Level 2 ICF Advanced Diploma
top up for Acc/acsth/actp holders

The ICF Level 2 Advanced Diploma is suitable for:

1. Individuals who are new to coaching and want a complete end to end programme meeting all the requirements leading to the PCC Credential by the ICF. 
2. Coaches who already have obtained a Level 1 or ACSTH Qualification. You could be an ACC coach looking to progress towards PCC for example. In this case you would do the Top Up rather than the full programme.

The full programme is for individuals who are starting their coach training. The Top Up programme is only available for individuals who either have an ACC Credential or have at least 60 hours of accredited ICF Coach Training (ACSTH/ACTP/Level 1) pathways. If you’re unsure if your training qualifies do get in touch with us and we can help you.

There are many benefits of completing an Advanced programme in Coaching. These include:

+ ability to work more confidently with a wide range of clients by developing your coaching skills and confidence.
deeper one-to-one focus on your coaching practice where you can obtain feedback from mentors and other coaches, in a safe, ethical and supportive way. This helps tremendously to help you elevate your coaching to the next level.

+ a complete training pathway leading to a Level 2 Qualification by the ICF. This is required and suitable for applications towards the ACC and PC credentials.

+ Become assess your coaching recording for ACC or PC directly. Instead of sending your recording and transcript to the ICF you provide these to us. We assess your session giving you peace of mind prior to applying for an ACC or PCC credential. Applying this way also makes your application with the ICF around $200 cheaper.

+  additional training, mentoring and a wonderful community that provides you a safe space to challenge yourself, your coaching and your practice. You’ll learn more about who you are, how you coach and what you want to bring in to your practice.

+  in an ever growing and competitive market we find that having an Advanced Coach Training Programme or the PCC Credential to help you stand out showing your dedication towards the profession.

There are various components to the Advanced Programme, all focused on developing your potential and practice as a professional coach.

The programme is made up for the following areas:
+ Diploma in Integrative Coaching
+ Certificate in Advanced Coaching Skills
+ 2 Niche Certificates from: Stress & Wellbeing Coaching, Career & Performance Coaching, Leadership & Organisational Coaching

You also:
+ undertale additional mentoring to help you with your studies
+ take part in a Learning Community that helps you reflect on your studies and coaching practice.

Yes we do. The full Advanced Diploma course fees can be split into up to 12 payment plans spread across a number of months.

This is an integrative diploma and on the programme we cover the philosophy and practice of coaching that you can apply to various niches. Our Alumni have come from across all walks of life and wanting to focus, or develop, their skills in a range of coaching outcomes. So whether you want to focus more on personal, executive, career, business or another niche, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered.

There are some witness testimonies on this page and you can also hear from two of our alumni in one of our Podcast episodes here.

The hours on the Advanced Diploma are divided between a number of activities including:

• Induction activities
• Number of Live Classes delivered on Zoom that you can attend from home. Depending on the programme that you sign up to these are delivered either on a weekday evening or Saturdays.
• Coaching Practice and Feedback
• Mentoring and Supervision
• Through additional resources available on our Learning Portal

Very little or as much as you’d like! We believe that the majority of your learning to be synchronous whilst on the programme – that is live with a facilitator whether it’s through the Classes, your practice or the mentoring sessions. So the hours you see will constitute the majority of your studying time. We would always recommend reflective practice, in whichever way or form you find it useful.

The Diploma is assessed in a number of different ways to meet our requirements but also the ICF’s Competencies, giving you peace of mind that your qualification is a robust one.

There are 4 key areas of your assessment you need to be aware of:

1. Coaching Practice. This is key for us. Throughout the course you will have many opportunities to coach – either other people on the course or real clients. You will need to be observed on 5 of your coaching sessions. An ICF coach will provide you with both written and verbal feedback on all of the ICF competencies. We take feedback seriously – it’s specific, intentional and focused on developing you as a coach.

2. Performance Evaluation. During your Advanced Coaching Skills study you will undertake 2 performance evaluations that are assessed at PCC level. This means that you not only get the Advanced Diploma from Become but also will leave with a Certificate that you can use to apply directly to the ICF for the ACC or PCC Credential. 

3. Mentoring & Supervision. This is a mandatory part of the programme because we believe that it is through this process of practice, supervision and feedback that you can excel as a coach. You will need to complete 10 mentoring sessions (included in the programme price) and you have a year to take these.

4. Reflections on your Coaching Experience. We believe master coaches are also great reflectors and want to keep on developing yourself. As part of your qualification you will be required to submit your reflective log to us. Don’t worry – this does not need to be written – it can be audio files, videos, blog posts – reflections are personal to you!

The Level 2 Diploma is fully accredited by the ICF allowing you to apply for membership and ACC or PCC accreditation.

A lot! Coach-trainees are supervised by ICF Coaches with years of experience working in organisations and with private clients. Apart from the Live Classes you will have mentoring sessions, observations of your coaching sessions, the opportunity to present on a coaching topic and access to our bespoke Learning Portal that contains additional resources. These are curated by our experts and include podcasts, journal articles and reading materials. And if you need us we are only an email or phone call away.

Get in touch with us. We can have a conversation with you to understand where you are and if this is suitable for you. We don’t try and sell you the programme!

With a long list of ICF Training Course providers to potentially go through and knowing the Coach Training industry we can support you in identifying whether ours is the right fit. 

Definitely! We want you to make sure that you choose the right Coach Training Programme and we speak to all of our trainees during the application process. We’re honest about our approach and we’d love the opportunity to discuss with you how we work.  

Feel free to contact us directly with any questions or simply to have a chat on +44-2080640376 or on info@tobecome.org