Professional Coach Training and ACC Credential Pathway
Develop the elite skills, presence, and professional foundation required to earn your Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential. Designed for independent coaches and organizational leaders, this ICF Level 1 program combines immersive in-person practice with structured mentor development.
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Who The professional coach training is designed for
Immersion first. Mentorship second. Real growth throughout.
The Merging Path Professional Coach training and ACC credential pathway is an intensive, highly structured program specifically built for two distinct types of professionals who are ready to elevate their impact.
Designed for those seeking formal training, rigorous mentor coaching, and official performance evaluation.
The Goal
To equip you with the exact tools and credentials needed to build a highly credible, ethical professional coaching practice.
Designed for executives and managers who are directly responsible for developing others within their organization.
The Goal
To provide you with a tested, repeatable structure that drives accountability, improves critical decision-making, and accelerates team growth.
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What You Will Learn: The Seven Pillars of Coaching
Participants develop capability across seven integrated areas. This curriculum is designed to move you past surface-level tactics and into deep, transformative practice.
CoachingPresence & Self-Management
Regulating emotion, managing triggers, and staying grounded and client-focused even when conversations get uncomfortable.
Designed Alliance & Contracting
Establishing clear agreements, expectations, and boundaries that create the trust and accountability coaching requires.
Active Listening & Powerful Questions
Listening beyond words - tone, emotion, and what's not being said and asking questions that open thinking rather than direct it.
Coaching Conversation Flow
Running a complete coaching session: opening, exploring, deepening, and closing with clear action and ownership.
Identity, Culture, Language, & Power
Recognizing how identity, experience, and power dynamics show up in coaching relationships and navigating them skillfully.
Ethics & Professional Judgement
Knowing when to coach, when not to, and how to make decisions that protect both the client and the organization.
Applying Coaching Inside and Outside Organizations
Translating coaching skills into real leadership conversations performance, development, feedback, and decision-making.
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What is Required to Earn the ACC Credential?
No participation trophies. Just proven competencies.
Earning the ICF Associate Certified Coach credential requires rigorous, demonstrated competence. The Merging Path program is meticulously structured to fulfill the exact education, mentor coaching, and performance evaluation requirements for your application.
60 hours
of coach-specific education.
10 hours
of mentor coaching.
Performance Evaluation
A recorded coaching session evaluated against ICF core competencies.
Experience
Accrued coaching experience hours (submitted separately to the ICF).
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A Two-Phase Development Experience
Immersion first. Mentorship second. Real growth throughout.
Phase 1: Foundational Immersion
- Format: 90-minute live virtual kickoff + 2.5-day in-person intensive.
- The Work: Participants complete 30 coach-specific education hours through applied coaching labs, structured practice, and direct, real-time feedback.
- Target Audience: Organizational leaders, internal coaches, and independent practitioners building a professional practice.
Investment:
$3,000
per participant
Optional Phase 2: Mentored Development
- Format: 3-month remote development arc. (Enrollment available following completion of Phase 1).
- The Work: Includes rigorous mentor coaching and review for your recorded coaching session assessment to complete the remaining education and evaluation components for your ACC application.
Investment:
$1,500
per participant
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The Measurable Impact of a Coaching Culture
No soft metrics. Just undeniable return on investment.
High-level coaching is not a soft skill; it is a strategic business driver. According to the ICF-HCI 2023 Coaching Culture Report, the data proves that structured coaching delivers massive organizational value:
Cleveland Clinic attributed $84 million in physician retention savings over five years to its structured coaching initiative.
of organizations that measure ROI report recouping their coaching investment.
of organizations report enhanced leadership development.
of organizations report higher engagement among employees who receive coaching.
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Ready to Coach at a Higher Standard?
Intentionally limited. Designed for maximum impact.
We cap the Merging Path cohort at exactly 15 professionals. This limit is strictly enforced to preserve the absolute rigor, depth of practice, and individualized feedback required to produce exceptional coaches.
If you are ready to strengthen how you lead, develop, and coach others, secure your spot today.
location
The Ameswell Hotel, 800 Moffet Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043
When
Wedenesday 6th May - Friday 8th May 2025