International Coach Federation

International Coach Federation
Formation 1995
Headquarters Lexington, Kentucky
Membership
25,000
Founder
Thomas J. Leonard
Global Board Chair
Leda Turai Petrauskiene
Executive Director
Magdalena Mook
Website coachfederation.org

The International Coach Federation (ICF) is an organization dedicated to professional coaching. ICF has 25,000 members in 126 countries.[1] ICF campaigns worldwide for professional standards within the coaching profession, and provides independent certification for professional coaches (through the ICF Credential) and coach training programs (through ICF Training Program Accreditation).[2] Approximately 15,000 professional coaches hold an ICF Credential, and 446 training programs worldwide are currently accredited by ICF.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tugend, Alina. "Before Starting as a Coach, It Helps to Go Into Training", New York Times, 6 March 2015.
  2. Gavin, James and McBrearty, Madeleine (2013). Lifestyle Wellness Coaching. ISBN 9781450414845.
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