What is ICF's ACTP (Accredited Coach Training Program) pathway for accreditation?
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is an international coaching body which offers the ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) to candidates who want to pursue coaching as a profession. Coaching touches the lives of the client in many ways and studies have shown that over 80% clients consumers who had been part of a coaching relationship said that it was important for coaches to be accredited. The ICF or the International Coaching Federation is a Global body which has over 41,000 global members and 30,000+ accredited members practicing in various corners of the world. The ICF has been accrediting coaches since 1998 and ICF certifications have come to denote a gold standard in Coach training and accreditation. The ICF’s ACTP certification program is one of the pathways to becoming an accredited coach. :
Your Commitment to Coaching Starts with ICF

Acquiring an ICF (International Coach Federation) certification is an integral part of your coaching career. It is an excellent way to build industry-wide credibility and display your commitment to the coaching profession. This program is also essential for leaders. If as a leader in your organization, you want to develop yourself as a coach, it is about working with global standards and competencies of coaching. The important role that coaching certification plays while working with clients is highlighted below:



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The Coach-To-Transformation ICF ACTP Coach Certification Program is a globally-recognized and ICF-accredited program for leaders/coaches to develop their coaching skills that can be used in their day-to-day professional and personal life. Our powerful program is relevant in today’s VUCA world and is well-known for creating highly-qualified coaches.
Our program offers ACC (Associate Certified Coach) and PCC (Professional Certified Coach) level coach certification training that follows the ACTP path.
Choose the ACTP path with Coach-to-Transformation
Coach-To-Transformation’s, ACTP Certification is the fastest and mosta fast and cost-effective way for coaches to achieve their ACC and PCC certification credentials from ICF. The CTT process for the ICF Accredited Coach Training Program includes student contact hours, assignments, practice coaching, peer coaching, mentor coaching and performance evaluation. As is evident, the ACTP Certification is all inclusive and covers all the steps to an accreditation, from training to final certification (does not include ICF application fees and online CKA). If you are a potential or practicing coach, the ACTP Certification Program is the perfect pathway for you to earn a global credential in coaching.
Advantages of ACTP
The ICF provides Coach Certification through the ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) and the Approved Coaching Specific Training Hours ( ACSTH) pathways. Applying candidates are sometimes confused about which one they should pick. Both the ACTP and the ACSTH pathways lead to the same end goals i.e. becoming an accredited coach. In the ACTP Coaching the final evaluation for the accreditation for both ACC and PCC is done by a qualified Coach-To-Transformation’s Mentor Coach, while for the ACSTH the final evaluation is done by ICF Assessors. If you are unable to decide, do connect with us via email (insert email here). We would be happy to help you decide.
Who can benefit from ACTP pathway of accreditation?
The ACTP pathway is for you if you are:
- Professionals who wish to embark upon a career in coaching and get accredited as a coach
- Executives and professionals who want to take their current coaching and potential building capabilities to the next level.
- People Managers and Human Resource Professionals.
- Leaders, Start-up founders and entrepreneurs who want to enhance their business and interpersonal skills by leveraging their coaching skills.
Why Coach-To-Transformation for ACTP accreditation?
Through ICF’s ACTP AaAccredited Coach Training Program, ccredited coach training CTT helps aspiring coaches to build the skills and confidence needed to acquire an ICF Accreditation. CTT is your ideal partner through the ACTP Program. CTT works hand in hand with you to help you gain confidence and get certified as a coach.
- Our small batches, help in building trust and make the entire journey extremely experiential in nature. Every batch has a minimum of two mentor coaches as well as experienced and renowned visiting faculty.
- We provide unlimited mentor coaching hours and ensure that our participants complete their accreditation journey with ICF.
- Our candidates get lifelong access to mentor coaching and learning modules of CTT. Participants can come back and refresh their coaching training by joining any of the ongoing batches. Our Coaches can come back to us for Mentor coaching at any point in their coaching journey.
- We provide ongoing learning through webinars where we invite global leaders and coaches to support our coaches in their journey, free of cost.
- All in all, our desire is to create and support coaches, not just provide them with a certification.





Requirements for an individual to avail ICF’s Certification through the ACTP Program?
To apply for an ICF’s Accredited Coach Training Program, the applicant must be committed to earning an accreditation as a coach.
- Completion of an entire ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP).
- 10 hours of Mentor Coaching over a minimum of three months
- A minimum of 100 hours of coaching experience
- Completion of the Coach Knowledge Assessment (CKA).
Coaching Program Details:
Our Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) has two levels :
Level 1 covers 60 hours over a period of 16 weeks with 3 hours online classes per week. The Level one ACTP coach training includes peer coaching one on one mentor coaching assignments.
The Level 2 ACTP coach training covers over 65 hours of work including peer and mentor coaching.
In case you want to attend only Level 1 program then you might want to look at our ACSTH Coach Certification Program.
Course Modules of ACTP:
Item | Level 1 | Level 2 |
Program Mode | Face to Face/ Virtual | Virtual |
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Hours Completed | 60 hours over 4 months | 65 hours over 4 months |
Synchronous Hours (Hours working with Faculty) | 32 hours (4 days F2F X 8 hours or 12 Weeks Virtual) + 16 hours (6 Weeks Virtual Only) | 48 Hours (16 weeks X 3 hours, Virtual Only) |
Asynchronous Hours (Assignments, Practice Coaching, self study, etc.) | 12 Hours including peer coaching and book review | 15 Hours including peer coaching, Triad, Self Reflection, concept reviews |
Mentored Hours | 10 hours with 3 hours 1-1 Mentor coaching hours | 10 hours with 3 hours 1-1 Mentor coaching hours |
Performance Evaluation | No | Yes |
Batch Size | 5-10 | 5-6 |
Modules
Module 1
Understanding the
Foundation
Module 2
Deeper Coaching
Module 3
Merging the Who with
the What
Module 4
Coaching Models
Module 5
Assessment