Coaching Masterclass

SolutionsAcademy

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International Online Coaching Masterclass
ICF ACTP/ Level 3, IASTI Master Practitioner

Two hours weekly for 29 weeks leading to ICF MCC and EMCC Master Practitioner (if you fulfill the requirements)

Would you like to become a genuine
ICF MCC coach and learn what it takes to be a masterful coach?

You aim at being the best coach you can be — you are an experienced coach and are on your way to attaining your MCC credential. Yet, there are almost NO courses available that focus exclusively on coaching mastery in one-on-one coaching. Our "Coaching Masterclass" gives you everything you need to become a masterful coach. One of the very few classes available on the market accredited at ICF Level 3 with a thorough program to achieve mastery designations with three accrediting bodies: ICF, EMCC (if you fulfill the requirements) and IASTI.

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The course will give you all training and mentoring for MCC level: 75 hours coach training

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    SF Coaching Masterclass is based on "Solution Focused Coaching" an easy to use and easy to apply, yet structured, professional and evidence based approach. However, we can build on any coaching approach that you have been using. We are interested in helping you be the best coach YOU can be — polish your own sparkle. You will grow as a coach and your customers will have the certainty that you are a professional (or masterful) coach since the course is fully accredited with the International Coaching Federation.

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    It offers you all the training and mentoring hours needed four your MCC credential under the Level 3 track and is also accredited as ACTP.

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    The course runs for 29 weeks, 2 hours a week and is purely online, so very manageable. We start courses 2 times a year at different times of the day and days of the weeks, so there will surely be a course that fits your schedule.

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    There is lots of additional material available for your learning and you will be able to practice what you have learned in peer groups as well.

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    After the class, you have access to our business development mastermind groups for a significantly discounted price. We support you in gaining your required coaching experience hours by offering you access to our alumni community and by collaborating with organizations for pro-bono coaching. Also, there is continuous support by our regular meetups where you can ask anything that may come up in your practice. These meetups are completely free – so if you would like to join to get a feel for us, join us for one of the next ones.

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    You also receive a cool "SolutionsAcademy Master Coach" Badge for your social media presence right after the course! No need to wait to share the joy until after your ICF credential.

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    All individual mentoring sessions necessary for certification are included

If you would like to start right now, why not download our free E-Book on “How to produce an MCC recording”?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • When does the next program start?

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    Our advanced 75 hour class “SF Coaching Masterclass” which also builds on a 125 hours previous coach training can be used to collect the 200 training hours necessary for MCC certification and allows you to apply for ICF MCC under the Level 3 track runs twice a year starting January / February and September / October.

    Click here for an overview of classes  and starting dates

  • What guarantees the quality of the program?

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    • The program is accredited as Level 3 by the International Coach Federation, the international gold-standard for coach training programs guaranteeing the international recognition of the quality of the training.
    • We are subjected to the regular incremental renewal process of the International Coach Federation.
    • SolutionsAcademy is an accredited member institute of IASTI the International Alliance of Solution Focused Teaching Institutes guaranteeing the firm grounding in Solution Focus, a practical, respectful, resource- and progress oriented approach.
    • Our trainers are all ICF MCC certified coaches and have decades of experience coaching in the real world all over the globe.
  • Can I really attend the program from anywhere in the world?

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    • Your time investment is two hours every week. Even busy people will find the time to profit from our training without putting a strain on their life. In fact, since you are being coached as well as learning to coach, your life will probably become even easier when you join our training.
    • You participate online and from your desk or hotel room. There is no need to spend valuable hours in trains, planes, automobiles or hotels saving you time and energy.
    • The system is stable: you can dial in via phone or internet — so you really can attend from anywhere!
    • The sessions are run with Zoom: as easy to connect as a mouseclick. There is friendly support for technophobes. Offline material is available in a modern “moodle” environment. You can access the learning material whenever you want, wherever you are, which gives you optimal flexibility and choice on where and how to spend your time.
    • The small group with a maximum of 12 participants and the possibility to do breakout rooms in the virtual environment for even smaller groups make the training highly interactive. You get lots of hands-on practice and feedback so that you learn fast, efficiently and effectively.
  • Who are the other people in the class?

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    • The training is truly global and set up so that people from all over the world can join (Asia, Europe, American time-zones). Meet, be coached by and learn to coach global participants. We have had participants from the US, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Romania, UK, South-Africa, Mexico, Saudi-Arabia, India, Singapore, Phillipines, Australia, Nigeria. Perfect practice for today’s world.
    • We aim at attracting a diverse international group of a maximum of 12 participants from all over Europe, America, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia:  leaders, consultants, HR-professionals, coaches who work in corporations, the social sector, education or NGOs. We believe that diversity of coaching issues, personality and cultural background will make our learning group richer and more challenging for the participants.
    • The training is highly practical and transferable to your worklife and perfect for global managers, leaders, coaches, HR, freelancers. Solution-Focused coaching is effective, pragmatic, ethical, non-invasive and respectful and easily adaptable to many situations.
  • Who are the trainers?

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    • All trainers are certified ICF MCC and EMCC coaches.
    • All trainers have more than 10 years experience coaching in the real world.
    • Kirsten Dierolf, ICF MCC, ACTC, EMCC MP, ITCA MP, ESIA our program director, is member of the assessor team for the International Coach Federation for PCC and MCC candidates.
    • Kirsten is also a founding mother of virtual training — she started training virtually when nobody even knew what this is and is a real virtual guru!
    • All of our trainers bios be found here.

  • What are the steps to certification?

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    ICF MCC “MASTER CERTIFIED COACH”
    • 200 hour coach training program with Level 3 certificate (which you receive from us after successful completion of the program)
    • 10 hours mentor coaching (included in our program)
    • Performance evaluation by ICF (not by us!)

    Additionally go to ICF

    • Fill in the application
    • Paying the certification fee
    • Attesting to 2500 hours of coaching experience (having coached)
    • Upload 2 performance evaluation recordings, transcripts and translations (if not in one of the accepted languages)
    • Passing “ICF Credentialing Exam” administered online by ICF after registration for the certification
    EMCC “MASTER PRACTITIONER”
    • Gain 500 hours client coaching experience
    • Prove "contribution to the profession"
    • Successfully participate in class
    • Fill in an application with EMCC and go through their Master Practitioner process: key is your "contribution to the profession"
    • You pay EMCC membership and accreditation fee and receive accreditation
    IASTI “MASTER SOLUTION FOCUSED PRACTITIONER”
    • Gain 300 hours client coaching experience
    • Successfully participate in class
    • Receive certificate

  • What are the languages of the program?

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    • The program is currently available in English, German, Italian, Farsi, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Chinese and Arabic
    • We are actively working on a Spanish and Japanese version – please contact us if you are interested
    • All other languages available upon request (large trainer pool)
    • All time zones and almost all major languages can be arranged if you have a group of 6 people
  • What are the technical requirements?

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    • The program is run via zoom
    • International phone dial in is available guaranteeing stable operation from almost anywhere
    • If you want to join via computer, you will need a camera and a headset
  • What is my investment?

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    • 75 hour “SF Coaching Masterclass” including all mentor coaching hours: € 3400
    • Bespoke classes available (talk to us: www.solutionsacademy.com/contact)
    • The course can be paid in installments and we expect to have been paid in full before the end of the program.
    • Any cancellations will have to be in written form. If the participant cancels later than 30 working days before the start of the program, 60% of the fee will have to be paid as an administrative fee. The date of the cancellation is the date when the training provider receives the written cancellation. Participants cancelling later than 14 days before the program start or participants who do not attend the program will have to pay the fee in full.
  • How do I register?

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This course builds on SF Coaching Fundamentals (or on any other 60 hour ICF accredited coach training that you have attended and that we can recognize) as a minimum prerequisite. "Coaching Fundamentals" and "Coaching Masterclass" together forms a fully ICF accredited ACTP program. "Coaching Masterclass" is accredited as Level 3 by ICF.

You will also receive a certificate as "Master Solution Focused Practitioner" from the International Alliance of Solution Focused Teaching Institutes once you have successfully completed this class and any other 100 hour IASTI  “Solution Focused Advanced Practitioner” class and have coached clients for 150 hours.

If you need to miss a class, you can watch the recorded session. We expect you to miss less than 15% of the classes to be able to graduate. If you need to miss more, you can either join another class later  or book individual mentoring hours (at an additional cost) to make up for the time.

The minimum number of participants is 4 (we can arrange for classes for specific groups if you would like), the maximum number is 10.

The prerequisite for this course are 125 hours of coach training. With this course you will gain a minimum of additional 75 hours necessary for ICF MCC and can apply with the easy Level 3 path. The number of sessions depends on the number of participants. If there are 4 participants, we will have 21 sessions, if there are 5, 22, with 6, 23 etc. Every participant will have the chance to discuss one recorded coaching session with the class and the trainer. Our rationale is that we would like to make this course feasible even if we have lower numbers of participants.

It is a highly practical, interactive and live online course (not a boring webinar) in which you will interact with people from all over the globe. For the part where we analyze participants’ coaching recording, each participant will have to supply a recording and a transcript of one of their coaching sessions at least once (preferably more often as this is where you receive the best feedback). There is also a requirement of 15 hours of self-study reading articles, watching coaching videos, producing your own coaching recordings, watching and reading transcripts of other participants’ coaching recordings over the period of the whole course.

Here is a description of the content:

Module

Topics

1

Introduction and Goal Setting

2

Introduction to masterful coaching, MCC BARS

3

Planning your learning journey

4

Masterful Coaching Agreements and facilitating learning and growth

5

Evoking awareness and "Coaching the Who"

6

Partnering with the client

7

Clear and concise language

8

Code of ethics

9

Analysis of Masterful Coaching Sessions

10

Analysis of Masterful Coaching Sessions

11

Analysis of Masterful Coaching Sessions

12

Analysis of Masterful Coaching Sessions

13

Group mentor coaching

14

Group mentor coaching

15

Group mentor coaching

16

Group mentor coaching

17-End

One session per participant: Analysis of participants' coaching recording and transcript

Last session

Wrap-up

Your investment

"Coaching Masterclass": 3400 €

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@solutionsacademy.com

Registration, policies on withdrawals and refunds

The course can be paid in installments and we expect to have been paid in full before the end of the program.

Any cancellations will have to be in written form. If the participant cancels later than 30 working days before the start of the program, 60% of the fee will have to be paid as an administrative fee. The date of the cancellation is the date when the training provider receives the written cancellation. Participants cancelling later than 14 days before the program start or participants who do not attend the program will have to pay the fee in full.

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