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Co-Active Coaching

Co-Active Coaching is acknowledged to be the most rigorous international coach training and certification program in the coaching industry. Read more about Co-Active on this page, or book your training.

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Experiential and transformative learning

The accredited Co-Active Coaching training:

The program:

Helps you to hold optimal coaching conversations
Empowers you to build powerful coaching relationships with your clients.
Prepares you to coach anyone with confidence, on any topic and in any situation.

Know and own your impact
Developed by CTI, which is the largest and most established professional coach training organization in the world. CTI has trained more than 65,000 coaches worldwide, including employees in more than a third of Fortune 100 companies.

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Develop a mastery of coaching

Step 1: Co-Active Fundamentals is the start of the path to becoming a coach
Step 2: Co-Active Intermediate (Fulfillment, Balance, Process, Synergy) is the next level
Step 3: Co-Active Professional Coach Certification is the final step to mastery.

Start your journey today and register for the first course Co-Active Fundamentals or continue with Co-Active Intermediate!

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“I really enjoyed the Co-Active Fundamentals! I dare you to say that I am quite a 'critical student' and always need a day to dare to open myself up to others. The training really exceeded all my expectations. The professionalism with which it was facilitated was really amazing. I have already gained a lot from it and very much look forward to the next step: Co-Active Intermediate!"

Brigitte Schriks | Participant Co-Active Fundamentals

About the Co-Active Program

Fundamentals

Co-Active Fundamentals provides a powerful introduction to the techniques and skills of Co-Active Coaching and the Co-Active Model. The focus is on practical experience rather than traditional lectures or slides.

The experience

You will have numerous opportunities to practice coaching. Plus you will receive feedback on your newly acquired skills, such as asking powerful questions, levels of listening and creating a solid coaching relationship.

What you'll learn

You learn how important it is to connect with the energy of the client, both cheerful, energetic energy as well as sadness or frustration.
You will see that you can follow your intuition to help your client understand what causes him/her to have certain feelings.
You learn to trust that your client has what it takes to give direction to life and work and can make powerful choices.

Co-Active Fundamentals is the first course and can be taken stand-alone. It is recommend to anyone seeking practical systems for managing relationships with others even if your goal is not to become a professional coach.

At the end of Fundamentals, you will have a clear idea about how coaching and the skills of the Co-Active Model could fit into your life and profession.

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Fulfillment

Fulfillment (the first module of the Intermediate program) is about being wholly alive. It is the state of fully expressing who we are and doing what is right for us, in every situation.

The experience

In this course you’ll experience the power of helping clients identify and create a fulfilling life of meaning, purpose and satisfaction. You learn how clients can discover their own unique values.

What you'll learn

The techniques presented in the course will help you develop your skill in helping clients identify self-defeating influences, and create their individualized vision for a compelling future and fulfilling life.
Fullfillment coaching is about facilitating opportunities for others to create lives that are centered in what makes them feel most alive.
The tools you will master are: life purpose, Leader Within and allies and saboteur.

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Balance

In the Balance course you learn to guide people in making powerful choices and to assist them in developing new perspectives that they can truly support and live by. Balance is the second module of the Intermediate.

The experience

Balance coaching is designed to create flow, restore alignment, and regain control of life.

What you'll learn

You learn to help clients in developing new perspectives and how to create a plan of action grounded in commitment to what is most meaningful.
You will learn to master tools that empower clients to define and pursue the experiences they want most, resulting in action that is alive, effective and empowered.

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Process

In the Process course you learn process coaching skills to work on emotionally charged issues. Process is the third module of the Intermediate program.

The experience

The coaching focuses on the internal experience, on what is happening in this specific moment in life. In times of euphoria and despair.

What you'll learn

While a lot of coaching focuses on moving forward, Process coaching is about being with clients wherever they are, especially when they are experiencing emotional turbulence in their lives.
You also learn to recognize the clients emotion and help them understand that, although uncomfortable, chaos, confusion, and inertia are a vital part of achieving forward motion in life.

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Synergy

Synergy is the final course of the Co-Active Coach training series, before professional certification, you learn to tap into your intuition in conversations with your client.

The experience

Upon completion, you can coach focus deeply on your client and coach with more ease, flexibility and confidence. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. You will experience the magic and impact of the wholeness of Co-Active Coaching.

What you'll learn

You will integrate the complete range of coaching skills and techniques.
You will stand in the here and now without being hindered by presuppositions.
You will intertwine your own creativity and abilities with what you have learned in the previous training blocks, which will help you grow to a high level of professionalism.

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Who is this training for?

Co-Active® Coaching is a proven method for transformational coaching. It is embraced by independent and internal coaches in both professional and private coaching settings. The methods are also ideal for (HR) managers, L&D professionals, trainers, teachers and anyone whose work involves helping others achieve their full potential. Participants must have a bachelor-level work experience/mental aptitude. Co-Active - Fundamentals

Essence

An essential part of the Co-Active Model is that you learn to trust that your client has what it takes to give direction to life and work and can make powerful choices in this herself. The skills and approach of the model make it possible for you to use your intuition on any subject and coach effectively. The Co-Active approach contains current insights from positive psychology and brain learning. What is Co-Active?

ICF accreditation

The Co-Active Coach training program educates in accordance with the standards and ethics of the International Coach Federation (ICF). Each of our core courses is accredited and our full program, which consists of the core courses and certification, is an ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP). Certification

About Co-Active Training Institute

The Co-Active Training Institute (CTI) is the largest and most established professional coach training organization in the world. CTI has trained more than 65,000 coaches, including employees in more than a third of Fortune 100 companies. CTI believes everyone is continually moving on a journey of transformation.

Competence Training Institute, part of Schouten & Nelissen, is proud to be the exclusive partner of CTI to offer you this wonderful program in the following countries:

Benelux: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
DACH: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Nordics: Norway, Sweden, Denmark

CTI and Competence have a strong and longstanding relationship, and we both believe that people are naturally, creative, resourceful and whole. It is our mission to empower more people to live a fulfilling life. We value our relationships, feel free to contact our team to learn more.

ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP)

CTI was the very first coach training organization to be accredited by the ICF. Each of our core courses is accredited and our full program, which consists of the core courses and certification, is an ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP).

Completion earns the following ICF in-class contact hours: Co-Active Fundamentals 18.75 hours; Fulfillment 21.50 hours; Balance, Process and Synergy each earn 21.25 hours. The Certification Program earns 92 hours.

Certificate
Upon completion you will establish a reliable coaching framework and gain competency in Co-Active Coaching. You will receive a certificate stating that you have completed 104 hours of ICF-accredited (International Coach Federation) training hours. You are also eligible to start with the individual Certified Professional Co-Active Coach Certification. The start of your journey is the Co-Active Fundamentals training.

Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals (CTI - English)

The ICF-accredited Co-Active® Coach Training program

Co-Active Coaching Intermediate (CTI - English)

The ICF-accredited Co-Active® Coach Training program

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