Thomas Leonard, the founder of Coach U and Corporate Coach U began
training coaches in 1988.
Coach U was founded in 1992.
Corporate Coach U was founded in 1996.
In 2005, the first college level textbooks on coaching were published by
John Wiley & Sons, and were based on our coach training curriculum. The set
of three textbooks are utilized in our Core Essentials
Program.
Coachinc.com has graduated some high profile coaches in the
coaching industry. Among them is Cheryl Richardson who has published
several books on coaching and has appeared on Oprah. Laura Berman Fortgang ,
also one of our renowned graduates, is a published author and has made several
television appearances.
Over 16,000 coaches have received training from Coach U and
Corporate Coach U.
CoachInc.com, through its two training schools, trains 1000+ coaches per
year; students are from over 100 countries worldwide, with the bulk of students
from US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, Singapore, and Hong
Kong.
Our Faculty members are located around the world. All of our Faculty are
certified by the International Coach Federation and are CoachInc.com graduates
along with being seasoned coaches - leading courses from experience, not just
theory.
Courses are taught both in person and by TeleClass, using automated call
conferencing systems. All classes are interactive discussions of key
skills and concepts and contain practice coaching sessions.
Coach U's role is to train coaches, foster the success of every coach and
their clients and offer the systems, tools, programs and resources to advance
the profession.
CoachInc.com's state of the art Student Center is 100%
automated: TeleClass registration, reporting, testing and evaluation and library
are readily available to all students, 24 hours per day. In addition we offer a
fully staffed Student Services Department.
CoachInc.com created the International Coaches Directory that lists many
of its students and graduates: www.findacoach.com. The directory offers
the public a comprehensive listing of qualified Coaches.
Coach U offers a free book for prospective coaches, entitled, "Becoming a
Coach: The Coach U Approach", please call 1-800-48COACH to receivce a
copy. For basic information contact, info@coachu.com. or visit the web at http://www.CoachInc.com.
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