How our International Coaching Certification helps you qualify for later accreditation

If you're considering becoming a certified coach and pursuing official accreditation, you're likely wondering: Will this course help me get there? The answer is a confident yes — and here's how.

Our International Coaching Certification serves as a strong testament to the time and effort you’ve invested in developing solid coaching skills. Most of our participants join the course because they want to grow — as leaders, professionals, or simply as people — and are looking for practical, high-quality coaching tools to use in real life. Certification is optional, but very possible.

While many students take the course for personal or professional development, we also recognize that you might wish to pursue official credentials down the line. Our training is designed with the competencies and ethics of leading coaching organizations in mind — especially the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).

The ICF, and in particular its ACC (Associate Certified Coach) level, is the most common path our students ask about — so in this post, we’ll walk you through exactly how our program aligns with their requirements.

Let’s break it down.

How ICF accreditation works — and where our course fits in

The ICF offers a few different paths to becoming a certified coach — depending on where and how you did your training. Right now, the path that applies to our program is called the Portfolio Path. It’s a flexible route for people who didn’t complete an ICF-accredited training program, but still meet the ICF’s high standards.

Here’s what the ICF asks for if you’re applying to become an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the Portfolio Path:

• 60 hours of coaching education (see below for more details)

• 100 hours of coaching experience (including at least 75 paid hours)

• 10 hours of mentor coaching over three months

• Successful completion of a performance evaluation

• Passing score on the ICF ACC Exam

Here's how the International Coaching Certification course gives you a strong foundation for meeting the education requirement and helps you move toward your goal:

	WCO International Coaching Certification	ICF ACC Accreditation, Portfolio Path
Coaching education hours: Student contact hours	Minimum 30 hours Live course (30 hours) Q&A session (2 hours) More hours available from community Masterclasses and Dojos after the course	Minimum 30 hours
Coaching education hours: Homework and independent study	Minimum 16 hours Structured self-study, including video content, reflection exercises, and written assignments More hours available from community Masterclasses and Dojos after the course	Up to 30 hours
Client coaching hours	Minimum 12 hours	100 hours
Mentor coaching		10 hours
Performance evaluation and written exam		Required

What this means for you

Our International Coaching Certification gives you a complete, ICF-aligned foundation — from live training and structured self-study to real coaching practice with feedback. It’s built around the ICF Core Competencies and designed to prepare you for meaningful coaching work, whether or not accreditation is your goal.

While the full 100 coaching hours and 10 mentor hours happen beyond the course, we’re here to help guide that journey — including connecting you with mentors and supporting your development.

Most of our participants join to build real coaching skills they can use right away — and many never pursue certification. But if you choose to go for ICF accreditation later on, you’ll already have one of the biggest pieces in place.

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