Coach Training Schedule
Western Seminary offers 15 unique classes, each tailored to grow your understanding of coaching and your competency as a coach.
On-campus classes are held in two-day intensive formats, starting at 8:30 AM and ending at 4:30 PM on both days. Typically, these are a Friday – Saturday format.
Online classes are typically taught live via Zoom over 6 consecutive weeks, with each session lasting 2 hours, or in a two-day intensive format.
Spring 2021
| Dates | Course | Instructor | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 - Feb 16 Tuesdays 10-Noon PST for 6 weeks | CO200/500 - Introduction to Coaching | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Jan 22/23 | CO200/500 - Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller | Online |
| Feb 19/20 | CO209/509 - Coaching Through Conflict | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Feb 26/27 | CO204/504 - Coaching Spiritual Transformation | Paul Thome | Online |
| Mar 5/6 | CO207/507 - The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark | Online |
| Mar 12/13 | CO203/503 - Coaching Approach to Leading & Managing | Linda Miller | Online |
| Mar 19/20 | CO206/506 - Using Assessments, Inventories, & Tools in Coaching | Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| Feb 11 - Mar 18 Thursday 5-7pm PST for 6 weeks | CO201/501 - Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark | Online |
| Feb 17 - Mar 24 Wednesday 1-3pm PST for 6 weeks* | CO205/505 - Coaching as a Brain-Based Approach to Learning | David Cooke | Online |
| Feb 23 - Mar 30 Tuesday 5:30-7:30pm PST for 6 weeks | CO202/502 - Life & Personal Coaching | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Jan 9 - Apr 16 scheduled w/instructor | CO229/529 - CTC Competencies Assessment (must meet prerequisites) | Jerry Essary/Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| Jan 9 - Apr 16 Tuesdays 12-1pm PST | CO230/530A - Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue | Online |
| Jan 9 - Apr 16 Tuesdays 12-1pm PST | CO230/530B - Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| Feb 23 - Mar 30 Tuesdays 10-Noon PST for 6 weeks | CO208/508 - Advanced Growing Your Coaching Practice (ACTC students only) | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Jan 9 - Apr 16 scheduled w/instructor | CO231/531 - Advanced Coaching Supervision (ACTC students only) | Essary/Rhue/Sikorski | Online |
| Jan 9 - Apr 16 scheduled w/instructor - | CO232/532 - ACTC Research Project (ACTC students only) | Evan Burns | Online |
Summer 2021
| Dates | Course | Instructor | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11 - Jun 15 Tuesdays 5:30-7:30pm PST for 6 weeks | CO200/500 - Introduction to Coaching | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Jun 4/5 8:30-4:30 PST | CO200/500 - Introduction to Coaching | Jerry Essary | Online |
| May 21/22* 8:30-4:30 PST | CO203/503 - Coaching Approach to Leading & Managing | Linda Miller | Online |
| Jun 4/5* 8:30-4:30 PST | CO206/506 - Assessments, Inventories, & Tools in Coaching | Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| Jun 11/12* 8:30-4:30 PST | CO209/509 - Coaching Through Conflict | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Jun 18/19* 8:30-4:30 PST | CO201/501 - Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Jun 25/26* 8:30-4:30 PST | CO207/507 - The Language of Coaching | David Cooke | Online |
| Jul 30/31* 8:30-4:30 PST | CO202/502 - Life & Personal Coaching | Bill Graybill | Online |
| May 12 - Jun 16* Wednesdays 10-Noon PST for 6 weeks | CO204/504 - Coaching Spiritual Transformation | Paul Thome | Online |
| Jun 16 - Jul 21* Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm PST for 6 weeks | CO205/505 - Neuroscience Approach to Coaching | David Cooke | Online |
| May 11 - Aug 10* Tuesdays 12-1pm PST | CO230/530 A - Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue | Online |
| May 13 - Aug 12* Thursdays 4-5pm PST | CO230/530 B - Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| May 8 - Aug 13* (Six meetings scheduled w/instructor) | CO229/529 - CTC Competencies Assessment (must meet prerequisites) | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Jun 22 - Jul 27* Tuesdays 10-Noon PST for 6 weeks | CO208/508 - Advanced Growing Your Coaching Practice (ACTC students only) | Jerry Essary | Online |
| May 8 - Aug 13* (Six meetings scheduled w/Instructor) | CO231/531 - Advanced Coaching Supervision (ACTC students only) | Essary/Rhue | Online |
| May 8 - Aug 13* (Six meetings scheduled w/Instructor) | CO232/532 - ACTC Research Project (ACTC students only) | Evan Burns | Online |
Fall 2021
| Dates | Course | Instructor | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-week Format via Zoom | CO200/500 - Introduction to Coaching | Jerry Essary | Online |
| 2-Day Format 8:30-4:30 PST | CO200/500 - Introduction to Coaching | Jerry Essary | TBD |
| Nov 12/13 8:30-4:30 PST | CO203/503 - Coaching Approach to Leading & Managing | Linda Miller | TBD |
| Oct 8/9 8:30-4:30 PST | CO204/504 - Coaching Spiritual Transformation | Paul Thome | TBD |
| 2-Day Format 8:30-4:30 PST | CO201/501 - Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark | TBD |
| 2-Day Format 8:30-4:30 PST | CO202/502 - Life & Personal Coaching | Jerry Essary | TBD |
| 2-Day Format 8:30-4:30 PST | CO205/505 - Neuroscience Approach to Coaching | David Cooke | TBD |
| 6-week Format via Zoom | CO206/506 - Assessments, Inventories, & Tools in Coaching | Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| 6-week Format via Zoom | CO207/507 - The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark | Online |
| 6-week Format via Zoom | CO209/509 - Coaching Through Conflict | Bill Graybill | Online |
| Six meetings scheduled w/Instructor | CO229/529 - CTC Competencies Assessment (must meet prerequisites) | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Every week for 1 hour over the course of the semseter | CO230/530 A - Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Perry Rhue | Online |
| Every week for 1 hour over the course of the semseter | CO230/530 B - Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ashlee Sikorski | Online |
| 6-week Format via Zoom | CO208/508 - Advanced Growing Your Coaching Practice (ACTC students only) | Jerry Essary | Online |
| Sept 4 - Dec 10* (Six meetings scheduled w/Instructor) | CO231/531 - Advanced Coaching Supervision (ACTC students only) | Essary/Rhue/Sikorski | Online |
| Sept 4 - Dec 10* (Six meetings scheduled w/Instructor) | CO232/532 - ACTC Research Project (ACTC students only) | Evan Burns | Online |
Prerequisites: Introduction to Coaching is the pre-requisite course for all other courses. For more prerequisites and descriptions of classes, visit our Course Description page. *All courses are tentative dates until officially posted in S.I.S. for registration. All meeting times are Pacific Standard Time.
Registration: Register from your S.I.S. account. To set up an account click here. Semesters start in January, May and September. Registration will open in Novemeber for Spring term, March for Summer term, and July for Fall term. Coaching Students have up until 8 days before a class to register.
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 for hours of ICF approved coach specific training (ACSTH) if you do not complete all course requirements.
Online Global Coach Training
Western Seminary's online coaching classes provide the same high-quality training as our on campus classes, but in a convenient and accessible format that lets you learn from the comfort of your home or office. 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 two formats: over a 6-week period with each session lasting 2 hours, or a 2-day intensive usually Friday and Saturday from 8:30-4:30 PST
- You can expect additional homework outside of the weekly meetings.
- Observed coaching with feedback is required for most classes.
- Register for online classes through the Global Online Campus registration page in S.I.S..