Center for Coaching Mastery Complete Certification Program

Hey Coach! Coach Dave here.

Coach Dave Buck, MCC, MBAWelcome to the Center for Coaching Mastery.

I am thrilled that you are here. I have been a professional coach for 14 years and have loved every minute of it – including the inspiring successes of my players and the difficult challenges in business and life that we have faced together along the way.

To be a coach is to be someone who plays BIG in the world by adding value to the lives of others while bringing joy and true wealth into your own life. If this sounds good to you then I invite you to explore these pages to learn how we can help you become a masterful coach.

The other BIG benefit of living the life of a Coach is this: Coaching is the most rigorous personal Hands around the globe symbolize the power of coaching in the worlddevelopment concept ever invented! In order to coach well, you have to keep growing yourself. Every person you coach is a mirror into yourself in some way so you start to see yourself deeply and profoundly. If you are a dedicated lifelong learner, then coaching is a great career for you.

One last point: while we do take coaching very seriously, it really is a LOT of fun. With our emphasis on the Spirit of Play you are in for a lot of “big smile” moments. We like to pursue it as “Serious Play” and we hope you will too.

This page is a portal for all of the details regarding our complete certification program. It may look like a “BIG LIST” and well, that’s because it is! All of the details are on linked pages.
Enjoy!

You are invited to call us.

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Before we get into the details of our program, we want you to know in advance
that if you have any questions…

about professional coaching,Woman On Phone symbolizes CoachVille Admissions Advisor Session
how you can play BIG in the world as a coach OR
is professional coaching a viable career? OR
about our program…
PLEASE FEEL FREE to contact us

By email: newstudentadvisor@coachville.com
By phone: 866-548-6516 (Call any time 24 / 7)

We would love to talk with you.

Quick Facts about the Complete Certification Program

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Here are a few quick facts that will assist you in understanding our program:

  1. Our school was launched ed in 2001 by Thomas Leonard – the founding father of the coaching industry – as “the Graduate School of Coaching”
  2. In 2007 we re-invented the program as the Center for Coaching Mastery for our ICF Accreditation
  3. We have had over 3,000 students
  4. Our program is one of the elite schools accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF)
  5. Includes the complete certification process required by the ICF – one written review by a certified coach of you coaching a real player; reviews done via recording using our phone recording system
  6. Includes 130 required coach training class hours
  7. Includes 10 required mentor coaching hours (3 1-1 during practicum; 7 in the mentor group)
  8. Includes 8 Business mentoring hours in the Mentor Group
  9. Includes 6 critiqued coaching sessions by a certified coach during the practicum
  10. Includes 50 bonus live coach training class hours
  11. Includes 40 business training class hours
  12. Includes over 1,000 recorded hours from our vast archive including: Corporate coach training and Leadership coach training
  13. Prepares you to earn the CoachVille Professional Certified Coach (CVPCC)
  14. Prepares you to earn the ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
  15. The program is delivered 100% by dynamic group conference calls using the acclaimed MaestroConference System
  16. You can register anytime and get immediate access to the entire curriculum recordings and playbooks
  17. 2012 Start Dates: January 10, February 22, April 10, May 23, July 9, September 25, November 7
  18. Your investment for the complete program is $5,480. OR 20 payments of $299 ($5,980 total)
    OR you can invest one step at a time and begin with our Starter Program (details here)

Get to know us before you invest…

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Coach Training is a big investment in money and time.

So we want to give you every opportunity to get to know us before you choose.woman with magnifyer symbolizes exploring the classes at coachville
And we must say, to know us is to love us ;-)

For a detailed review of “getting to know us” opportunities click here.

Here is the quick summary…

Admissions Adviser Session

Call: 866-548-6516
This option was also mentioned at the top of the page but we want to make sure you know that you can call us. We have a great team of professional coaches who have trained in our school and would love to talk with you to answer your questions. If one of our advisers is available when you call the operator will put you right through. If not they can put you on the calendar for a call back at a time that is convenient for you.

The Become a Coach 21-Day Game ($21)
Experience our learning system first hand AND learn a LOT about coaching and yourself

Observe Any class ($1)
Check us out! You can even join in the conversation if you like. Anyone on our team can set this up for you. Just call.

Coach Training Open House ($1)
We open our virtual doors for a full week. You can listen in on as many classes as you wish.

CoachVille Basic Membership (FREE)
Access a wealth of resources including recordings of classes, Coach Dave coaching and Thomas Leonard.

Unique Features of Our School

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We have spent the last 10 years refining and innovating the craft of coaching and coach training and have developed a comprehensive approach that is stunningly simple and powerfully effective.

You will learn in the most innovative coach training environment ever created. Every program is a play-able, coach-able game that will challenge and inspire you.

You will observe coaching in every class. You will coach in EVERY class. You will BE coached in every class. You have to play well and coach well in order to graduate.

Here is a quick overview of the unique features of our program…ACTP logo symbolizes ICF Accreditation

  1. ICF Accreditation – The global certification standard
  2. Our philosophy about coaching – the Pursuit of Human Greatness
  3. The Global Classroom – Super Convenient + Global Diversity
  4. Real Coaching in Every Class – our Active Learning model
  5. Our Social Game System – the spirit of play lives on!
  6. Coach by phone – the cornerstone of your lifestyle business opportunity
  7. Business Training – Built into the curriculum
  8. Any Time Lifetime Access – you are always welcome back any time
  9. Brief History of our School – The role of founder Thomas Leonard
  10. A little bit about you – The Qualities of a Great Coach

Curriculum Review

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Probably the most unique feature of our program is our curriculum. Each level includes a methods class, a skills class, business training and two practicum.

The Center for Coaching Mastery curriculum has 4 levels

Level 1 – The Pursuit of Human Greatness
Level 2 – The Pursuit of Inner Freedom
Level 3 – The Pursuit of Personal Evolution.
Level 4 – The certification process.
Bonus -Group Coaching Training

Level 1 – The Pursuit of Human Greatness 

 

The focus is on the Basic Coaching skills and Play Two Win Coaching Method. Combining basic skills with a hands together symbolize playing two winreliable method is the fastest way to become effective with your players. You will be able to guide them toward playing their game better and winning on their own terms. They will achieve results AND become masters of the game. Even experienced coaches will enjoy this curriculum.

The classes in level 1:

Level 2 – The Pursuit of Inner Freedom

Level 2 is a deep exploration in what it really takes to play BIG the meaningful games of our lives with ease hands holding the world symbolize inner freedomand flow, free of self-limitations – we call this Inner Freedom Coaching. You will learn how to use inner freedom techniques to guide your player into the flow state where the player and the game are one and results occur with ease. Sounds good! . You will also learn and demonstrate the 15 Certified Coach Proficiencies by Thomas Leonard which are the basis of the CoachVille Certification.

The classes in level 2:

Level 3 – The Pursuit of Personal Evolution Coaching

Level 3 is a highly advanced exploration of Personal Environments coaching. You will learn how to identifyhand holding tree symbolizes the world power of designed environments environmental patterns each of the 9 Environments of YOU designed by Thomas Leonard and put them into language. By shifting pattern language you change the world. By changing your players world you create environments for sustainable success.

The classes in level 3:

Level 4: The Certification Process

In level 4 you earn the CV Certified Coach Designation and take a large step toward ICF certification.

  1. Provide one 30-minute recording from an actual coaching session (using our easy recording system)
  2. One of our ICF certified coaches to listen to the session and provide a score card with written feedback
    You must receive a score of 4.5 out of 9 on Core Competencies AND 60 out of 75 on Proficiencies in order to achieve certification

Bonus Curriculum

Power of Groups - Group Coaching (30 hours)

Group Coaching is THE best way to build a highly leveraged coaching business. Learn the 15 Proficiencies of Group Coaching as well as the different options for designing your groups and essential business concepts.

Self-Study Library – Over 1,000 hours!

Our comprehensive coach training and business training audio library contains over 1,000 of recorded programs.  Including Corporate Coaching, Teleclass Leader Training, Super Small Business Coaching, Higher Ground Leadership and much more.

Logistics – When our classes are conducted

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Class times

Each class is 2.5 hours in length.

  • The classes are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
  • You can choose the time slot that serves you best:
    2 PM – 4:30 PM ET or 8 PM – 10:30 PM ET
  • With of our amazing telephone bridge system you can call in from a cell phone or dial in via skype.
  • So if you need to run out of your office just before class, or drive your children to soccer practice and jump into class from your cell phone in the car, you can do it. (as long as you are using a headset while driving! ;-)

We offer 3 full semesters each year.

  • The program is designed so that you can complete the core curriculum in 3 semesters by taking 2 classes per week.
  • TOTAL Flexibility: You can, of course, take only one class per week and complete the curriculum in what ever time frame suits you best.
  • The three semesters take place:
    from January -> March || from April -> June || from late September -> early December
  • Summer Intensive:We also offer Level 1 of our program as a 6 week summer intensive From July -> August.
    If you have your summer relatively free it is a great way to jump start your coach training.

We have five types of classes in our core curriculum

Methods classes, Skills classes, Mentor Classes,  Business Training and Coaching Practicum

They are organized as follows:

Tuesday- 12 Week Methods classes

Wednesday – 6 Week Business Training and Mentor classes
Followed by 6 week skills classes

Friday or Saturday – Coaching Practicum

The Coaching Practicum

  • Each is 5 hours in length – you coach a colleague and receive a score and written feedback from a certified instructor. You are also coached one session and observe 3 sessions. Each coaching + feedback takes about an hour.
  • Typically from 12 PM ET – 5 PM ET
  • In a typical month we will offer 1 Friday Practicum and 1 Saturday Practicum.
  • You must complete 6 Practicum in order to graduate.
  • You will need to be available for the full 5 hours. Do NOT worry about being bored during the 5 hour practicum, it is often a life-changing experience.

A few notes:

The Methods, Skills, Mentor and Practicum classes are required for certification.

The Business Training classes are optional.

More detailed explanation of Logistics

Pricing and Registration

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We have two registration options: Bold Commitment or Step by step and
We have two payment options: Pay in full or Payment plan. 

Option 1: Bold Commitment

The complete program including the coach training curriculum, Business Academy, 6 Practicum, certification process, 1 year Pro Coach membership and all of the bonus programs.
There are NO additional fees to earn the CoachVille Professional Certified Coach Certification.

Note: When you are ready to apply for your ICF Professional Certified Coach (you need 750 coaching hours) there is an application fee to the ICF of $295

These register buttons will take you first to the member login screen.  If you are not a CV Member yet, this is the first step in the registration process.
Then the system will proceed to the shopping cart.

Price $299 / month; 20 payments for total investment of $5980

or

Save $500! Make a one-time payment of $5,480

If you KNOW that you want to go for certification then this is the least expensive option.

Option 2) Step By Step

You can get started with our program in a very affordable way and invest in each step when you are ready.

The Starter Program is organized to give you enough training to earn for the CoachVille Associate Certified Coach – the entry level certification.

Step 1 – Starter Program – A Very Affordable Way to Start

Price $349 / month; 6 payments for a total investment of $2,094
OR 1 payment of $1895 (Save $199)
Includes Level 1 curriculum + Mentor Coaching + 3 Practicum

All of the details about the Starter Program and the Step by Step Option are here!