submissions, and a capstone project
- Build the business strategies that make coaching official, in-house or independent
Our signature model
The Circle Method™
Exclusive to the Certified Professional Program, a step-by-step framework for coaching inside organizations: six guided conversations that carry an engagement from stakeholder intake to 30, 60, and 90-day check-ins, with the worksheets, prompts, and visual tools that make progress something your clients can see. Whether you coach in-house or independently, the Circle Method™ turns your coaching into a program organizations understand, and results you can report.
Stakeholder intakeAlignment conversationsPERFORM™ coaching sessions30 | 60 | 90 check-insWorksheets and guided promptsDocumented progress
How you learn
Live coaching + feedback
Coaching demonstrations, group coaching, peer coaching, and observations, both in class and in community.
Unlimited peer coaching exchanges
Unlimited access to a global network of peers working toward ICF credentials, ready to practice coaching with you every week. This is our best kept secret and most valuable feature.
Tools, research, and tutorials
Ongoing development, research, and resources embedded in the classroom and the community, supplemented by monthly live events and workshops as part of your membership.
You'll leave with confidence, and a standard you can defend.
The program flow
From orientation to a lifetime of learning
28 weeks, one conversation at a time. The full week-by-week outline is in the program overview.
Step 1 · Get Ready
Orientation
CA team members will set you up for success.
Step 2 · Jump right in!
Immediate community access
Join the conversation and meet peers from across the globe.
Step 3 · Settle in
Classroom access
Student orientation begins! Prep for your first class and meet your classmates.
Step 4 · Weeks 1 to 4
Introduction
The foundations of the coaching conversation, the evidence behind coaching, and the PERFORM™ framework.
Step 5 · Weeks 5 to 18
Frameworks and strategies
Core skills, the Circle Method™, and coaching teams, groups, and cultures, with ICF group mentoring woven through.
Step 6 · Weeks 19 to 28
Ethics, capstone and mentorship
Capstone project, coaching submissions, ethics, business mentoring, and presenting your service offer.
Step 7 · Graduation
The support continues
Your program ends. The support does not. A team stays behind you.
Step 8 · A lifetime of learning
Keep growing
CCEs, community, and membership carry you forward.
The ICF pathway, explained
From your first class to a globally recognized credential
Coach Academy programs are accredited by the International Coaching Federation, the gold standard in coaching worldwide. Here is exactly how the pathway works.
- 1
Complete the program
28 modules, live classes, coursework, and real coaching practice: 125 ICF coach education hours (Levels 1 and 2), 11 mentor coaching hours, 40 practical coaching hours, and 20 hours being coached.
- 2
Graduate a CA Certified Professional Coach
Your Coach Academy designation, backed by documented hours and evaluated practice.
- 3
Complete ICF Performance Evaluation
Successful completion of ICF required evaluation process, offered by Coach Academy. Additional fees apply.
- 4
Apply for your ICF credential
Your 125 hours and mentoring meet the education requirements for both the ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) applications. We walk you through it. Apply on ICF site.
- 5
Keep growing, for life
Level 3 mastery training and continuing education keep your credential moving toward MCC, with a community that grows with you.
One Academy, a lifetime of learning
Level 1
Included in this program
Level 2
Included in this program
Level 3
Mastery-level training
CCE
Continuing education
Beyond the classroom
A vibrant community, included
Learning continues between and beyond classes with 10+ live events every month.
- Clubs and keynotes
- Unlimited coaching exchange
- Live coach demos
- Case study clinics
- Coaching skills labs
- Q&A with Coach Academy Founder
- And so much more to enrich your learning
Your Influencer Membership is included for the duration of your program.
Why Coach Academy
We are different
Rigorous training, human delivery
Built for people who take this work seriously. The curriculum is grounded in ICF standards, evidence-informed practice, and 50,000+ hours of curriculum design, mentoring, and facilitation since 2016.
The PERFORM™ coaching model
Our CA Coaching Framework PERFORM™ delivers consistent, structured, powerful conversations. World-class, experienced facilitators bring real-world examples, and mentor coaches at the highest level.
Small cohorts, real practice
You'll learn live, beside people who lead in companies, non-profits, schools, healthcare, and communities around the world. Classes are capped at 17 for engaged learning and discussion.
A boutique learning experience
Our programs strive for the academic excellence of the Ivy League and deliver with the care and diligence you would expect from a world-class institute. Our motto is "unexpected hospitality". Your experience is curated, like a five-star boutique hotel.
My experience at Coach Academy restores my faith in humanity! It has been a while since I have felt so taken care of and left with the experience that I matter.
From the Founder Nathalie Blais, to her incredible team and the support staff: the level of professionalism, follow up, feedback and the environment to learn in, was nothing short of exceptional. And I haven't even begun to speak of the curriculum and body of work presented that has left me touched, moved and inspired to move on powerfully into the next stage of creating my future.
Last but not least is the Community you get to belong to, both while you're in the program and thereafter. Support, creativity, honest and fulfilling relationships created, and a group of like minded members who will always have your back.
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The founder
Nathalie Blais, MCC
Founder & CEO, Coach Academy
Nathalie Blais is the Founder and CEO of Coach Academy and an ICF Master Certified Coach whose work focuses on how people think, connect, and lead. Her central idea is both simple and disruptive: connection is a skill.
Blais holds a Master's degree in Psychology from Harvard and has logged more than 50,000 hours in facilitation, learning design, research, and education development. She is the architect of multiple ICF-accredited coach education programs, a TEDx speaker, and has trained thousands of leaders and coaches worldwide.
Watch her TEDx talk: Connection matters more than curriculumQuestions
What people ask before they call
Is this program ICF-approved?
Yes. Coach Academy is an approved partner of the International Coaching Federation. This program is accredited at ICF Levels 1 and 2, and qualifies for 125 coach education hours.
How is this different from your other programs?
This is our flagship, and the most rigorous program we teach: 125 coach education hours, both ICF accreditation levels in one program, 11 mentoring hours, 40 logged practice hours, case studies, peer coaching submissions, and a capstone project, plus our signature Circle Method™ and a full year of community membership included. If you've been comparing programs and want the complete education, this is the one.
What does it mean that this program covers both Levels 1 and 2?
The ICF accredits coach education in levels. Level 1 education is the requirement for the ACC credential, and Level 2 education is the requirement for the PCC. This program delivers 125 hours accredited at both levels, so one program gives you the education requirement for both credentials.
What is the ICF, and why does it matter?
The International Coaching Federation is the world's largest coaching body and the gold standard for coach credentials. Its credentials (ACC, PCC, MCC) are recognized across industries and borders, and organizations increasingly ask for them when they hire coaches.
Can I do this while working full-time?
Yes. Most of our students do. You'll attend 2 hours of live class each week, with about 3 to 4 hours of coursework and about 2 hours of coaching practice you can fit around your schedule. The pace is steady on purpose: 28 modules over 7 months.
I've coached for years without a credential. Will this be too basic?
You'll be in good company. Many students arrive with experience and no formal fundamentals. The program gives structure to your instinct, then stretches it through Level 2 competencies, observed sessions, and mentoring: students of the Academy speak of unlearning, more than learning.
What about the ICF credential after the program?
You'll graduate with 125 coach education hours, 11 hours of mentor coaching, and your practice hours documented. That is the education pathway toward both the ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentials, and we'll walk you through the application.
What does the community membership include?
12 months of membership means 10+ curated live events every month, led by our team and guest speakers: ICF skills labs, case study clinics, live coaching demos, business strategy sessions, book clubs, roundtable discussions, keynotes, and more. You'll get unlimited peer coaching practice hours inside this community of global practitioners.
What is the difference between a coach and a therapist?
Therapy assesses, diagnoses and prescribes, and therapists are certified and accredited by geographic regions. Coaches are thinking partners, trained to evoke awareness, challenge perspective, listen for what is not said, and clarify goals. Coaches do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. Qualified coaches understand the difference and are trained to recognize the line between therapy and coaching.
Will my organization sponsor my tuition?
Many of our students are sponsored by an employer, a non-profit board, or a professional development fund. An Admissions Coach can give you what you need to make the case: the program outline, the hours, the credential, and an invoice for your organization.
Start with a conversation
What happens when I fill out this form?
Fill out the form to set up a call with an Admissions Coach, or view program overviews and get more information. Either way, no pressure. All of our Admissions Coaches are graduates of our programs. They will be able to answer all your questions from first-hand experience as alumni of Coach Academy.
Cohorts start monthly · All classes live and online
| Program | Certified Professional Coach |
|---|---|
| Next program starts | August 27, 2026 |
| Class time | Thursdays at 12:00 PM ET |
| Format | Live, virtual |
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