ICF Certified Coach Training in South Africa - Postponed due to the Corona virus!

International Certification

Coach training at Profectus is Internationally Certified by ICF as a Qualifying basic-training for ACC-certification.
It is a common misconception that there is a great difference between the various ICF-accredited training offered. The fact is each Training Centre is preparing its students for the same ICF-certification.

In basic training, the main emphasis is on students acquiring tenable understanding of all of the 11 Core Competencies - the foundation to become a ICF Certified Coach. After the certification, the coach progresses in the direction of specific coaching areas, in which he wants to specialise. This is comparable to a driving test. In the beginning, everybody learns what he needs to be able to drive a car, regardless of how he will utilize that knowledge.
There is no requirement that students become certified but those who do can rely on our support all the way.
The ICF ACC-certification is NOT included in the price.

Trainers with knowledge and experience

The instructors in Profectus are a collection of the most experienced ones in Iceland. Lead the training are all certified Professional Certified Coaches from ICF sharing an average of more than 1500 hours coaching experience. Their curriculum vitae contains five published books on coaching.
International network of students
Profectus has offered coach training abroad for years, such as South Africa and Ireland, to name a few. Many of our students connect to other students, both locally and internationally, where they coach each other.

Follow-up

Profectus reaches out to their students 3-4 times a year to enhance or refresh their knowledge. They also support students which are on their way to ICF-certification collecting their “Coaching-hours” by “sitting-in” assisting our teachers, coaching and mentoring students.

Syllabus and Materials

All the Coaching materials included in the training approach coaching from different perspectives and points of views, and students are provided with a number of unique materials:
• A folder containing workbook and assignments
• “Geggin mín” – a special notebook for goals, dreams and personal victories
• Book: “Discover Your Inner Viking”, a three weeks challenge to living a courageous life (a coaching process - Author: Ingvar Jónsson “Head Coach @ Profectus”).
• My “most important” Values (developed/designed @Profectus) is a tool used when defining, realizing and working with Values (Inner Compass).
• Book “The Whole Brain Leader”. Teaches how to become a Coaching Leader. (Author: Ingvar Jónsson “Head Coach @ Profectus” and Sjoerd de Waal.)
• 107 Common Emotions (developed/designed @Profectus) to teach Emotional literacy, clarity and increase Emotional intelligence.
• Strength-cards (developed/designed @Profectus) to conduct “Strength-based Coaching” and increase level of e.g. motivation, self-acknowledgement and awareness.

State of the art Learning Platform

All students are provided with unique Profectus training materials, and given access to a custom-built learning platform for an entire year following their graduation. Within this system, they have access to their syllabus, assignments and core learning materials, as well as additional support material such as instructional videos, technical information and industry articles. Through this learning platform, they can also establish and maintain contact with current and previous students, both locally and Internationally.

Small overheads, Big on efficiency

Since it began in 2012, Profectus has specialised in coaching and training services. Profectus is a small, but robust company. As such, we focus on professionalism, trustworthiness, commitment and our ability to reach our long-term goals. We are extremely proud to offer our coach training considerably lower than others on the market. All training passes meets quality standards and industry requirements, successfully preparing and supporting our students on their personal journey towards their ICF-certification.

Over the years, our offerings have grown to include leadership training and advanced education in many of the biggest companies in the country. This is knowledge and experience we share with each of our students.

After Module 1 you will:

• Understand what coaching is and what it is not
• Become informed about International Coach Federation (ICF), its purpose and importance
• Get to know fellow students and instructors
• Be introduced to the Core Competencies of coaching
• Learn about the responsibility of being a coach and how it relates to different roles, such as consultant, mentor and teacher
• Be introduced to different coaching models, where they come from and what purpose they serve
• Experience different types of coaching, e.g life coaching, executive coaching, health coaching to name a few.
• Learn the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical conversations
• Practice coaching under real circumstances
• Witness a coaching session by a PCC coach.

After Module 2 you will:

• Discover the impact of Emotional Intelligence
• Understand how procrastination can easily “Eat dreams for breakfast”
• Know of the three stages of adult development – Dependent – Independent – Sustainable
• Insight into the key components of Andragogy, how adults learn
• Understand the importance of Experimental learning and Transformational learning
• Connect to the Core Competences of Coaching with the coaching conversation process
• See why the Coach is joined by unbreakable bonds to their Ethics and Professionalism
• Appreciate the threefold nature of The Agreement with the client
• Learn to build trust with the coaching client
• Realise the importance of trusting the process, the theory and one’s own experience and insight
• Coach someone by insight
• Give feedback on a coaching conversation using the 11 ICF Core Competences of coaching

After Module 3 you will:

• Realise the contrast between Coaching Presence and attentiveness and being distant
• Learn about the components of the “Trust Formula”, the key elements of trust and what can interfere with building trust
• Understand the importance of physical and mental preparation for a coaching session
• Earn a solid understanding on the importance of keeping the focus of benefits and solutions in the future rather than hindrances, limitations and the past
• Experience how fear, doubt, suspicion and resistance blindfolds the client’s vision of the future
• understand the Three Levels of listening, “to listen, to hear and to sense”
• Learn to listen using multiple senses
• See the value of showing active listening by using positive feedback
• Gain knowledge of the seven keys of active listening
• Add value to your coaching by improving your listening skills

After Module 4 you will:

• Learn various ways of using Powerful Questions
• Realise the impact of Powerful Questions
• Receive a PDF file with 549 coaching questions
• Practice asking the “right” question at the “right” time
• Nurture Self-confidence with Self-esteem
• Understand the importance of keeping the small promises to oneself
• See the importance of transferring intention from awareness and materialize it through goal setting
• Be able to prepare and adjust plans and actions during the whole process
• Learn various ways of goal setting, depending on the size and nature of the desired outcome and goal
• Realise the importance of coordinating the goals to the client’s eagerness and level of motivation
• Learn to manage the progress and accountability by leaving the responsibility with the client to take action

After Module 5 you will:

• Have a deeper understanding of the 11 Core Competencies of ICF, and aA good understanding of how the Core Competencies interconnect
• Understand the four dimensions of 360° Thinking, The Rational, The Organized, The Emotional and The Creative
• Receive your personal NBI-profile
• See how different personalities see the world from different perspectives
• Respect - without limits - the fact that “everyone can be right”
• Observe and search for clues indicating the clients thinking preference
• Give and receive feedback on your coaching performance in an observed coaching session
• Expand the “Communication Arena” by diminishing your hidden and the blind areas

After Module 6 you will:

• Understand the concept of Personal Values and how they influence our attitude and behaviour
• Discover your most important values and revealed their meaning
• Learn to use Value Cards in a coaching session
• Give and receive an ambulatory coaching session (a coaching session while walking around in nature)
• Experience the value of Direct Communication- to talk about things like they are
• See the importance of pointing out "The Elephant" in the room when needed
• Learn the basis of FLOW – where the coach’s challenges and skill dance with each other
• Apply various ways to Create Awareness
• Understand “time travel” – how a coaching client can find encouragement, courage and clarity by stepping into the future
• Be coached by focusing on Direct Communication and Creating Awareness'

After Module 7 you will:

• Develop a sharper understanding on your own Strengths and Limitations
• Learn that the biggest opportunities are usually created when we actively focus on our strengths to grow and improve
•Recognise some of the most common thinking errors/cognitive distortions in a conversation, such as over-generalization, exaggeration, all-or-everything thinking, emotional reasoning or catastrophizing
• Realise the negative impact on a coaching session if you ignore any of the 11 Core Competencies
• Experience coaching several people at once – Group Coaching
• Apply Whiteboard Coaching, and how to utilize a whiteboard to augment the visual effects of coaching
• Witness a PCC coach at work using “Big-picture/visual/Whiteboard Coaching”
• Practice "Big-picture/visual/Whiteboard Coaching”

After Module 8 you will:

• Develop ideas around how you are able to reap the benefits from the Coaching Training
• Know how emotions influence our behaviour and decisions
• Learn to recognize your own emotions and how to influence them
• Understand various ways to work with emotions using Profectus Emotion Cards in a coaching session
• have a clear view on the ICF-Certification path and the requirements for ACC-certification
• Be introduced to ICF and the advantage of becoming a part of the National and International community of coaches
• Demonstrate your abilities in all the core competencies of ICF
• Graduate from the Certified Coach Training at Profectus with the ability to Bring Out The Best in yourself and others.