The Art & Science of Coaching™ is Erickson Coaching International’s ICF-accredited, award-winning coach training program. It offers comprehensive training that follows a solution-focused coaching approach, equipping learners with invaluable skills, tools and techniques to launch coaching careers and improve both their personal and professional lives.

Yes, Erickson’s program is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, meeting professional global coaching standards.

The course is available online (in various different global time zones and at various frequencies), including in fast-track versions; in person in a multitude of global locations; and in a hybrid format, where attendees have the option to complete part of their course in person and the remainder online.

In summary:

The Art & Science of Coaching™ program is comprised of two courses: The first course is called Essentials (Part 1: Inspiration, Part 2: Implementation) and the second course is called Advanced (Part 1: Integration, Part 2: Completion).

Every part of every course is focused on key coaching principles and client transformation, and adheres to the ICF’s Core Competencies, Ethics and Standards.

Both Level 1 and Level 2 offer attendees the chance to sign up for group and one-on-one Mentoring Bundles. These individualized and customized Mentoring Bundles are designed to support you in further developing and deepening your coaching skills with the 8 ICF Core Competencies. Erickson’s mentors are dedicated to ensuring your progress and assisting you in fine-tuning your demonstrable coaching skills. During your mentorship, they will support you to improve your coaching skills by highlighting what is working well with current coaching and by providing suggestions for your improvement.

More detailed information:

The Essentials Course 

The Essentials Course covers the basic coach approach, what coaching is and isn’t, Coach Position, the importance of holding Coach Position, and the coaching process step-by-step. Part 1 is known as the ‘inspiration’ element of the course and seeks answers to the question, “What do I want to achieve?”

Part 2 has an additional focus on implementation and processes. It provides a new relationship with strategy, planning, execution, and time. Part 2 seeks answers to the question, “How might I achieve it?”

The Advanced Course

The Advanced Course includes commitment and values, raising awareness of how values enable us to commit to following through on a project. In Part 1, we address how to handle objections that may arise. Here we seek answers to the questions, “How can I continue with commitment?” and, “Why is it important for me to be doing this?”

Part 2 is the completion and integration part of the program. Here we focus on how people experience success, finding answers to the questions, “How do I complete?” and, “How will I know when I’ve achieved it?” At the same time, we move through completion of both The Essentials and Advanced Courses, including testing of skills and competencies in which the topics of all four Parts fall into place to complete the bigger picture of integrated Solution-Focused Coaching.

Erickson-approved Mentors

Erickson-approved Mentor Coaches are trained in both the principles and philosophy of Erickson Solution-Focused Coaching and the ICF Core Competencies. In addition, all Erickson-approved Mentor Coaches hold either a PCC or MCC credential by the ICF.  As your champion and partner for success, each Mentor Coach is dedicated to your development as a PCC level coach using a Solution-Focused framework.

No formal coaching or educational experience is required. The program is suitable for professionals looking to become certified coaches and individuals who are interested in learning coach training skills to upskill and develop advanced communication and leadership skills.

You can download our course brochure to learn more, explore our scheduled classes in the Course Finder page, or connect with an advisor in a language and time zone of your preference for a virtual coffee chat. Our advisors will be able to answer your questions about which pathway would best suit your goals, course pricing and enroll you.

Yes there is. To find out more, please connect with an advisor in a language and time zone of your preference. 

Yes, you can become a specialized coach in any coaching niche after graduating. In fact, many of our  The Art & Science of Coaching™ program graduates have graduated and established successful careers as life coaches, executive coaches, leadership coaches, career coaches, wellness coaches, and the list goes on. 

As a coach, your job is not to be a subject matter expert. Rather, you are there to partner with your coachee to help them find their own solutions. With a solution-focused coaching approach, you will learn the Ericksonian principle that your coachee has all the resources they need to find the right solution and move forwards. Therefore, once you have a strong coaching foundation in place, you will feel confident to coach in any niche you choose as you will be equipped with numerous tools, techniques and theories to help you partner with coachees from all walks of life.

Yes, absolutely. Our flagship, award-winning The Art & Science of Coaching™ Level 1 course is accredited with The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). As an SHRM Recertification General Provider, Erickson is authorized to award 64 recertification professional development credits (PDCs) for all SHRM certification holders who complete our program.

Professionals and leaders across numerous disciplines, particularly leaders in the field of Human Resources/Learning & Development stand to gain hugely from the skills that coaching can equip them with. Not only will The Art & Science of Coaching™ help them to unlock potential in their teams, but also to help them in guiding individuals to surpass their role’s expectations and contribute to the company's vision.