Coach U’s Core Essentials Fast Track Program (CEFTP) is delivered utilizing the most advanced effective methods available.

Core Essentials Fast Track Program participants will:

• Complete fundamental core courses in coach training
  • 77-hours of training:
  • Participate in the 1-hour New Student Orientation Zoom meeting before the in-person program
  • Attend the 6-day Live Virtual Intensive Zoom program daily (with homework in the evenings)
  • The Core Coaching courses, Personal Foundation course, Project and Practice Labs will be delivered via Zoom
  • Complete the scheduled 4-week Private Establishing Yourself as a Coach Virtual Zoom Course (4 weeks x 2 hours per consecutive week)
  • Complete an 8-week Coaching Practicum (self-scheduled after live Intensive program)
• Complete Group projects
• Complete Online exams, self-tests [open for 6 months]
• Log 20 Client coaching hours [open for 6 months]
• Understand and agree to uphold the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics for professional coaches
• Be able to blend the Coach U approach with other training programs and directly into your current profession
• Develop coaching skills to use in other professions
• Learn how to choose and utilize third-party assessments
• Move further on the path of becoming well-trained and masterful credentialed coaches
• Apply for your Core Essential Graduate (CEG) designation

Important:
You must attend all the sessions to receive credit and to graduate from the program (total 77 hours). Successful completion grants the Core Essentials Graduate designation. Graduates may then apply for their ICF Associate Certified Coach designation via the ICF’s ACSTH pathway.

Click here for a full list of modules included in the training.

Complimentary AT NO EXTRA CHARGE: In addition, CEFTP participants may re-take courses for free in the regular Core Essentials Program, via Zoom, for up to six months following the completion of the Establishing Yourself as a Coach course.

Part of the training and coaching philosophy includes Coach U’s Guiding Principles™. Participants will gain practical skills and knowledge in the Guiding Principles™ throughout the course.

The Core Essentials Fast Track Program™ offers the best of both worlds – Live virtual immersion on the front end with weekly courses for implementation and fine-tuning for six months.

Optional: Coaches may then proceed to enroll in the Coach U Professional Essentials Program, leading to the Coach U Certified Graduate designation.

After enrolling in the CEP you will have access to our core materials as well as 100’s of PDF resources, over 1000 pages of coaching tools, skills and resources available throughout the program in the student area of the website.

• People looking for fundamental core courses in coach training
• People who intend to become well-trained and masterful credentialed coaches
• Experienced coaches whose clients are now starting to demand formal coach education and coaches with a higher credential with the International Coach Federation
• Internal corporate and organizational coaches responsible for developing a strong coaching culture within their organization
• Coaches looking to blend the Coach U approach with other training programs
• Individuals who are interested in incorporating solid coaching skills into other positions or professions
• People who want to receive formal coach training within one month

If you don’t want to wait for a Live Intensive CEFTP consider enrolling in the facilitated Distance Learning Core Essentials Program delivered via Zoom. You could start taking courses in as little as 10 days from now (depending on your enrollment date). Click here for more information on the Core Essentials Program.

• Explore a rich conversation in regard to meeting ethical guidelines and professional standards
• Establishing the coaching agreement verbally and in writing for successful relationships
• Co-creating a respectful, open, trusting relationship
• The Being of coaching and demonstrating Coaching Presence
• How to listen actively and contextually
• Using powerful discovery questioning
• Using neutral direct communication to create new awareness
• Supporting others in designing actions for goal achievement
• The Art of managing progress and accountability without telling people what to do and how to do it
• Myths and misconceptions in coaching – teaching how prospective individuals and organizations can easily spot an untrained coach
• Distinctions between professional coaching and other professional roles
• Learning how to get out of your own way using Coach U’s Personal Foundation concepts
• Determining elements of your ideal coaching practice followed by implementation strategies
• Finding your strengths in coaching and whether or not to specialize
• Knowing which tools, assessments and surveys, out of several hundred, that would be best for each demographic group or coachee
• Experiencing coaching people with different learning styles, personalities, cultures, and roles