Professional Coach Training Program

8th Element Professional Coach Training Program

Cohort 5

Your Path to Professional Coaching

Join certified coaching professionals Lily Seto and Carol Vickers in this 20-week Professional Coach Training Program! With webinars, group and individual mentorship, small group work and individual study, this course is designed to give you everything you need to fulfil Level 1 of the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credentials with the International Coaching Federation.

This course includes...

Twenty (20) weekly Zoom webinars of 2.5 hours
Four (4) Group Mentor Coaching Sessions of 2.5 hours each
Three (3) Individual Mentor Coaching Sessions of one (1) hour each
Four (4) Individual Coaching Sessions of one (1) hour each
Coaching SuperVision Sessions in group format
Readings and watching videos and reflections assigned between sessions

Course curriculum

1. Welcome & Course Overview - Zoom classroom link
2. Orientation Recording - October 2, 2025
1. Course Expectations and Checklist
2. Access link to Zoom Classroom
3. Contact an Instructor
4. A Place for Discussions that are not specific to a Session
5. Coaching Session Preparation Forms
6. Articles, Reading and Powerpoint Slides
7. Sample contracts in Word doc format and a Coaching Log Template
8. Self-Assessment - Mentor Coach Observation Form - Instructions for recordings
9. Final Reflection Assignment
10. Your Personal Coaches
11. Personal Coaches - Jeremy Video introduction
12. Personal Coaches - Linda Video introduction
13. Personal Coaches - Orin Video introduction
14. Personal Coaches - Robyn Video Introduction
15. Personal Coaches - Sarah-Beth Video introduction
16. Personal Coaches - Tanguy Video Introduction
17. Playbook Sessions 1 - 5
18. Playbook - Sessions 6-10
19. Playbook Sessions 11 - 15
20. Playbook Sessions 16 - 20
21. Playbook Appendices
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 1
3. Community Reflection for Session 1
4. Cohort 6 Session 1 - October 9, 2025 Part 1
5. Cohort 6 Session 1 - October 9, 2025 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes
2. International Coaching Federation Code of Ethics
3. Preparation In Your Workbook and reading
4. Community Reflections for Session 2
5. Cohort 6 Session 2 Part 1 - October 16, 2025
6. Cohort 6 Session 2 Part 2 - October 16, 2025
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 3
3. Community Reflections for Session 3
4. Cohort 6 Session 3 - Part 1 - October 23, 2025
5. Cohort 6 Session 3 - Part 2 - October 23, 2025
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 4
3. Community Reflections for Session 4
4. Cohort 6 Session 4 Part 1 - October 29, 2025
5. Cohort 6 Session 4 - Part 2 - October 29, 2025
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation - Reflecting on the Power of Vulnerability
3. Community Reflections Session 5
4. Cohort 6 Session 5 Part 1 - November 6, 2025
5. Cohort 6 Session 5 Part 2 - November 6, 2025
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Lesson Preparation
3. Community Reflections
4. Cohort 6 - Session 6 Part 1 November 13, 2025
5. PCTP 6 - Session 6 - Part 2 November 13, 2025
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 7
3. Community Reflection
4. Cohort 6 - Session 7 - November 20, 2025 Part 1
5. Cohort 6 - Session 7 November 20, 2025 - Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 8
3. Community Reflection
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 9
3. Community Reflections
4. Cohort 6 - Session 9 Part 1
5. Cohort 6 - Session 9 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation
3. Community Reflection
4. Cohort 6 - Session 10
1. Learning Outcomes for Session 11
2. Preparation for Session 11
3. Community Reflection
4. Ladder of Inference
5. PCTP 6 -Session 11 Part 1
6. PCTP 6 - Session 11 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 12 - Group Mentor Coaching #3
3. Community Reflections
4. PCTP 6 -Session 12
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 13
3. Community Reflection for Session 13
4. PCTP 6 - Session 13 Part 1
5. PCTP 6 - Session 13 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 14
3. Community Reflection for Session 14
4. PCTP 6 - Session 14 Part 1
5. PCTP 6 - Session 14 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Preparation for Session 15
3. PCTP 6 - Session 15
1. Learning Outcomes for Session 16
2. Instructions and Preparation for Metaphor Magic Demonstration
3. Video demonstration of Metaphor Magic Box
4. PCTP 6 - Session 16 - Part 1
5. PCTP 6 - Session 16 - Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes for Session 17
2. Preparation for Session 17
3. PCTP 6 - Session 17 Part 1
4. PCTP 6 - Session 17 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes for Session 18
2. Preparation for Session 18
3. PCTP 6 - Session 18 - The Business of Coaching Part 1
4. Cohort 6 - Session 18 Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes for Session 19
2. Preparation for Session 19 - Power of Language - Metaphor Magic practice
3. PCTP 6 - Session 19 Part 1
4. PCTP 6 - Session 19 - Part 2
1. Learning Outcomes for Session 20
2. Preparation for Session 20 - Endings
3. PCTP 6 Session 20

Are you ready to become a professional coach?

Cohort 5 begins January 21, 2025

8th Element Professional Coach Training Program

Your Path to Professional Coaching

This course includes...

Course curriculum

Introduction

Course Resources

Session 1

Session 2: Defining the Positive Topic in Coaching

Session 3: Establishing and Maintaining Agreements

Session 4: Cultivates Trust and Safety – Part 1

Session 5: Core Competency 4, Part 2 – Shame and Vulnerability

Session 6: Core Competency 5 - Maintains Presence

Session 7: Core Competency 6 – Listens Actively

Session 8: Group Mentor Coaching Session 1

Session 9: Core Competency 7- Evokes Awareness

Session 10: Group Mentor Coaching Session 2

Session 11: Core Competency 8 - Facilitates Client Growth

Session 12 - Group Mentor Coaching Session 3

Session 13 - Core Competency 2 - Embodies a Coaching Mindset

Session 14 - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Coaching

Session 15 - Group Mentor Coaching Session #4

Session 16 - Creativity in Coaching

Session 17 - Psychodynamics in Coaching

Session 18 - The Business of Coaching

Session 19 - Power of Language - Coaching SuperVision

Session 20 - Endings and Celebration

Are you ready to become a professional coach?