Level of Credential | RCC is an evidence-based WABC credential held by professionals around the world.
As a highly respected global credential, RCC raises your credibility and positions you as a practitioner business coach with specialized business coaching skills. RCC enables you to support a range of business-oriented and organizational goals and objectives. | CBC is an evidence-based WABC credential held by professionals around the world.
As a highly respected global credential, CBC positions you as an advanced business coach with specialized business coaching skills. CBC enables you to support a wider range of business-oriented and organizational goals and objectives. | CMBC is an evidence-based WABC credential held by professionals around the world.
As a highly esteemed, world-class distinction, CMBC positions you at the leading edge of your field in both expertise and training. CMBC enables you to confidently tackle complex goals that may impact broader business and organizational outcomes. | ChBC is an evidence-based WABC credential held by professionals around the world.
As a highly coveted, world-class distinction, ChBC positions you as being among the best of the best in the business coaching profession worldwide. ChBC demonstrates your significant impact and influence with your senior expertise, specialized knowledge and professional competence to take on the most challenging business coaching engagements. |
Eligible Candidates |
- You have no business coaching experience and are looking to start your career in coaching, or
- You have some business coaching experience but have never taken a formal evidence-based business coach training program and now wish to consolidate your practice fully with best practice, or
- You’re a senior leader or manager wishing to engage with leadership coaching, or you are moving to a development role within your organization or to freelance work as a business coach, or
- You’re an internal business coach developing your practice, or
- You’re an external business coach who works with clients within limited areas of service, or
- You’re an external consultant wishing to enhance your coaching offer, and
- You have a minimum of 7 years of business and organizational experience.
|
- You have some business coaching experience and want to enhance your client services, and
- You’re a senior leader or manager wishing to engage with leadership coaching, or you are moving to a development role within your organization or to freelance work as a business coach, or
- You’re an internal business coach who works beyond the level of manager-ascoach and provides the same level of service expected of external coaches within the confines of your own organization (e.g., coaching to key areas of the organization outside your own line management responsibility), or
- You’re an external business coach who works with clients within limited areas of service, or
- You’re an external consultant wishing to enhance your coaching offer, and
- You have a minimum of 7 years of business and organizational experience.
| - You have extensive experience with business coaching and want to position yourself as a high performer in your industry, and
- You’re a senior leader or manager wishing to engage with leadership coaching, or you are moving to a development role within your organization or to freelance work as a business coach, or
- You’re an internal business coach who works at senior levels of management and provides the same level of service expected of external coaches within the confines of your own organization (you may have gained experience across a range of organizations), or
- You’re an external business coach who works across a range of organizations and at senior levels of management, or
- You’re an external consultant wishing to enhance your coaching offer and often work across a range of organizations and at senior levels of management, and
- You have a minimum of 5 years business coaching experience, plus a minimum of 7 years of business and organizational experience.
|
- You want to take your place among the very top business coaches in the world today, and
- You’re a senior leader or manager heavily utilizing business coaching, or
- You’re an internal business coach who works at senior levels of management and provides the same level of expertise expected of senior external coaches within the confines of your own organization (you may have gained experience across a range of organizations), or
- You’re an external business coach who works across a range of organizations and at senior levels of management, and
- You have a minimum of 5 years of senior and intensive business coaching experience, plus a minimum of 7 years of business and organizational experience, and
- You also possess:
- The ability to demonstrate an indepth knowledge of business coaching, professionalism, leadership and significant achievements in the field, and a commitment to contributing to your and others’ professional development
- The ability to evidence significant profile within the field
- A reflective ability to meet the high assessment standards.
|
Program Duration & Hours (approx.) | DURATION 1.5–3 months
HOURS Up to 75–150 total learning hours | DURATION 4.5–9 months
HOURS Up to 300–600 total learning hours | DURATION 12–24 months
HOURS Up to 1200–1800 total learning hours | DURATION 3–12 months
HOURS Up to 900 total learning hours |
Program Options Available |
- Full length
- Fast track
- Assessment only (this will be less than the duration and hours shown above)
|
- Full length
- Fast track
- Assessment only (this will be less than the duration and hours shown above)
|
- Full length
- Fast track
- Assessment only (this will be less than the duration and hours shown above)
|
- Full length
- Assessment only (this will be less than the duration and hours shown above)
|
Program Modes Available | Many modes available depending on program enrolled in (e.g. in-person, virtual, blended) | Many modes available depending on program enrolled in (e.g. in-person, virtual, blended) | Many modes available depending on program enrolled in (e.g. in-person, virtual, blended) | Many modes available depending on program enrolled in (e.g. in-person, virtual, blended) |
Program Supervision | Appropriate supervision is provided | Appropriate supervision is provided | Appropriate supervision is provided | Appropriate supervision is provided |
Program Completion Deliverables |
- Written assessment
- Performance assessment
|
- Written assessment
- Performance assessment
|
- Written assessment
- Performance assessment
- Self-directed research project
|
- Self-directed portfolio project (or other suitable deliverable)
- Final examination by an Assessment Board
|
Re-certification Requirements | There are no requirements to maintain your RCC credential |
- Remain a WABC member in good standing as, at least, a WABC Affiliate Member™ and
- Submit your Professional Development Record (PDR), including client input, for approval five years from the date you graduate from your WABC Accredited® program option, and every five years thereafter
|
- Remain a WABC member in good standing as, at least, a WABC Full Member™ and
- Submit your Professional Development Record (PDR), including client input, for approval five years from the date you graduate from your WABC Accredited® program option, and every five years thereafter
|
- Remain a WABC member in good standing as, at least, a WABC Full Member™ and
- Submit your Professional Development Record (PDR), including client input, for approval five years from the date you graduate from your WABC Accredited® program option, and every five years thereafter
|
WABC Standards | | | | |
Legal | WABC reserves all rights in connection with the Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) credential, including the right to change the requirements of RCC credential, and to replace RCC credential. | WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Certified Business Coach (CBC) credential, including the right to change the requirements of CBC credential, and to replace CBC credential. | WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Certified Master Business Coach (CMBC) credential, including the right to change the requirements of CMBC credential, and to replace CMBC credential. | WABC reserves all rights in connection with the Chartered Business Coach (ChBC) credential, including the right to change the requirements of ChBC credential, and to replace ChBC credential. |