• Thomas Leonard, known internationally as the "Father of Coaching," started training coaches in 1988.
• Coach U was founded in 1992 by Thomas Leonard (now deceased).
• Coach U is recognized as the world's first and original coach training school...the school that is recognized for having founded the coaching profession.
• Coach U has appeared in the media more than any other coach training program in the last 15 years as the premier leader in coaching.
• Corporate Coach U is recognized as the world's first corporate coach training school for managers, consultants and business coaches.
• Coach U and Corporate Coach U again raised the standards in coaching when the first college-level textbooks on coaching were published by John Wiley & Sons in 2005.
• Out of the 12 Presidents of the International Coach Federation, 11 were trained by CoachInc.com.
• Hundreds of Coach U and Corporate Coach U students and graduates are published authors, including Cheryl Richardson and Laura Berman-Fortgang who also appeared on Oprah.

Why train with CoachInc.com (Coach U & Corporate Coach U)?

• Coach certification.   Once certain program requirements are fulfilled and approved such as satisfactory completion of courses, client coaching hours, mentor coaching, case studies, etc., you may receive CoachInc.com certifications for marketing and credibility purposes.
  
• University-level textbooks. Undoubtedly, CoachInc.com has the most comprehensive printed curriculum in the world.  Our three college-level textbooks will provide you with state-of-the-art learning tools brought to life by our seasoned faculty.
  
• International Coach Federation (ICF) accreditation*.   Coach U and Corporate Coach U both offer advanced certifications that are fully accredited by the ICF.  This enables certified graduates of our advanced programs to apply for ICF certification through the accredited schools track (ACTP track), which is preferred by most coaches.
  
• ICF-Certified faculty.   We stand out from other ICF-Accredited coach training programs because 95+% of our international faculty is ICF credentialed at the PCC or MCC level.  Our faculty members are CoachInc.com graduates as well as seasoned coaches and are leading courses from experience rather than just theory.
  
• A flattened learning curve. When you are working with experienced coaches who care about your success, you stay on track and focus on the future.   With weekly TeleClasses, you will have time to both integrate and practice what you learn, thus ensuring that these skills, concepts and phrasing are permanently a part of your coaching tool box. 
  
• License to use our materials. Immediately start using hundreds of pre-designed forms, assessments, tools and other programs with your clients or coachees.
  
• CoachInc.com Community.  You will be encouraged to build a strong network of other coaches.  Additionally, you may choose to participate in one of our many student/graduate-only SIGS that meet by teleconference or in a local CoachInc.com Coaching Chapters.
  
• Find A Coach Directory.  CoachInc.com students and graduates are invited to join our International Coach Directory.  In fact, as a new ACP/ACCP student you will receive a very basic listing included in your tuition.  Coaches who haven't been trained with us regularly ask to join this private directory...
  
• Affordable pricing. We've kept tuition low for all of our programs (especially our entry level Core Essentials program) compared to other ICF accredited coach training schools.  Payment plans are also available to support you in getting started soon. For pricing information, please click on a program below, then click on the pricing tab for that program.

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