ICF (International Coach Federation) coach mentoring is immensely helpful for aspiring and practicing coaches. It provides a structured platform for skill refinement, ethical guidance, and continuous professional development. Through mentorship, coaches gain valuable insights, receive constructive feedback, and build confidence, ultimately enhancing their coaching effectiveness and client relationships.
Guided reflection on your coaching practice against the ICF Core Competencies
Time to consider your strengths and ‘even better if’s…’ and how those impact on the coachee’s experience
Safe space to clarify your skill and capability as a coach
Opportunity to realign your coaching practice to the ICF Core Competencies
Develop actions to increase your coaching competency
Completion of ICF requirements for all coaches who want to achieve or renew their credential
Coach and Mentor agree contract, logistics and clarify what the coach wants from the mentoring experience
Coach records a coaching session with client
Mentor and coach review recording against 8 ICF Core Coaching Competencies
Feedback, guidance, advice and coaching is provided to the coach from the mentor and/ or coach peers within a group
Written feedback provided to coach from mentor
