An ICF Credential is a professional certification indicating that you An ICF Credential is a professional certification indicating that you have met specific standards and requirements designed to develop and refine your coaching skills. It is an indication that you are dedicated to upholding strong principles of ethical behavior in coaching. An ICF Credential shows your clients and peers that you are committed to the coaching industry and to developing yourself as a coaching professional.

• Holding a credential – especially an ICF Credential – is extremely important to today’s coaching clients. The 2022 Global Consumer Awareness Study found that 85% of coaching clients say it’s important or very important that their coach holds a certification or credential. Earning an ICF Credential provides you with instant credibility and increased visibility to prospective clients.
• ICF offers three credentials, corresponding with the quantity of education and experience required to earn it. The credentials are:
  → Associate Certified Coach (ACC) – Completed 60 hours of coach specific education and 100 hours of client coaching experience
  → Professional Certified Coach (PCC) – Completed 125 hours of coach specific education and 500 hours of client coaching experience
  → Master Certified Coach (MCC) – Hold or have held a PCC Credential, completed 200 hours of coach specific education and 2,500 hours of client coaching experience
• More information about ICF available in https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards

• Credentials are valid for 3 years post which it needs to be renewed with ICF with required CCEs
• Completion of at least 40 hours of Continuing Coach Education in the three years since the initial award of your credential or since your last credential renewal. Of the 40 hours of CCEs required:
  → At least 24 CCEs must be in Core Competencies
  → At least three (3) of those hours must be in coaching ethics. (Coaches can obtain coaching ethics hours by completing ICF’s free Ethics course online)
  → Remaining 16 hours can be in Resource Development or Core Competencies
• TIP : Up to 10 hours of Mentor Coaching (giving or receiving) AND up to 10 hours of Coaching Supervision (giving or receiving) may be used towards the required 40 CCEs for renewal and count as Core Competency credits

Along with the training required for the ICF Credentialling, DeeKay Excellence also offers below items as part of the Coach certification Program.

• DeeKay Excellence follows ACTP Level 2 program that does performance evlaution internally with our own PCC assessors
• Certified Executive Leadership Coach (ICF Approved course)
• Certificate for DeeKay Excellence Coach certification Program (ICF Level 2 Accredited course)
• Awareness on how to setup and do Coaching Business
• Awareness on change and transformation required on self for being a leader
• Realize and identify the skills required and to be improved for moving up in the career ladder
• Understand different perspectives and get clarity on belief, Bias and barriers that might come on our way to leadership growth
• Confidence to overcome challenges faced through transition phase in self-transformation
• DeeKay Excellence supports those who would like to go for ACC credentials through portfolio path in between the journey before completion of PCC coaching practice hours by helping them in getting the recording assessed before submitting to ICF evaluation through Portfolio path