Most participants who complete LPCC/Level 1 apply for their ACC Credentials, even while working towards their PCC credentials through the Next Level with Level 2 Add on. The PCC credential requires 500 practice coaching hours so most opt to obtain the ACC credential first. (Link: https://coachingfederation.org/credentialing/icf-credentials-overview/pcc/)

Level 2 requires 125 hours of coach-specific training. Our LPCC Level 1 program provides 100 hours of training. To obtain your PCC, you will require an additional 25 hours. Our Next Level program with the Level 2 add-on provides the additional training hours as well as the Level 2 Performance Evaluation to become eligible for PCC credentials.To obtain the PCC with the ICF, you must complete 500 hours of practice coaching hours.

It depends. If you are already an ICF credentialed coach, then the LPCC program is not necessary for you. Have you been trained in another style of coaching? We recommend checking whether this follows the ICF Core Competencies and schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors who can advise. If you have been working as a coach without an ICF credential, then the LPCC program can help you obtain your ACC credentials. However, you cannot count any of your previous coaching hours as coaching practice. The ICF wants to make sure you are practicing the coaching from a credentialed coaching school.

Around 75% of the cohort composition is from North America. Of the remaining 25%, students are spread geographically from around the world.

In the application, you need at least 5 years of professional experience. There are a lot of senior people in our program, some retired, some as a second career, CEO, COO, consultants, educators. We look at your experience and how you want to apply the learning from the program.

No more than 24 people. With few exceptions, every cohort is full.

We've had some very senior leaders in our program, as well as emerging leaders and everyone in between.

When the cohort is virtual, we have a much broader geographical spread. Currently, 75% of our participants are based in the USA or Canada. We are proud to have trained and worked with a diverse range of leaders from various backgrounds, including actors, musicians, government officials, healthcare professionals and nonprofit workers, who all share a common desire to serve.

Our programs run either from Tuesday to Thursday or Friday to Sunday with different combinations for in-person, hybrid and virtual. (Link: https://actleader.com/program/)

You will receive a list of recommended hotels in the area and you may request the Brown University rate. On Day 3 of the in-person program, you will receive a catered lunch and an opportunity for us to chat and answer questions.

No, there is a price difference of $1000, and we offer an early bird discount. Please refer to our webpage for more details about tuition fees. (Link: https://actleader.com/tuition-funding/)

Yes, they run from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Eastern Time. We've received feedback that our approach is engaging, and we encourage you to be comfortable throughout the day. Trainers present throughout the day while also prompting engagement from participants. We expect your commitment to engage and attend so that the learning is truly experiential.

Please refer to the program page that lists all the program dates. In summary, Modules 1 and 3 are in-person at Brown School of Professional Studies in Providence, RI and Module 2 is delivered virtually. (Link: https://actleader.com/program/)

We have written an article outlining the pros and cons of virtual vs. in-person. We have plenty of data to support either option and ultimately it depends on your personal learning preferences and circumstances. We also offer a hybrid model, where you can attend Modules 1 and 3 in-person and Module 2 virtually.In summary, the quality of the coaching was marginally better with the virtual cohorts. However, the experience is different for sure. Those who attend in person love it, and those who attend virtually love it as well. The groups that are hybrid and experience both in-person and virtual say, "Wow, this is a bit different," but only because they have experienced both. Virtual programs have more geographical diversity with people joining from all over the world, bringing in more diverse perspectives and experiences. (Link: https://actleader.com/coach-training-programs-virtual-in-person-or-hybrid/)

Yes, you will need to attend the 9 days of instructor-led training with the same cohort in full, as well as the 7 hours of Mentor Coaching Group sessions. For the latter, there are 3 time options for each session. Additionally, there are four 60 minute, topic-based special sessions held on predetermined dates. All required dates will be provided for you in advance.You have flexibility in scheduling the rest of the program's events, including Individual Mentor Feedback (3 hours), Coaching Practice Triads (10 hours) and Self-Paced Learning (journaling, reading, coaching demonstration videos). Additionally, there are other synchronous sessions, such as a check-in call with the Program Manager, a Performance Evaluation Prep Session, and a graduation call that are highly recommended to attend live. With these sessions, if you are not able to attend live, viewing the recording is required.

The program has 3 live modules, each spanning 3 days. These modules are instructor-led with 2 instructors and run from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Depending on the cohort you choose, they may be held in different time zones.

No. We offer multiple cohorts per year so please sign up for a cohort where you know you can attend every date.

We do not offer financing plans, but we do offer scholarships that may be of service to you. Click on the following link to find out more about Tuition Costs and Reimbursement. (Link: https://actleader.com/tuition-funding/)

We do not assist with job searches. Many of our participants have reported that the LPCC program has helped them improve their skills within their organization or used their training and subsequent ACC credentials as an additional tool for one-on-one coaching in their own business. Additionally, the ICF Coaching Report provides information on salaries and related topics.

Around 75% of our students are working full time. Before applying to the program, they will have designed their schedule to incorporate the 100 hours of coach training and 50 hours of coaching practice into their work schedule.

The LPCC program does not provide branding or network support. However, we do host webinars and series exclusively for our Alumni Community, hosted on Mighty Networks.After receiving credentials from the ICF, you can place yourself into ICF's directory of certified coaches, but the ICF does not specifically help market you as a coach.

Many students have a fully fledged coaching practice build when they complete LPCC. Others take longer, using the time to reflect on the type of client they want to serve. Some focus on 1:1 Leadership Coaching, others integrate coaching into consulting, team interventions and other forms of organizational development.

LPCC students do receive guidance on the business of coaching during Module 1; however, we encourage you to join our robust Alumni Community on Mighty Networks after completing the LPCC program for webinars and series dedicated solely to building a coaching business.

The focus of LPCC is 1:1 coaching with an individual client, in line with the ICF Level 1 ACC standards. We have a separate Team Coaching program (also accredited with the ICF) that focuses specifically on teams. This program is available once students have successfully completed LPCC. The content is similar for both programs; however, applying it in a team context requires further training. Many LPCC Alumni have shared how they have integrated the coaching skills into their leadership style and are able to develop their teams, for example in communicating effectively, listening and asking questions differently.

We provide a Participant Guide for every module. Our program content was created (and continues to be edited) for the specific use of LPCC participants. Participants are welcome to use the Participant Guide when working 1:1 with their own clients, but for use beyond the 1:1 coaching context, please contact us for permission.

This is a Leadership Performance Coaching program that intersects with many different disciplines, DE+I being one of them. To the extent it is relevant to LPCC and our mission to make coaching accessible to everyone, regardless of background, we include it in the program. We believe the coaching model is an inclusive, client-centric approach, focusing on the Whole Person, building self-awareness, exposing biases and promoting deep human connection. We explore identity formation, specifically in the context of marginalized groups, developing the coach's responsibility in holding space for lived experiences, especially around systemic oppression.When delving into core content such as Coaching Skills, we provide examples of how they might be met in different cultural contexts. We invite students to check their own biases and how this might show up in coaching and observing / providing feedback to other coaches.There is a 90-minute live session after Module 2, focused specifically on identity formation and an invitation for students to look inwards to their own beliefs and how they might impact their coaching. This fosters a sense of responsibility required to be a professional coach.

DE+I is integrated throughout the LPCC program as we believe it is implicit in the principles of coaching. For example, the principles of DE+I are at the heart of the following coaching mindsets – Focusing on the Whole Person, the Client is Naturally Creative and Resourceful, the Client is the Expert in Their Life, support the client to explore their own lived experiences in a safe, judgment-free environment. ACT trainers and mentor coaches are trained to listen for "leading" and "advice giving" by student coaches. Bias often seeps into "leading" questions, loaded with assumptions and taking a client away from their lived experiences. We explore both coach and observer unconscious bias when discussing giving and receiving feedback. Our coach approach will not naturally land in all cultural concepts, so as we introduce coaching skills and concepts, we discuss the importance of cultural contexts.DE+I concepts are woven in from Day 1. For example, when the cohort comes together and "Co-Creates Its Relationship", we invite every participant to share and co-design an inclusive learning environment where everyone feels safe to show up and express themselves, while being responsible and respectful of their impact on the learning of every participant.After Module 2, there is a live, 90 minute session with Carlon Howard from the Equity Institute and an ACT / Brown trainer. ACT is in partnership with the Equity Institute to research and experiment with DE+I concepts as they apply to the coaching model.

It depends. Some people who have taken the program previously do so to formalize their coaching skills. The entry point depends on what you want to achieve. At this stage, it would be good to set up a one-on-one meeting to understand your needs better.

To apply, complete our application and pay a $50 deposit. We ask that you give careful thought to your answers, particularly regarding why you want to be a Leadership + Performance Coach.

Unfortunately, we are limited in the languages that our Performance Assessors are proficient in, and we cannot evaluate recordings in languages that our faculty do not cover. Please let us know early on what language the recording is in, and we will do our best to let you know if we can provide support for it.

Upon completion of all LPCC programmatic requirements, students are eligible to submit a recording of a 30 minute coaching session to an ACT Performance Assessor. The Performance Assessor will evaluate the recording according to the minimum skills requirements based on the ICF Core Competencies and provide a Pass / Fail. If you are successful, you will receive a Level 1 Certificate that you will submit to the ICF as part of your ACC application upon completion of 100 practice coaching hours.

We encourage you to start practicing right from the beginning, even if it feels like jumping in at the deep end. Your first practice coaching session will occur during the evening of Day 2 of Module 1 as homework. In order to complete all 50 hours during the 8 month long program, we recommend coaching 2 hours per week.

We do not provide client matching services, but we do offer guidance on how to find clients. Additionally, we provide a coaching exchange setup with your peers.

The ICF discourages coaching of spouses or close family members due to potential personal bias. The ICF also prohibits coaching of direct reports, supervisors, or anyone where the coach has influence over their performance appraisal.

Yes, the 50 hours of practice coaching completed for the LPCC program may be used towards the 100 hours required for your ACC credentials with the ICF.

Finding coaching clients is different for every individual. Someone within an organization may not need to work as hard to find clients, but their available hours may be limited, depending on their role. For LPCC participants, we provide a client exchange program within cohorts, but you will also need to reach out to friends, peers, and communities to find practice clients for the program. Everyone who participates in the program is required to find practice clients and log 50 practice coaching hours.We also offer a program called "Accelerate My Practice" on building your own coaching business, exclusively for our alumni as part of the ACT Alumni Programs.

Yes, as long as coaching is part of your job description.

If you are working towards your ACC credentials, only practice coaching hours from the start of the training program onward can be counted towards the 100 practice coaching hours.

75 of the 100 hours do not have a time limit. However, 25 of the hours must be from within 18 months of the application date.

For the hours to be counted as paid hours, there must be an exchange of value. It can be as little as $1, or it can also be a barter exchange of services.

ACT provides a coaching log for all LPCC participants that can also be used to log the additional hours that are required by the ICF. Alternatively, you may use the coaching log template provided by the ICF. (Link: https://coachingfederation.org/experience-requirements)

You may begin recording your coaching hours on Day 1 of Module 1 of the LPCC program.

Yes, you can log internal hours towards your required hours as long as your job description includes the term "coach" or "coaching." This can usually be achieved by speaking with your HR department about adding it to your job description.

Once you have successfully completed your Level 1 Performance Evaluation with ACT, you then need a total of 100 practice coaching hours to apply for your ACC credentials with the ICF. Once your application is completed and reviewed, you will sit for a proctored, online Credentialing Exam. Upon successful completion of the ICF Credentialing Exam, you will be issued your ACC credentials. Visit the ICF website for more information about the Credentialing Exam. (Link: https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/credentialing-exam)

ACT as a company is accredited for both Level 1 and Level 2. LPCC is the Level 1 program for ACC credentials. If you want to get your Level 2 (PCC credentials), we recommend doing our Next Level coaching program, for which LPCC is a prerequisite.

100 hours.

At least 90% of our Alumni apply for their Associate Certified Coach credential upon completion of the LPCC program.

The ICF issues ACC credentials. The prerequisite for that is the Level 1 Certificate, issued through ACT and Brown University. In order to obtain your ACC, you will need the Level 1 Certificate as well as 100 hours of coaching practice. Additionally, you will need to pass the ICF Credentialing Exam.

Yes. LPCC is a Level 1 ICF-accredited program for 100 coach-specific training hours.

Unfortunately not. However, every two years, we host a 2-day Alumni Connect event in person at the Brown University School of Professional Studies campus in Providence RI, where all of our Alumni have the opportunity to meet, learn and network with each other.

We recommend researching different coaching programs to find the one that best fits your needs. Many coach training programs hold informational sessions to provide prospective coaches opportunities to ask questions and make a determination. In terms of what makes our program unique, read the following article.Some individuals may view having a certificate from Brown University as an advantage. Visit our website to view client testimonials and attend student experience webinars.

ACT shares Brown University's mission to develop reflective leaders, to effect change in the world, and to improve human welfare. We believe that leaders are responsible for their impact and are responsible for creating positive, inclusive environments for people from all backgrounds to feel safe showing up as their authentic selves. (Video: https://youtu.be/E5iCbisl_ho)

This article highlights the Top 10 differentiators of LPCC compared to other ICF-leadership coaching programs. (Link: https://actleader.com/act-leadership-performance-coaching-certification-program-10-differentiators/)

This program contextualizes leadership ideas and concepts. We approach it from the perspective of helping individuals, managers, or leaders increase their effectiveness, performance, and interpersonal relationships. This work is applicable to everyone, but it is not specifically a career coaching course. Rather, it is geared more towards professional coaching.

Coaching involves helping individuals identify their vision and goals as well as supporting them in working towards these goals. It is a process of peeling back layers, exploring underlying values, purpose, and limiting beliefs that drive their behavior. When clients become stuck, coaches do not delve into the past to understand why those issues arose. Instead, coaches help individuals work with those issues in the present and explore how they want to show up with them and how those issues are currently impacting them.Therapists are licensed professionals and are trained in a wide array of modalities. The common goal of all therapists is to relieve suffering (mental health symptoms) and achieve a healthy state of being and functioning.While these professions are distinct, there is also a lot of overlap. In recent years, there has been much convergence around topics such as trauma, still with distinct lines of demarcation, especially for when coaches should refer a client to a therapist.

Not necessarily. We have had people apply to the program who want to appeal to all types of audiences, including emergency room doctors, consultants, physicians, internal coaches from organizations, and coaches wanting to set up their own business. It all depends on how you want to use the coaching. Additionally, our program takes a whole-person approach, examining underlying assumptions and patterns of belief that influence behavior and impact.

Most Alumni that we see on LinkedIn call themselves a "Leadership Coach". 95% go on to obtain their ACC credentials with the ICF, and they can also call themselves Associate Certified Coach (ACC).

LPCC focuses on leadership and performance within an organizational context. The emphasis is on the individual, or client, making it similar to "life" coaching. The topics that clients bring to the sessions may not be work-related but can still impact their performance and are therefore typically relevant for leadership coaching.

LPCC trains you to become a Leadership Coach, credentialed through the ICF to ACC level. You will develop the ability to coach confidently, incorporating the ICF Level 1 / ACC Core Competencies. The content of our program is summarized on the Feedback Form page that you will use throughout the program. This includes:1. 4 Coaching Mindsets (e.g. Client is Naturally Creative, Resourceful + Whole)2. 22 Coaching Skills (e.g. Powerful Questions, Checking In, Acknowledging)3. 12 Coaching Concepts (e.g. Values, Inner Critic, Purpose, Range)The program intersects with other disciplines, for example:1. DE+I2. Neuroscience3. Leader Development4. Setting Up Your Coaching PracticeThese areas are included in the program, but they are not core concepts. Some (i.e., Setting Up Your Coaching Practice) are not relevant to everyone. We offer elective webinars (i.e., a live 90-minute session on DE+I after Module 2) and recorded webinars throughout the program to supplement the core learning.

ACT stands for Awareness → Choice → Transformation, and this is the overarching coaching method used throughout the program. Whether it be Values, Purpose, Inner Critic, Emotional Presence or developing Range, we invite leaders to become Aware so they can make an informed Choice as to how they want to show up and the impact that they want to create, leading to Transformation.