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. *As of Fall 2025 the training program is now the Global Center for Coaching and can be found here - Home | Global Center for Coaching
Online classes are taught live via Zoom and delivered in a variety of formats:
- two-day intensive formats, often starting at 8 or 9am and ending at 2 or 3pm 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 4 consecutive weeks with each session lasting 3 hours, or 6 consecutive weeks with each session lasting 2 hours
- group sessions + individual meeting times/dates determined with your instructor over the duration of the course
Spring 2025
| Dates / Times | Online Live Courses | Instructor | Openings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10/11 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Reg. closed |
| *Feb 7/8 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | Reg. closed |
| Mar 7/8 (8am-2pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Ben Olsen / Linda Miller | Reg. closed |
| Jan 18 & 25 (8am-2pm PT -two Saturdays in a row) | Coaching Through Conflict (concentration open elective) | Bill Graybill | Reg. closed |
| Feb 7/8 (9am-3pm PT) | The Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill / Paula Sutherland | Reg. closed |
| Feb 28/Mar 1 (9am-3pm PT) | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark / TBD | Reg. closed |
| Mar 21/22 (9am-3pm PT) | Coaching Spiritual Transformation (concentration open elective) | Paul Thome | Reg. closed |
| Apr 4/5 (8am-2pm PT) | The Language of Coaching | Ben Olsen / TBD | Reg. closed |
| Jan 15-Feb 19 (weekly for 6 sessions Wednesdays 10am-12pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Jackie Adams | Full |
| Feb 4-Mar 11 (weekly for 6 sessions Tuesdays 5pm-7pm PT) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Paula Sutherland / Marissa Gleason | Full |
| Jan 8-Mar 19 (6x's over 11wks every other Wednesday 5pm-7pm PT) | Your Coaching Practice (must meet prerequisites) | Marissa Gleason | Reg. closed |
| Jan 10-Mar 26 (group meeting on first and last day 12:30-2 PT & 4 individual sessions schedule w/instructor in between those dates) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Jessica Clark / Jackie Adams | Reg. closed |
| Jan 14-Apr 1 (group meeting on first and last day 10:30-12/11-12:30 & 4 individual sessions schedule w/instructor in between those dates) | Advanced Competencies Assessment Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Paula Sutherland | Reg. closed |
| Takes place over the course of the trimester (contact us for details) | Credential Re-up: 40hrs continuing ed. training and Mentor hours | Ben Olsen / various instructors | Full |
| Takes place over the course of the trimester (contact us for details) | Credential Re-up: 40hrs continuing ed. training, no mentor hours | Ben Olsen / various instructors | Full |
Summer 2025
| Dates / Times | Online Live Courses | Instructor | Openings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30/31 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Jessica Clark | Reg. closed |
| *Jun 27/28 (9am-3pm PT) | Introduction to Coaching | Ben Olsen / Paula Sutherland | Open |
| June 6/7 (8am-2pm PT) | The Coaching Relationship | Bill Graybill / Paula Sutherland | Open |
| July 18/19 (8:30am-2:30pm PT) | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark / Jackie Adams | Open |
| *July 25/26 (9am-3pm PT)) | Using Assessments in Coaching (concentration open elective) | Marissa Gleason / TBD | Open |
| *Aug 1/2 (8am-2pm PT) | The Neuroscience of Coaching (concentration open elective) | Bill Graybill / TBD | Open |
| August 8/9 (8:30am-2:30pm PT) | The Language of Coaching | Jessica Clark / Ben Olsen | Open |
| May 8-June 12 (Thursdays 5pm-7pm PT for 6 weeks) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Paula Sutherland / Marissa Gleason | Full |
| July 15-Aug 5 (Tuesdays 8am-11am PT for 4 weeks) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / TBD | 4 spots left |
| May 14-July 23 (6x's over 11wks every other Wednesday 5pm-7pm PT) | Defining Your Coaching Practice | Marissa Gleason / Paula Sutherland | Reg. Closed |
| May 15-July 17 (group meeting on first and last day 9-10:30am & 4 individual sessions scheduled w/Instructor in between those dates) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Jackie Adams / Jessica Clark | Full |
| June 24-Aug 22 (group meeting on first and last day 4-5:30pm & 4 individual sessions scheduled w/Instructor in between those dates) | Advanced Competencies Assessment Final (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Paula Sutherland / Marissa Gleason | Full |
| Takes place over the course of the trimester (contact us for details) | Credential Re-up: 40hrs continuing ed. training, and 10 Mentor hours | Ben Olsen / various instructors | Open |
| Takes place over the course of the trimester (contact us for details) | Credential Re-up: 40hrs continuing ed. training, no Mentor hours included | Ben Olsen / various instructors | Open |
Fall 2024 (Fall25 courses open for registration here - Courses | Global Center for Coaching)
| Dates / Times (Pacific Time) | Online Live Courses | Instructor | Openings |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Sept 9-30 (4x's Tuesdays 9am-12pm) | Introduction to Coaching | Ben Olsen / Paula Sutherland | opens in July |
| *Sept 26/27 (9am-3pm) | Introduction to Coaching | Linda Miller / Ben Olsen | opens in July |
| *Nov 8 & 15 (2 Saturdays 8am-2pm) | Introduction to Coaching | Ben Olsen / Paula Sutherland | opens in July |
| *Sep 19/20 (9am-3pm) | Coaching for Spirtitual Transfromation | Paul Thome | opens in July |
| *Oct 24/25 (9am-3pm) | The Language of Coaching | Ben Olsen | opens in July |
| *Oct 7-28 (4x's Tuesdays 9am-12pm) | The Coaching Relationship | Paula Sutherland | opens in July |
| *Nov 7/8 (8:30am-2:30pm) | Coaching Change, Transition, & Transformation | Jessica Clark | opens in July |
| *Nov 8 & 15 (2 Saturdays 9am-3pm) | Coaching Through Conflict | Bill Graybill | opens in July |
| *Sept 23-Oct 28 (6x's Tuesdays 5-7pm) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Marissa Gleason | opens in July |
| *Nov 4-25 (4x's Tuesdays 9am-12pm) | Group Mentor Coaching (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen | opens in July |
| *Sept 25-Oct 30 (6x's Thursdays 5-7pm) | Defining Your Coaching Practice | Marissa Gleason | opens in July |
| Sept 11-Nov 13 (class meets on first & last day 12:30-2pm + 4 one-on-one sessions scheduled w/Instructor) | Advanced Coaching Supervision (must meet prerequisites) | Jessica Clark / Jackie Adams | opens in July |
| Sept 11-Nov 13 (class meets on first & last day 4:30-6pm + 4 one-on-one sessions scheduled w/Instructor) | Advanced Competencies Assessment (must meet prerequisites) | Ben Olsen / Paula Sutherland | opens in July |
| Takes place over the course of the trimester (contact us for details) | Credential Re-up: 40hrs continuing ed. training, and 10 Mentor hours | Ben Olsen / various instructors | opens in July |
| Takes place over the course of the trimester (contact us for details) | Credential Re-up: 40hrs continuing ed. training | Ben Olsen / various TBD | opens in July |
| Dec 6 Saturday 8am-12pm | Workshop: TBD |
TBD | opens in July |
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 14 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 4or 6-week period with each session lasting 3 or 2 hours, or a 2-day version, usually Friday and Saturday or 2 consecutive Saturdays often 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.