Houston, TX
Module 1a: Starts Aug 23, 2018 (a-synchronous)
Module 1b: September 14, 15 & 16, 2018 (in-person)
Module 2a: October 12, 13 & 14, 2018 (in-person)
Module 2b: Starts Oct 19, 2018 (a-synchronous)
Module 3: November 9, !0 & 11, 2018 (in-person)
Module 4a: Starts Nov 16, 2018 (a-synchronous)
Module 4b: January 11, 12 & 13, 2019 (in-person)
Module 5: February 8, 9 & 10, 2019 (in-person)
Module 6: March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 (in-person)
Tuition Fee Options
Option # 1: US $9,000 (6 monthly payments of $1,500)
OR
Option #2: US $8,400 (pre-pay in full to save $600)
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Coach training for HR, L&D and Talent Management professionals.
Organizations are increasingly recognizing the benefits gained by using coaching to raise performance levels. With that, professionals in HR, L&D and Talent Management are seeking solid coaching skills and credentials.
We have a unique focus on the specific skills required to work effectively with individuals & teams inside organization systems.
The Program
The ACTP (ICF Accredited Coach Training Program) is a robust, all-inclusive training designed to develop the coaching skills necessary to coach any client in any situation.
It includes:
Asynchronous online coach training (15 hrs)
In-person intensive coach training (125 hrs)
Mentor coaching (10.5 hrs) (mentor coaching is required to apply for any ICF credential)
Exam with view to earning an ICF PCC credential (an exam is required to apply for any ICF credential)
This course is for those who want a complete experience of coach training. It teaches powerful coaching skills through a combination of lecturettes, drills and skill-building practice. There is also mentoring and feeback during practical exercises, as well as demonstrations of skills and competencies from master coaches.
The advanced modules teach the skills necessary to coach high-level individuals and teams through basic human system change, while supporting effective leadership and strong interpersonal connections. The ICF framework, coupled with specific knowledge related to leadership and change creates an engagement approach built on empowerment. The coach develops strong presence and flexibility, and the skills to support the unique issues related to managers and leaders.
"I am sending the most heartfelt thank you I can compose to acknowledge the most incredible journey and transformation I have ever experienced... You brought your unique perspective, style and gifts to make the time rich with learning, growth, laughter and change... A truly wonderful gift..."
Kathryn Underhill,
The Program
Take A Look At What's In Store
Module 1
Foundation for Powerful Coaching
• Introducing Envision's Models for Coaching
• Role Definition and Effective Contracting
• The Craft of Coaching Mastery
• Building the Coaching Relationship
• Crafting Powerful Questions
• Direct Communication Skills
This challenging training module introduces Envision's time proven coaching model as well as ICF's most current coaching competency requirements for certification. You will be grounded in the concepts of coaching as a practice, as well as powerful coaching skills as a whole. We focus on establishing a strong framework within the overall coaching relationship through a clarification of role parameters and contracting definitions. You are challenged to bring yourself to your coaching in a more effective way, and to more fully utilize powerful questions and direct communications in your engagements with clients. This is learned through Envision's coaching methodologies, the ICF coaching competencies, systems theory, change processes, as well as Gestalt coaching methodologies. Through an interactive process we also provide direct observation and skills assessments to begin a powerful learning and development plan for each participant.
ONLINE: Starts August 23, 2018 Asynchronous training videos and assignments are provided. Must be completed prior to your in-person training Module 1 starting on Sept 14, 2018.
IN-PERSON: September 14, 15 & 16, 2018
Fri—Sun
Training times:
Day 1: 9am — 5pm
Day 2: 8am — 5pm
Day 3: 8am — 4pm
Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-Free: 1-877-661-4377
Local: (713) 627-2283
Module 3
Coaching for Success and Integration
• Leadership and Executive Success
• Coaching through Change
• Creating Coaching Engagements
• Accountability and Feedback Systems
• IntraPersonal Conflict Integration
This intermediate module provides an in-depth look at the leadership experience and winning strategies. We delve into the fascinating world of neuro-science and how it pertains to your clients' processes. You will gain an understanding of organization structures as well as the dynamics of human change, learning strategies to help your clients lead their own change as well as that of others. We also help you to clarify what it means to have client engagements and discuss how to navigate them and we go over accountability and feedback systems.
Additionally we teach you to help your client resolve intrapersonal (inner) conflict through working with rather than against the system, creating an outcome congruent with the whole person
IN-PERSON: November 9, 10 & 11, 2018
Fri—Sun
Training times:
Day 1: 9am — 5pm
Day 2: 8am — 5pm
Day 3: 8am — 4pm
Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-Free: 1-877-661-4377
Local: (713) 627-2283
Module 5
Coaching with Assessments
• Using Commercial Assessments
• Working with 360 Feedback
• Coaching with Assessment Results
• Helping your Clients Make Useful Meaning
This intermediate to advanced module focuses on coaching clients when assessments are involved. We give you a strong foundational understanding of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), as well as working with 360 Feedback Assessments. You learn how to coach your clients when an assessment is in the room, helping them make meaning from their results, become aware of how they manifest in the present, and move forward with new awareness.
You will also take an assessment during the training and leave with a deeper understanding of yourself and your own styles as a person and as a coach.
IN-PERSON: February 8, 9 & 10, 2019
Fri—Sun
Training times:
Day 1: 9am — 5pm
Day 2: 8am — 5pm
Day 3: 8am — 4pm
Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-Free: 1-877-661-4377
Local: (713) 627-2283
Mentor Coaching
Mentor coaching is a combination of coaching and mentoring provided by a master coach to another coach. Through coaching, giving advice, and sharing experience, the mentor coach assists you with your coaching skills. 10 hours of mentor coaching is part of the ACTP Program and is also required in order to obtain any ICF (International Coach Federation) certification.
The ACTP mentor coaching package (10.5 hrs) is set out in the following way:
• Five 1.5-hr group mentor coaching sessions
• Three 1-hr one-to-one mentor coaching sessions
Mentor Coaching starts after the first module and is taken between modules or after training is complete, depending on your preference.
Mentoring takes place online. One-to-one sessions consist of listening to a 30 minute pre-recorded coaching call with you and your client, then 30 minutes of direct feedback and mentor coaching. The group mentor coaching sessions consist of listening to a 30 minute pre-recorded coaching session with either you or another member of the cohort and a client, then 30 minutes of direct feedback and mentor coaching, and then 30 minutes of group discussion.
Check out our Mentor Coaching FAQ page for more details.
Module 2
Deepening Your Practice as a Coach
• Self as Instrument
• The Quest of Your Questions
• Multiple Perspectives
• Direct Communication
• Working with Multiple Modalities
• Powerful Statements
In this robust 3-day module we step into deeper understanding of coaching skills. You will learn to build a foundation of coaching agreement with your clients, become more aware of how the intent behind your questions affects the engagement, and gain skills that help your client explore new perspectives and resolve inner conflict. Using Envision's models, Gestalt techniques, Neuro-Linguistics (NLP) and advanced coaching competencies, you will also become far more powerful in direct communication with your clients. You will also learn to identify what modality your client tends to experience the world through, allowing you to better create rapport and awareness with them. You are then empowered to assist them via their own unique strategies, working with the client’s strengths. You will also learn how to make powerufl statements as a means to communicate directly and resourcefully with your clients.
IN-PERSON: October 12, 13 & 14, 2018
Fri—Sun
Training times:
Day 1: 9am — 5pm
Day 2: 8am — 5pm
Day 3: 8am — 4pm
ONLINE: Starts Oct 19 (short video and assignment)
Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-Free: 1-877-661-4377
Local: (713) 627-2283
Module 4
Coaching in Organizations
• Working with Groups and Teams
• Coaching Individuals within a Group
• Coaching a Two-Person System
• Working with Interpersonal Conflict
• Working Virtually with Individuals and Groups
In this 3-day intermediate to advanced module you will learn how to coach groups, teams and individuals within groups. You will also have a greater understanding of how to navigate contracts, ethics and personality issues when the organization is your client.
We explore how beliefs and interpretations are formed, and and the different levels of system at work within groups of two or more. We teach and practice productive dialogue skills in working with interpersonal conflict. You will also learn how to coach clients effectively and more powerfuly when working virtually.
ONLINE: Starts November 16 2018 Asynchronous training videos and assignments are provided. Must be completed prior to your next in-person training on Jan 11, 2019.
IN-PERSON: January 11, 12 & 13, 2019
Fri—Sun
Training times:
Day 1: 9am — 5pm
Day 2: 8am — 5pm
Day 3: 8am — 4pm
Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-Free: 1-877-661-4377
Local: (713) 627-2283
Module 6
Crafting Your Coaching Practice
• Helping Your Clients with Well-formed Outcomes
• Supporting Beliefs Changes
• Creating your Coaching Practice
This advanced 3-day module brings all other modules together and allows for integration of the previous six months of learning. There is a focus on well-formed client outcomes through a set of powerful inquiries. We delve into the advanced area of supporting beliefs changes in your coaching clients. We also help you to clarifying your own coaching practice as you move forward in your career; how to calculate fees, clarify niche, and define who you want to be as a professional coach. This is also when we celebrate your graduation from the training portion of the program.
IN-PERSON: March 8, 9 & 10, 2019
Fri—Sun
Training times:
Day 1: 9am — 5pm
Day 2: 8am — 5pm
Day 3: 8am — 4pm
Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
Toll-Free: 1-877-661-4377
Local: (713) 627-2283
The Exam Process
For those enrolled in our ACTP Program, we provide a thorough exam based on direct knowledge of the International Coach Federation (ICF) examination process and skills level expectations.
The exam is taken after the 6 modules and 10 hours of mentor coaching are completed.
The ICF ACTP pathway requires that when Envision Coach Training students take our exam that they pass at an ICF PCC skill level, no matter how many coaching hours are logged.
It is important to note that the training you receive will prepare you for the exam but doesn't guarantee you will pass. It is possible to take the exam more than once.
There are two parts to the exam process as follows:
1) Performance Evaluation: Submission of an audio recording of 30-45 minute coaching session.
3) Transcription: Submission of a word-for-word transcript of the submitted recording.
Recordings must be in mp3, mp4, m4v, mp3, au or WAV format.
Once passing our exam, the credential you will initially receive from ICF will depend on the amount of coaching hours you have logged. You will need 100 for ACC and 500 for PCC level credentials. You will receive a certificate from us that verifies you passed at the PCC level which means that when you acquire enough hours to apply for a PCC with ICF you will not need to take another performance exam.
If you pass our exam, and you don't yet have enough client coaching hours to apply for a credential, don't worry. We don't know of any time limit! Once you have coached for a while and have logged 100 hours of client coaching time you can submit the log to ICF along with your ACTP certificate of completion and your ICF application fee. You will then be required to pass ICF's CKA. Once passing this you will receive your ACC credential.
