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ICF PCC training in India is gaining popularity, and the primary reason is that some people have a long term perspective about their ICF coaching journey, and are able to plan things accordingly.  They prefer to start directly towards ICF PCC training, as the training hours are 125 under ICF PCC ACTP route.  Higher number of hours generally mean that the rigor of the training program along with practice sessions, supervision, peer coaching practice, and internal assessment, and higher ICF PCC markers means that the participant is working towards higher level of proficiency.  Even though the journey is a big longer than ICF ACC, but if someone is focused and is looking to have more deeper level coaching skills, then ICF PCC makes sense.  

Also, ICF PCC credential has more weightage in the market as it means that a person has spent more time training, coaching, practice, and rigor of assessment is more than at ICF ACC level.  

If someone is looking to work with corporates in the space of Leadership Coaching and Executive Coaching, especially with senior leaders, then ICF PCC credential is going to come handy, as HR or Learning and development team who are generally on the lookout for credible and experienced coaches do consider ICF PCC as a criteria to filter coaches for organizations.  

So if you are set to take your coaching skills to next level, then if you are an ICF ACC or have attended ICF 60 hours of training, then you can consider to join for ICF PCC ACTP level training, and take your journey forward.  

If you are looking for ICF ACC course in India, then here are few things for you to consider:  

1.  Check the coach trainer:  Make sure you know before hand who is going to take the session.  Many times coach training providers will show 100 people on their site, and then when the course is about to begin, you will find a totally different person facilitating the program.  

2. Mentor Coaching is included:  If you are attending an ICF ACC course, make sure you are not just collecting 60 hours towards becoming an ICF coach.  Along with that you have a clarity who is going to do mentoring.  If the coach training provider is not going to provide mentor coaching hours, then you probably may end up much more for your ICF ACC hours + 10 hours of mentor coaching, if you have to get those mentor coaching hours separately.  As mentor coaching alone is going to be expensive, depending on who is doing that.  

3. Duration of the course:  Make sure that the live in person training hours are not spread for months/years, as you will take a longer time to complete the program requirement.  Many training providers run many batches simultaneously and hence they will keep the program duration for 10-12 months, and if you want to complete the training hours faster, and accelerate your learning + certification you cannot.  You will be stuck with the coach provider. 

4. Guidance:  Other guidance in terms of sales, marketing, niche selection, and other minute details in terms of how to go about business of coaching.  Even though this is not directly part of the program, but ensure that the mentor coach is going to share his/her journey as part of the program, and keeps separate time for this.  

It is very easy to be lost in the world of marketing and marketers.  Marketers will showcase something that is totally different into something totally useful, and try to sell (if con is not the right word) it, depends on how much trying is involved and what they are trying to project. The borderline between conning and selling is very thin.  

If you are looking for an ICF Coach program in India, make sure that you first understand what is coaching, different coaching niches (Life Coaching, Executive Coaching, Wellness Coaching, Leadership Coaching), what you require based on your requirement, and then you take a plunge to attend an ICF Coach program in India.  

Well it does not apply only for people looking for ICF Coach programs in India, but else where as well.  It is just that the marketers in Asia, specifically in India are innovative in terms of their promotion at times.  The branding and logos of ICF or other accreditation bodies will be used by organizations claiming their programs to be ICF accredited, but most of them won’t have those accreditations, or their approvals would have expired but they will continue to use the logos, and approvals text etc.  So be wary and mindful of these sales and marketing strategies, when you are looking to enroll in an ICF Coach program in India.  Also, if you specifically are looking for Best ICF Coach program in India, then look for the coach trainer who is going to deliver the program, their depth of experience in the work the person does, how much experience is in delivering those programs, and coaching etc.  

If you are looking for ICF Coach training program in India, then here are few things for you to consider: 

1) Pay attention to the coach trainer and mentor who is going to work with you.  There are many coaches who are certified, but may not be the right fit for you, considering they won’t have enough experience as a coach trainer and mentor.  Both are two different skills, and as a coach trainer, the person needs to help you develop as a coach by providing the right content, which is based on the models, frameworks, and tools and techniques.  If as a potential coach you have poor grip on your coaching content, then a person basically becomes a poor coach.  So ensure that you know the background of your coach, and their skills as a coach, and also as a mentor.  

2) How long they have been doing that.  Make sure that you are working with a coach trainer who is talking about relevant coach training experience, not random industry experience of being a soft skills trainer.  A coach trainer with 10 years experience is better than a coach trainer with 2/3 years of coach training experience, and 30 years of industry experience of something.  So get your facts clear about that aspect.  

3) Is your coach trainer well versed in helping with the sales and marketing knowledge.  Check whether your ICF Coach training program in India is going to talk about how to establish as a coach, and provides you with pointers in terms of what niche to select, how to find that out, where to focus your energy as a potential coach, how to leverage your previous experience to establish as a coach.  

4) Is your coach trainer a practicing coach.  Is your coach a practicing coach.  Does the coach actually know how to coach, and share with you the tips to become a better coach.  How to take your coaching to next level, how to become a coach who is always in a learning mode as a coach, and keeps learning a priority.