Coach Training Schedule
Western Seminary's Level 2 ICF Accredited 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 2024
| Dates / Times | Course | Instructor | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Jan 12/13 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Feb 16/17 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *Mar 22/23 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| Jan 27 & Feb 3 (9am-3pm PT -two Saturdays in a row) | Coaching Through Conflict (concentration open elective) | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Feb 9/10 (9am-3pm PT) | The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark / Ben Olsen | Online |
| Mar 1/2 (9am-3pm PT) | The Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill / TBD | Online |
| *Mar 22/23 (9am-3pm PT) | Coaching Spiritual Transformation (concentration open elective) | Paul Thome | Online |
| Apr 12/13 (9am-3pm PT) | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark / TBD | Online |
| *Jan 16-Feb 20 (weekly Tuesdays 5pm-7pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| *Feb 13-Mar 19 (weekly Tuesdays 12pm-2pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| Jan 10-Mar 20 (6x's over 11wks every other Wednesday 12pm-2pm PT) | Your Coaching Practice (must meet prerequisites) | Marissa Gleason / TBD | Online |
| Jan 16-Mar 19 (group meeting on first and last day & 4 individual sessions schedule w/instructor) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Paul Thome / Jessica Clark | Online |
| Jan 17-Mar 20 (group meeting on first and last day & 4 individual sessions schedule w/instructor) | Advanced Competencies Assessment Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / TBD | Online |
Summer 2023
| Dates / Times | Course | Instructor | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 28/29 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *June 2/3 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| July 7/8 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| *July 1 & 8 (9am-3pm PT -two Saturdays in a row) | Assessments, Inventories, & Tools in Coaching (concentration open elective) | Marissa Gleason | Online |
| July 21/22 (9am-3pm PT) | The Neuroscience of Coaching (concentration open elective) | Bill Graybill | Online |
| June 16/17 (9am-3pm PT) | The Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill | Online |
| July 28/29 (9am-3pm PT) | The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark / Ben Olsen | Online |
| August 11/12 (9am-3pm PT) | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark | Online |
| May 9-June 13 (Tuesdays 12pm-2pm PT for 6 weeks) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| *June 14-July 19 (Wednesdays 4pm-6pm PT for 6 weeks) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| May 16-July 25 (6x's over 11wks every other Tuesday 4pm-6pm PT) | Your Coaching Practice | Marissa Gleason | Online |
| May 16-July 18 (group meeting on first and last day & 4 individual sessions scheduled w/Instructor) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue / Paul Thome | Online |
| May 17-July 18 (group meeting on first and last day & 4 individual sessions scheduled w/Instructor) | Advanced Competenices Assessment Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Linda Miller | Online |
Fall 2023
| Dates / Times | Course | Instructor | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 8/9 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| Oct 13/14 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| Nov 3/4 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Online |
| Sept 29/30 (9am-3pm PT) | Coach Approach to Leading & Managing (concentration open elective) | Linda Miller | Online |
| Oct 6/7 (9am-3pm PT) | The Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Oct 27/28 (9am-3pm PT) | The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark / Ben Olsen | Online |
| Nov 4 & 11 (9am-3pm PT -two Saturdays in a row) | Life & Personal Coaching (concentration open elective) | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Nov 17/18 (9am-3pm PT) | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark / TBD | Online |
| Sept 19-Oct 24 (weekly Tuesdays 5pm-7pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| Oct 10-Nov 14 (weekly Tuesdays 12pm-2pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Marissa Gleason | Online |
| Sept 20-Nov 29 (6x's over 11wks every other Wednesday 12pm-2pm PT) | Your Coaching Practice (must meet prerequistes) | Marissa Gleason | Online |
| Sept 12-Nov 14 (group meeting on first and last day & 4 individual sessions scheduled w/Instructor) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue / Paul Thome | Online |
| Sept 19-Nov 16 (group meeting on first and last day & 4 individual sessions scheduled w/Instructor) | Advanced Competencies Assessment Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Jessica Clark | Online |
| Oct 7 8:30am-12:30pm | Workshop: A Coach Approach to Parenting (*does not count toward continuing education or your certificate*) | Linda Miller / Jessica Clark | 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 October for Spring trimester, February for Summer trimester, and June 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.