Certified Business Coach™ Certification Requirements

 International Consortia of Business Coaches

I-CBC

CERTIFIED BUSINESS COACH STANDARDS:
  • Business Review Score (85% or better)
  • Coaching Review Score (85% or better)
  • Leadership Review Score (85% or better)
Each of the three reviews will consist of material that you need to know about coaching, leadership and business strategies and literacy. You will have the opportunity to preview the questions being considered 2 weeks before the review is provided to you after you make application to become certified.
  • Oral Review Score: (Pass/Fail)
  • Interview before review board members.
  • Live video-taped role play.
  • Written feedback provided for the record
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The oral review will consist of a dialogue with review board members around your coaching practice, your ability to understand what coaching is and what it is not and how to use coaching ethically.  A live coaching session will be conducted and you have the opportunity to choose your role play participant.  The feedback form used will consist of a behavioral event format demonstrating effectiveness in reaching effective coaching outcomes. [These sessions will be held quarterly at locations TBA]

(to include a detailed accounting of Coaching Model used)
  • Project: Extra Credit Optional

(considered to be service in coaching field)
  • Journal Article of 1000 word minimum.

(There are no specific guidelines, but professional standards are viewed as important and topic must be written in past 6 months and be on a approved coaching topic of consideration) 

The article has only a few standards. The article must be at least 1000 words, be about or on the subject of business coaching or related context relevant to business coaches and demonstrate professionalism in writing, presentation and research. The article may be considered for publication and so all rights to publish the article through the I-CBC journal will apply. This will not be exclusive and you may wish to seek professional publication with other professional associations or journals.

Examples

 
  • Coach 5 clients/90 days coaching/60 hours minimum.

(receive favorable remarks on coaching effectiveness survey)
 The  I-CBC is a relatively new organization with only a few members, however the standards that have been set are significant and defensible in the current business environment and the I-CBC is the only sanctioning body recognizing the "Certified Business Coach™ and Master Business Coach™" Credentials.

Since the I-CBC is a sanctioning body, the application fee for certification will be $250 which will include 1 year of membership in the I-CBC at the qualifying level, either associate or professional depending on your background, training and experience. It will also include your certification award should you meet the criteria and the fee is non-refundable. This is one time fee and will provide you with up to one year to satisfy the credentialing process without being asked to resubmit another fee.

The fee is due when you send in your application for certification to the I-CBC. Application can be made 3 weeks prior to your graduation from B\Coach or any other business coach training organization. Reviews and the credentialing application will be handled on a case by case basis but must consist of the following items:

  1. APPLICATION FORM
  2. 1000 word article
  3. Case Study on one business coaching client
  4. Optional Project if one was completed.
  • You will be notified by email of where and when the reviews will be provided. The onsite review at your retreat will consist of a live coaching session where you demonstrate competence in the coaching model and that session will be video-taped for the record--you will be provided with a copy for your own use.
  • Also, an oral review will be held by I-CBC Review Board Members at which time you will demonstrate your knowledge of coaching using the coaching model as a guideline.*
  • *If you have attended B-Coach Development you will be well prepared as long as you have attended the session and completed the reviews, role plays and participated in make-up sessions.
  • Upon graduating from B-Coach you will receive a graduation certificate which will be separate and not dependent on the I-CBC certification which has the criteria above as a guideline.
  • If you have any questions about this process, please contact Mel Sonneman, Executive Director of International Consortia of Business Coaches, as soon as possible.

CASE STUDY REPORT: (On One Business Individual Coached)

Here are the requirements for the case study to be done for certification requirements. You are to write up a coaching interaction of at least 90 days or the longest you have had to date and answer the following questions:

Dates of interaction

  1. Was an assessment used, if so which ones and why?
  2. What major goals were accomplished during this period.
  3. How did you use the COACH2 model in the interactions.
  4. What did you learn from the coaching interaction.
  5. What will you do differently in the future as a result.
  6. Did you use an intake session or form and what was it.
  7. How did you or the client end the interaction or is it still ongoing.
  8. Did you gain any new clients as a result of this client.
  9. Describe the client's development over the period of the interaction.

You may use any type of format as long as it answers the questions. You may be asked about the case study during your oral exam, so be prepared to answer questions.

Application for certification will be available 3 weeks prior to graduation from B\Coach and any questions should be forwarded to Mel Sonneman.