CTC—held by professionals around the world—is a highly respected evidence-based global credential that raises your credibility and positions you as a professional team coach with practitioner-level knowledge and specialized coaching skills.
CTC—held by professionals around the world—is a highly respected evidence-based global credential that raises your credibility and positions you as a professional team coach with practitioner-level knowledge and specialized team coaching skills.
WABC Certified Team Coach (CTC), grounded in research-informed best practice, enables you to access a strong foundation and the competencies and knowledge as a professional team coach at practitioner-level. As you support clients, co-workers and organizations, you’ll be able to apply your specialized skills to support improved team performance, team development and transformation. Accordingly, team coaches at this practitioner-level are expected to support the team’s systemic awareness, shared ownership, resilience and adaptability in the delivery of strategic business and organizational goals and objectives. Being a CTC means you can provide a fuller professional offering.
Exceptional team coaching begins with a confident, practical understanding.
Regardless of what professional role you have (e.g., leader, manager, internal or external business coach, external consultant), if you’re already doing business coaching and now want to begin your journey as a team coach, WABC offers WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach)® Programs to become a CTC.
Once you earn CTC, you’re part of our global community, where professional business coaches and team coaches from across the world come together to enhance their skills, expand their professional networks and influence our business coaching profession more broadly.
WABC Certified Team Coach (CTC), grounded in research-informed best practice, enables you to access a strong foundation and the competencies and knowledge as a professional team coach at practitioner-level.
Mastery comes over time and diverse experiences—simply counting coaching hours doesn’t accurately measure impact.
Because the CTC credential specifically prepares you for team coaching in any kind of business or organization across sectors and industries, an appropriate professional background is essential to ground your coaching in real-world situations.
No matter your business or organizational context, your professional experience is the foundation for pursuing any WABC credential.
Choosing your credential will be based on your professional role, previous coaching experience, skill level, ambition, goals and client and employer needs
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WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach)® Programs is the route to earn CTC
WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach) Programs are third-party programs that have undertaken WABC’s rigorous assessment and committed to ongoing re-evaluation* to ensure they are delivering high quality, evidence-based team coaching training rooted in real-world organizational and business needs.
All WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach) Programs engage in a continuous five-year process lifecycle to ensure they meet our standards of excellence—from initial accreditation through annual monitoring to re-accreditation. This continuous lifecycle ensures the providers’ programs remain relevant in the market and continue to meet our exacting, evidence-based global standards for team coach training programs.
Training is the right route to explore if you:
Joining WABC: You may join before, during or after the Program, as either a WABC Affiliate Member™ or WABC Full Member™:
Your Next Step: If you’d like to explore training***, see the calendar below where you can select a provider and contact them to learn about their program and fee. Your eligibility is determined during their initial screening interview.
Calendar is frequently updated, so please check back anytime.
Our WABC Portfolio Pathway was introduced on October 17, 2025
We’re fortunate to have an extensive waiting list, so if you’re on it, we’ll be re-connecting with you very quickly. Please contact WABC if you’re visiting here for the first time and would like to explore our Portfolio Pathway.
Full length programs are suited for professionals with business coaching experience
No programs are currently available — please check back anytime as our calendar is frequently updated.
Fast-track programs are suited for professionals with business coaching experience
No programs are currently available — please check back anytime as our calendar is frequently updated.
Full length programs are suited for professionals with business coaching experience
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Fast-track programs are suited for professionals with business coaching experience
We’re excited to announce that a new program will be available in mid-2027!
You’ll become a WABC Certified Team Coach once you:
*To prove your excellence to the world, you’ll receive your personalized CTC Promo Package (digital package of letter, certificate, badge and personalized verification page (linked to your badge)) enabling you to promote your WABC Certified Team Coach (CTC) credential on your website, email signature or social media platforms.
Earning your CTC involves the following fees:
*Fee set by the training provider
**See WABC Affiliate Member™ or WABC Full Member™
Maintaining your CTC: Please see “Maintaining Your Credential” below.
Each WABC credential is intended to be a stand-alone credential, which enables you to choose the credential that is right for your professional role, previous coaching experience, skill level, ambition, goals and client and employer needs at any point in your career.
Our non-linear approach is purposefully designed to offer flexible and responsive learning options and credentials.
Generally yes. Once a Program earns the “WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach)” mark, then you would be eligible to earn CTC assuming you have successfully completed all Program requirements and met all WABC requirements within applicable deadlines.
For WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach) Program: You must be a current WABC Affiliate Member or WABC Full Member to earn CTC. You have one year from your Program pass date to meet all applicable requirements (e.g., join/re-join as a WABC Member, complete the final administrative needs).
For WABC Accredited (Level 1 – Team Coach) Program: If you were already a WABC Affiliate Member or WABC Full Member while taking your Program but allowed your membership to lapse prior to Program completion, you’ll be required to re-join WABC and pay the associated fees before receiving your CTC. Also see FAQ above.
Certification is a voluntary process by which a nongovernmental body recognizes an individual who has successfully met predetermined qualifications. As an advanced, evidence-based credential, CTC falls within this type of qualification.
It is the most rigorous level of professional credentialing available for individuals. Professional certification credentials that follow industry best practice require validation, carry re-certification requirements and are subject to revocation. CTC adheres to these best practices.
CTC is a professional certification which means it is a “working or applied” credential. Unlike certificates and degrees which transfer knowledge and skills, professional certifications measure how an individual uses knowledge and skills in real-life situations. By certifying that the holder is able to currently practice at a certain level, certification maintains public trust in the delivery of service.
For a professional certification credential to remain valid, the holder must stay relevant with current practice and theories. That’s why it’s a certification best practice for holders to meet ongoing requirements, such as continuing professional development, to maintain their certified credentials.
Yes, to maintain your CTC, there are two ongoing requirements which both require fees:
Taking a sabbatical during your career may affect your CTC credential.
Yes, your CTC credential can be revoked under certain circumstances.
The WABC Certified Team Coach (CTC) credential must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your CTC Promo Package.
Each WABC credential for professional team coaches is intended to be a stand-alone credential—choose the one that matches your professional role, previous coaching experience, skill level, ambition, goals and client and/or employer needs.
| PRACTITIONER CTC™ | MASTER CMTC™ |
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| Credential: About | Credential: About |
| WABC Certified Team Coach™ (CTC™)—held by professionals around the world—is a highly respected evidence-based global credential that raises your credibility and positions you as a professional team coach with practitioner-level knowledge and specialized team coaching skills. CTC, grounded in research-informed best practice, enables you to access a strong foundation and the competencies and knowledge as a professional team coach at practitioner-level. As you support clients, co-workers and organizations, you’ll be able to apply your specialized skills to support improved team performance, team development and transformation. Accordingly, team coaches at this practitioner-level are expected to support the team’s systemic awareness, shared ownership, resilience and adaptability in the delivery of strategic business and organizational goals and objectives. Being an CTC means you can provide a fuller professional offering. | WABC Certified Master Team Coach™ (CMTC™)—held by professionals around the world—is a highly esteemed, world-class distinction, that positions you at the leading edge of your field with master-level expertise, specialized knowledge and team coaching skills. CMTC, grounded in research-informed best practice, demonstrates your mastery of the competencies and knowledge as a professional team coach at master-level. As you support clients, co-workers and organizations, you’ll be able to apply your specialized skills to support improved team performance, team development and transformation. Accordingly, team coaches at this master-level are expected to work within complex contexts, involving advanced systems thinking, and challenging team dynamics, to support the team’s delivery of strategic business and organizational goals and objectives. Being a CMTC means you can provide a substantial professional offering. |
| Eligible Candidates | Eligible Candidates |
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| ROUTES AVAILABLE: Options, Duration & Hours | ROUTES AVAILABLE: Options, Duration & Hours |
| Option: Full Length* Duration: 5–9 months Hours: 120–160 *Open to those with an appropriate background. Expect some variability based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach. Also, keep in mind that approximately 65% of the hours represent participants’ team coaching practice in a workplace setting and self-directed learning (reading, private study and reflection). Option: Fast-track** Duration: 4–6 months Hours: Variable, and up to 30% reduction **Open to those with an appropriate background including prior team coaching experience (coaching of teams with a minimum number of 3 people) and competencies equivalent to those taught in the program. Expect some variability based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach. An overall reduction of up to 30% of a Full Length program would be offered. | Option: Full Length* Duration: 9–12 months Hours: 190–240 *Open to those with an appropriate background. Expect some variability based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach. Also, keep in mind that approximately 65% of the hours represent participants’ team coaching practice in a workplace setting and self-directed learning (reading, private study and reflection). Option: Fast-track** Duration: 6–9 months Hours: Variable, and up to 30% reduction **Open to those with an appropriate background including prior team coaching experience (coaching of teams with a minimum number of 3 people) and competencies equivalent to those taught in the program. Expect some variability based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach. An overall reduction of up to 30% of a Full Length program would be offered. |
| ROUTES AVAILABLE: Formats | ROUTES AVAILABLE: Formats |
| Each program chooses from a range of formats–In-person, virtual or blended. | Each program chooses from a range of formats–In-person, virtual or blended. |
| ROUTES AVAILABLE: Supervision | ROUTES AVAILABLE: Supervision |
| Appropriate supervision is provided | Appropriate supervision is provided |
| ROUTES AVAILABLE: Completion Deliverables | ROUTES AVAILABLE: Completion Deliverables |
| Pass a written and performance related assessment | Pass a written and performance related assessment |
| CREDENTIAL: Ongoing Requirements | CREDENTIAL: Ongoing Requirements |
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| WABC Standards | WABC Standards |
| Legal | Legal |
| WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Certified Team Coach (CTC) credential and its requirements, including the right to change, replace or discontinue. | WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Certified Master Team Coach (CMTC) credential and its requirements, including the right to change, replace or discontinue. |
When you earn any of WABC’s credentials for business coaches (RCC™, CBC™, CMBC®, ChBC®), team coaches (CTC™, CMTC™) and leaders-as-coaches (CLAC™), you’ll enroll in a WABC Accredited Program or WABC Portfolio Pathway. All WABC Accredited Programs undergo rigorous independent initial assessment, and providers are regularly reviewed to ensure they continue to be relevant to the market and meet our exacting global standards of excellence for business coaching, team coaching or leader-as-coach coaching training programs. The WABC Portfolio Pathway, developed and offered directly by WABC, draws upon our deep insights, knowledge and expertise and offers an alternative, self-directed route for eligible professionals seeking business coaching credentials.
As a former athlete, coach and 25-year executive, I worked with high achievers and world-class teams to transform the way in which thousands of athletes, coaches and organizations prepare for and perform at the Olympic Games. For this, I was privileged and humbled to have received Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and named 5-time recipient of Canada’s most influential women in sport and physical activity. That passion led me to the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC).
From my first touchpoint with the WABC website, to the phenomenal guidance of its Founder, Wendy Johnson, I knew that the WABC was a values-driven, services-focused organization with uncompromising quality of its accredited programs. I found an organization as dedicated to human performance excellence as I was.
The Registered Corporate Coach™ (RCC™) credential provided me with the confidence, knowledge, structure and evidence to guide and support my clients from various industries, from medical to management consulting to telecommunications. The learnings from the WABC Accredited® program were so valuable that I decided to also earn the WABC Certified Business Coach™ (CBC™) and WABC Certified Master Business Coach® (CMBC®) credentials which have allowed me to support my clients even more extensively.
I could not be more thankful to Wendy and WABC for leading and raising the profile of business coaches around the world.
WABC has given great value in helping me be recognized as a professional coach. It helps clients choose their coaches easily, as WABC is a widely known and accepted qualification at the international level. It is a very resourceful place for coaches to check out updated information in the coaching industry, and reach out and connect to other coaches as well.
I have been a member of many professional associations of the years, and none have made as strong of an impression as the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches.
What impressed me the most about the WABC is the level and quality of interaction from leadership. A website inquiry led to a personal call from the WABC founder, Wendy Johnson. She took a personal interest and gave sound guidance regarding membership options, as well as credentialing suggestions and explained the unique value of business coaching, which had been my focal point. This personal touch was a fresh and welcome approach, instantly making me feel a sense of belonging. There are a myriad of coaching avenues, but it was divine intervention and a fellow Registered Corporate Coach™ (RCC™) who led me to WABC.
WABC offers a wealth of business coaching support, through networks, directory exposure, resources, along with foundational tools for coach development, executive education, and coaching selling platforms, but the personal touch is what is by far the most unique in the industry.
I am honored to be WABC credentialed and vetted. After years of confusion around certification and affiliation, I am forever grateful to WABC for the challenge, knowledge, and opportunity to obtain a greater depth of neuroscience and evidence-based methodologies that allows me to grow my passion for coaching and to serve clients alongside a sophisticated coaching community.
CTC raises your credibility and positions you as a professional team coach with practitioner-level knowledge and specialized coaching skills.
