SUN Coach Training and Certification Program

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

ACCREDITATION

Success Unlimited Network's "Coach Training and Certification Program" has been accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Accreditation is awarded to programs that meet the rigorous professional standards for coach training programs established by the ICF. Graduation from an accredited program will meet the ICF's requirements for individual coach certification for student contact learning hours, mentor coaching, and passage of an ICF approved exam. Accreditation does not warrant or guarantee the effectiveness of the training or the student's ability to build a successful coaching practice.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUN CERTIFICATION

  • Written agreements (e.g. financial, responsibilities, to honor Ethics and Standards of Conduct, audit permission, SUN agreements, etc.)
  • 125 Student Contact Learning Hours, 100 are direct interaction with trainer
  • 100% Attendance and participation in six modules:
  • I. Learn Life Purpose and SUN Methodology
  • II. The Coaching Business
  • III. Foundation of Coaching
  • IV. Applying the Coaching Competencies (basic)
  • V. Applying the Coaching Competencies (advanced)
  • VI. Integration (Customization)
  • Review and mastery of ICF Core Competencies through Skills Practices totaling 30+ hours
  • Guidelines for Coaching portfolio
  • Personal Mastery Practicum and final report
  • Three clients (54 hours coaching) under supervision, each over 5-6 months
  • Establishment of coaching business and business plan
  • Review, Comprehension and Application of SUN Certification Manual contents on CD (250 pages) and texts: Simply Live It UP: Brief Solutions (pp. 1-179) and Coaching With Spirit: Allowing Success To Emerge
  • Six Observations of coaching clients or mock clients
  • Ethics exam
  • Interim and final exams, each with two coaching situations

OVERVIEW: Total number of hours: minimum 125

The SUN Coach Training and Certification program is customized so some Coaches-in-Training (CITs) may participate by telephone with their Coach Trainer, others may choose to attend class meetings in person and most use a combination of both options. Some parts of the program are similar to the ICF portfolio route because SUN offers 25 hours of customized training as well* 100 hours of training are direct interaction. 25 hours may be indirect interaction. Considerations include distance, weather conditions and health and disability factors. Many CITs go beyond the 125 hours minimums they create a program to meet their specific needs. Mentor Coaching is done by SUN Coach Trainers.

Plus customized training including:

Supervision of client meetings in person or by phone and additional opportunities to expose CITs to other ICF credentialed and certified coaches, colleagues, other M.C.C.s and SUN Coach Trainers

  • Coaching buddy practice assignments
  • Integration review
  • E-mail supervision, Q&A
  • Textbook, coach manual study
  • Reading and relevant literature discussions
  • Marketing presentations
  • SUN education events in person group size 10-30
  • Skills practices in person group size 3-15
  • Tele-learning classes group size 4-20
  • Adjunct M.C.C. taught classes

CONTINUING COACHING EDUCATION

  • Program Name: Facilitating Life Purpose
  • For those who need coaching hours to maintain your credential OR
  • For those who have chosen the portfolio route and want 10 hours

COACHING RESOURCES by Teri-E Belf, M.C.C.
SIMPLY LIVE IT UP: Brief Solutions, 1997, 224 pp.

40 practical COACHING TECHNIQUES including the foundations of the SUN coaching certification program: The Results Game, Well-Being Game and Guidelines for Winning. To order: www.amazon.com

FACILITATING LIFE PURPOSE: A MANUAL for COACHES

A step-by-step workbook including forms and practice exercises to guide clients (personal and professional) to learn life purpose in 1 1/2 hours. You may use this process to create your personal, company, and clients¹ mission statements. To order: www.amazon.com.

COACHING WITH SPIRIT- ALLOWING SUCCESS to EMERGE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.

Spiritual perspectives for coaches who wish to integrate more spirit into their work. Written by coaches for coaches with many client-coach anecdotes, reflections and exercises. Will interest those who want to:

    • integrate spirituality into marketing coaching,
    • integrate spirituality into personal and/or professional coaching,
    • integrate spirituality into coaching executives,
    • integrate spirituality into coaching internationally.

    Useful for novice as well as senior coaches and those who want to become coaches.

    To order a copy: www.amazon.com