Why Accreditation?
Why accreditation is essential when working with a Life or Health Coach?
Accreditation is a hallmark of quality and professionalism in a Life or Health Coach. It assures clients that the coach has undergone a rigorous process to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and adherence to industry standards. This is essential because when people seek guidance on their health or life decisions, they entrust sensitive and potentially transformative aspects of their lives to their coach. An accredited coach has proven to be committed to ethical practice, continuous education, and a structured coaching framework, vital for ensuring safe and practical support. Accreditation bodies often require coaches to engage in ongoing training to maintain their status, ensuring they stay current with best practices and new research in their field. Consequently, choosing a coach with the proper accreditation mitigates risks and maximizes the benefits of the coaching experience, fostering a professional and trusting client-coach relationship.
With whom is Health Coach Institute accredited?
The “Become a Health Coach program” is accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF), the only globally recognized, independent credentialing program for coach practitioners, via their CCE program (Continuing Coach Education). The ICF is a non-profit, professional organization. Its mission is to build, support, and preserve the integrity of the coaching profession.
Additionally recognized by the following worldwide organizations –
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Canada – Canadian Health Coach Alliance eligible for the RHC (Registered Health Coach)
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UK – Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)
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Australia and New Zealand – International Institute for Complimentary Therapists (IICT)
International Coach Federation (ICF)
The Become a Health Coach program is CCE accredited by the International Coach Federation. The International Coaching Federation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to professional coaching. ICF has been the gold standard in coaching for over 25 years.
Health Coach Alliance
The Become a Health Coach program has met strict Health Coach Alliance guidelines. Accreditation of educational programs is focused on quality of instruction, overall curriculum, program delivery, and determining whether students completing the program have successfully learned the materials by way of effective knowledge testing methods. Completing our Become a Health Coach Program will allow our graduates to receive the Registered Health Coach (RHC) Designation.
Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)
The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) fully approves the Become a Health Coach program. FHT accreditation ensures that course providers and prospective students can be sure that qualifications and courses have been independently and externally assessed and meet the highest standards. The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) is the UK’s leading therapist professional association.
The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) is the UK’s largest professional therapist association, ensuring high standards in therapy education and practice since 1962. FHT runs the largest Accredited Register of complementary therapists, independently accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, a body accountable to parliament, helping the public to choose a non-statutory regulated health practitioner with confidence.
