Executive Coaching Courses and Certification

Vision | Knowledge | Confidence

The ELOC coaching courses at Northwestern University are designed to meet the development needs of professionals and executives whose objectives are to be agents for positive change via coaching. Our courses aim to build coaching skills through a variety of transformative learning experiences. These exercises focus on developing coaching strategies founded on evidence-based research and frameworks and on faciliting the self-awareness required to be a reflective coach practitioner.

We apply the School of Education and Social Policy's (SESP) deep expertise in learning and organizational change to offer an approach to coach education that is unique in the field. Individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree and have at least 15 years of post-BA work experience are eligible to take our ELOC courses. You will join a community of like-minded learners who are passionate about lifelong education skills with a fusion of design methods with the fundamentals of learning and change.

Board Certified Coach Accreditation™

Northwestern's Executive Learning and Organizational Change Level 1 Coaching Certificate has been qualified by the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. as Registered Credential Training Provider, RCTP No. RCTP1006-BCC, to provide training courses qualified for credit for eligibility for the Board Certified Coach credential.

Participants must complete the full, four-course certificate in order to receive 75.25 BCC training hours. Training requirements vary based on your level of college education - see CCE for details.

Coursework for the Certificate:

A certificate is awarded after completion of all four (4) courses shown below. Check each course description for requirements.

Northwestern's ELOC Level 1 Coaching Certificate is solely responsible for all aspects of the training courses.

Leadership Essentials One Day Coaching Workshop: October 18, 2024 and January 10, 2025 - 10am - 1pm CST Click here to find out more and register

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Executive Learning and Organizational Change is recognized by CCE as a Registered Credential Training Provider.

Executive Learning and Organizational Change is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®

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ELOC Coaching Certificate Pathway

Register for any course, in any order, whenever it is offered.

Becoming a
Reflective Coach
Practitioner

Coaching
Tools for
Transformation

Coaching
Relationship
Essentials

Take the Coaching Lab Level I after the completion of all three other coaching courses.

Coaching Lab
Level 1

Completing all four ELOC Coaching courses will earn participants a level I certificate and over 80 hours of coach training, enough training hours to submit an application to a variety of coaching credentials. *

**Each coach credentialing organization is different – be sure to confirm any specific credentialing requirements related to what ELOC provides.

ELOC Level 1
Coaching Certificate

Find the Course That's Right for You

LOC Coaching Model

Whether you are an experienced talent management professional or you have deep understanding of organizational operations, developing your ability to coach provides new opportunities for you to make a difference. The LOC coaching philosophy holds that powerful questions, empathy, and deep listening maximize the potential of professionals in organizations.

ELOC prepares you to provide one-on-one professional coaching by building your skills and your knowledge of theory and practices necessary to implement coaching as part of an organizational talent development strategy. Many senior leaders already exhibit signs of excellent coaches. The ELOC Coaching model pushes those skills to the next level, deepening passion for and knowledge of how to grow people.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion for each coaching course. Completing all four ELOC Coaching courses will earn participants an additional certificate and over 80 hours of coach training, enough training hours to submit a portfolio application for an ACC coaching credential from ICF.

ELOC Accreditations and Program Approvals

International Association for Continuing Education and Training

ELOC is proud to be accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), a global accreditor of Continuing Education and Training programs. For more information about IACET, please visit their website https://www.iacet.org/.

Society for Human Resource Management

ELOC’s partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) gives students the opportunity to earn Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. PDCs vary by course and are listed under Earn Continuing Education on the individual course pages. For more information about SHRM, please visit their website https://www.shrm.org/.

ELOC is not accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). However, upon completion of all four courses required to earn your ELOC Level 1 Coaching Certificate, you will have enough coaching specific training hours to apply for ICF's ACC credential, via the "ACC Portfolio Path." Be sure to check ICF’s website for the most current requirements to obtain this credential.

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