Coach Training Schedule
Western Seminary's Level 2 ICF Accredted Coach Training Program offers 14 unique classes, each tailored to grow your understanding of coaching and your competency as a coach.
Online classes are taught live via Zoom and delivered in a variety of formats:
- two-day intensive formats, starting at 9 AM and ending at 3 PM on both days. Typically, these are a Friday-Saturday or two consecutive Saturdays. (Time Zones: 9am-3pm PST, 12pm-6pm EST, 5pm-11pm GMT, 9pm-3am GST, 1am-7am HKT, 4am-10am AEDT)
- over 6 consecutive weeks, with each session lasting 2 hours
- group sessions and individual meeting times/dates determined with your instructor over the duration of the course
Spring 2023
| Dates / Times | Course | Instructor | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Jan 13/14 9-3 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Feb 10/11 9-3 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Mar 10/11 9-3 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Feb 11 & 18 9-3 PT (2 Saturdays in a row) | Coaching Through Conflict (concentration elective) | Bill Graybill | Online |
| *Feb 24/25 9-3 PT | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark | Online |
| *Mar 17/18 9-3 PT | Coaching Spiritual Transformation (concentration elective) | Paul Thome | Online |
| *Mar 3/4 9-3 PT | The Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill | Online |
| *Mar 25 & Apr 1 9-3 PT (2 Saturdays in a row) | The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Jan 10 - Feb 14 (weekly Tuesdays 12pm-2pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| *Feb 21 - Mar 28 (weekly Tuesdays 6pm-8pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| Jan 10 - Mar 21 (6x's over 11 wks every other week Tuesdays 9am-11am PST) | Growing Your Coaching Practice (must meet prerequisites) | Evan Burns / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| *Jan 17 - Mar 22 (2 group meetings on the dates listed & 4 individual meetings scheduled w/instructor) | Advanced Competencies Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Paul Thome | Online |
| *Jan 17 - Mar 21 (2 group meetings on the dates listed & 4 individual meetings scheduled w/instructor) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue / Paul Thome | Online |
Summer 2022
| Dates / Times | Course | Instructor | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13/14 8-1 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller/Ben Olsen | Online |
| June 10/11 8-1 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Miller/Olsen | Online |
| July 15/16 8-1 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Miller/Olsen | Online |
| May 13/14 8:30-4:30 PT | Assessments, Inventories, & Tools in Coaching (concentration elective) | Paul Thome | Online |
| *June 3/4 8:30-4:30 PT | The Neuroscience of Coaching (concentration elective) | Bill Graybill | Online |
| June 24/25 8:30-4:30 PT | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark | Online |
| July 8/9 8:30-4:30 PT | Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship | Jerry Essary | Online |
| July 29/30 8:30-4:30 PT | The Language of Coaching | Clark/Olsen | Online |
| May 17 - August 2 (weekly Tuesday 12-1:30 PT for a max of 12 weeks) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue/Gleason | Online |
| May 16 - August 5 (2 group and 4 individual meetings scheduled w/instructor) | Competencies Assessment (must meet prerequisites) | Olsen/Thome/Essary | Online |
| May 17 - June 21 (6-weeks Tuesdays 10-Noon PT) | Growing Your Coaching Business | Jerry Essary | Online |
| May 16 - August 5 (2 group and 4 individual meetings scheduled w/Instructor) | Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Rhue/Thome | Online |
| May 16 - August 5 (2 group and 3 individual meetings scheduled w/Instructor) | Research Project (must meet prerequisites) | Evan Burns | Online |
Fall 2022
| Dates / Times | Course | Instructor | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 9/10 8-1 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller/Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Sept 14-Oct 12 (5-weeks Wednesdays 6-8pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Miller/Olsen | Online |
| Oct 14/15 8-1 PT | Introduction to Coaching | Miller/Olsen | Online |
| *Sept 10 & 17 8:30-4:30 PT (2 Saturdays in a row) | Life & Personal Coaching (concentration elective) | Bill Graybill | Online |
| *Oct 21/22 8:30-4:30 PT | Coach Approach to Leading and Managing (concentration elective) | Linda Miller | Online |
| Oct 15 & 22 8:30-4:30 PT (2 Saturdays in a row) | Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Sept 20-Oct 25 (6-weeks Tuesdays 6-8pm PT) | The Language of Coaching | Clark/Olsen | Online |
| Nov 11/12 8:30-4:30 PT | Coaching Change, Transition & Transformation | Jessica Clark | Online |
| Sept 6 - Oct 11 (6-weeks Tuesdays 12-1:30 PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Marissa Gleason/ Ben Olsen | Online |
| Oct 18 - Nov 22 (6-weeks Tuesdays 12-1:30 PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Gleason/Olsen | Online |
| Sept 12 - Nov 18 (2 group & 4 individual meetings over 10 weeks scheduled w/Instructor) | Competencies Assessment Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen/Paul Thome | Online |
| Sept 13 - Oct 18 (6-weeks Tuesdays 10-Noon PT) | Growing Your Coaching Business (must meet prerequistes) | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Sept 12 - Nov 18 (2 group & 4 individual meetings over 10 weeks scheduled w/Instructor) | Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue/Paul Thome | Online |
| Sept 12 - Nov 18 (2 group & 3 individual meetings over 10 weeks scheduled w/Instructor) | Research Project (must meet prerequisites) | Evan Burns | Online |
Prerequisites: Introduction to Coaching is the pre-requisite for all other courses. For more prerequisites and descriptions of classes, visit our Course Description page. *All courses and dates are tentative until officially posted for registration. Courses may be canceled if they do not meet minimum registration. All meeting times are Pacific Time.
Registration: Register from your account or set up an account by following the steps on our registration page here. Our trimesters follow a Spring, Summer, Fall model. Registration usually opens in November for Spring trimester, March for Summer trimester, and July for Fall trimester. Students have up until 8 days before a class to register, then registration for that course is closed.
Payment: All tuition is due upon registration. Students have up until 8 days before a class to drop the course. No refund will be given after the drop deadline.
Students must complete the feedback coaching assignment outlined in the syllabus in order to receive credit for the course, unless the syllabus does not have that requirement. You will not receive a certificate of ICF approved coach specific training hours (ACSTH) if you do not complete all course requirements.
Online Global Coach Training
Western Seminary's online coaching classes provide high-quality training in a convenient and accessible format that lets you learn from the comfort of your home or office anywhere in the world. Here are more details:
- Online classes are taught in a live setting using Zoom, which allows for real-time interaction with your instructor and other participants.
- Online classes are taught in various formats: over a 6-week period with each session lasting 2 hours, or a 2-day intensive, usually Friday and Saturday or 2 consecutive Saturdays from 9am-3pm (Time Zones conversion 9am-3pm PST = 12pm-6pm EST, 5pm-11pm GMT, 9pm-3am GST, 1am-7am HKT, 4am-10am AEDT)
- Additional homework outside of the courses may include: reading, skills practice, logging coaching hours, etc..
- Observed coaching with feedback is required for most classes.
- Register for classes through our registration page or your login page.