Abbreviation | ICF |
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Formation | 1995 |
Type | Professional Association Organization |
Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky |
Region served | Worldwide |
Services | Certification, Industry standards, Conferences, Publications |
Membership | 50,000+ (January 2022)[1] |
Founder | Thomas J. Leonard[2] |
CEO | Magdalena Nowicka Mook[3] |
Website | coachfederation.org |
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to professional coaching.[4] ICF is an accrediting and credentialing body for both training programs and coaches.[4]
ICF has more than 50,000 members in more than 150 countries and territories around the world as of January 2022.[5] 143 Chapters are present in more than 80 countries and territories.[6] As of March 2021, there were over 33,000 certified coaches who hold one of three ICF credentials: 18,628 Associate Certified Coaches (ACC); 13,332 Professional Certified Coaches (PCC); and 1,327 Master Certified Coaches (MCC).[6]
Founded in 1995,[2] ICF campaigns for professional standards within the coaching profession, and provides independent certification for professional coaches (through three ICF credentials) and coach training programs (through ICF Training Program Accreditation).[7][8][9]
In 2011, the ICF and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) led in the lodging with the European Union a charter which lays out how the coaching and mentoring profession across Europe can remain a self-regulated profession.[10][11][12]