Mentor Coaching
Observation, feedback, and documented competency review with a PCC credentialed mentor. Delivered in English or Spanish.
Book a Discovery CallWhat it is
Mentor coaching is a structured process in which a more experienced coach observes your recorded coaching sessions and provides feedback measured against the ICF Core Competencies. It is not supervision, consulting, or general mentoring. It is a specific professional development requirement with a defined standard.
The ICF requires a minimum of 10 hours of mentor coaching completed over at least three months. At least 3 of those hours must be delivered one on one. The remaining hours may be completed in a group of no more than 10 participants. This requirement applies to portfolio path candidates pursuing ACC or PCC credentials, and to ACC holders seeking credential renewal.
What the ICF requires
Mentor coaching is a required part of every ICF credential. Here is what the International Coaching Federation mandates.
Ten hours of mentor coaching is required for the ACC, PCC, and MCC credentials.
The ten hours must be completed over a minimum period of three months.
At least three of the ten hours must be delivered one on one.
The remaining hours may be completed in a group of no more than ten participants.
Your mentor coach must hold an active credential at or above the level you are pursuing. For the PCC, your mentor must hold a PCC or MCC.
For credential renewal, ACC coaches must complete another ten hours of mentor coaching each three year cycle, and those hours also count toward the forty continuing education units required for renewal.
I am an ICF Professional Certified Coach, which qualifies me to mentor coaches pursuing the ACC and the PCC, and coaches renewing the ACC.
Verify these requirements on the ICF websitePackages
10 Hours
For portfolio path candidates and ACC renewals. Complete the entire ICF mentor coaching requirement in one engagement.
3 Hours
For coaches who already have group hours and need the required one on one component.
Per Session
Join an ongoing cohort of no more than 10 coaches. Learn to observe coaching from the outside, which is a different skill from being observed.
Process
Book a discovery call
A short conversation to confirm the engagement is the right fit and to answer any questions about the process or the ICF requirement.
Choose your package
Select the full requirement, individual hours only, or a group cohort seat based on what you still need to complete.
Submit a recorded session
Before each individual meeting, you submit a recording of a coaching session you conducted. This is the material we work from.
Receive written feedback
After each session you receive written competency feedback mapped to the ICF Core Competencies, plus your completion documentation.
In his own words
Your mentor
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Doctoral student in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Trains coaches for an ICF accredited coach training school.
U.S. Army Special Operations veteran. Coaches in English and Spanish. Based in Bogota, works with clients across the Americas.
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