WABC has led the industry in offering business coaching credentials since our inception as NABC in 1997. As organizational, coaching and client needs have evolved, our credentials have pivoted to reflect coaching advancements and best practices.
Our current credentials reflect the most up-to-date practices and are aligned with our evidence-based standards. We have retired several credentials that WABC offered in the past.
Although these credentials are still valid and can continue to be listed by their holders, we no longer offer the following credentials.
The former NABC (now WABC) was a pioneer in business coaching when it introduced the Certified Business Coach (CBC) credential and program in 1997.
The initial CBC credential was intended for coaches working with owners of small businesses (fewer than 100 employees) and entrepreneurial start-ups.
To achieve the legacy CBC credential, coaches had to pass a rigorous screening process and examination on coaching business owners and CEOs in the small business market.
This credential was discontinued in 2002, and replaced on November 13, 2008 by the new WABC Certified Business Coach™ (CBC™) credential.
There are no requirements to maintain the legacy CBC credential. Credential holders must list this credential as Certified Business Coach and/or CBC. Please refer to our Use of WABC Credentials Policy for more information.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the CBC credential, including the right to change the requirements of the CBC credential, and to replace the CBC credential.
The former NABC (now WABC) introduced the Certified Executive Coach (CEC) credential and program in 2001.
The CEC credential was intended for coaches working one-on-one with high-level executives, and fast-track or high-potential managers in organizations. A CEC primary qualification was to understand the requirements of high-level leadership and management, yet to provide perspective by operating from a different point of view from the client’s.
To achieve the CEC credential, coaches had to pass a rigorous screening process and a program of one-on-one coaching of executives in organizations.
This credential was discontinued in 2002.
There are no requirements to maintain this credential. Credential holders must list this credential as Certified Executive Coach and/or CEC. Please refer to our Use of WABC Credentials Policy for more information.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the CEC credential, including the right to change the requirements of the CEC credential, and to replace the CEC credential.
The former NABC (now WABC) introduced the Registered Internal Corporate Coach (RICC) credential in 2000.
Candidates who successfully completed a Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) program were given the option of using either the RCC or the RICC credential, as a way to distinguish coaches who focused on internal coaching.
While some coaches opted to use the RICC credential, most did not. In response to feedback from both instructors and participants, the RICC credential was discontinued in 2003.
There are no requirements to maintain this credential. Credential holders must list this credential as Registered Internal Corporate Coach and/or RICC. Please refer to our Use of WABC Credentials Policy for more information.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the RICC credential, including the right to change the requirements of the RICC credential, and to replace the RICC credential.
The former NABC (now WABC) introduced the RCC Instructor credential in 2000.
RCC Instructors taught the formerly named Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) credential programs. Those programs were targeted to qualified managers, consultants, coaches, psychologists, human resources and training professionals who learned the skills to become effective corporate coaches in business and organizational settings.
WABC offered the RCC Instructor credential from 2000 to 2007. On March 19, 2007, the RCC Instructor credential and trademark were transferred to Advantage Coaching and Training (ACT), the parent company responsible for training RCC Instructors.
ACT reserves all rights in connection with the RCC Instructor credential (and discontinued Authorized RICC Instructor credential), including the right to change the requirements of the RCC Instructor credential, and to replace the RCC Instructor credential.
WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC) global mark is a program accreditation distinction that ensures you’re offering the most comprehensive and robust business coach training available in the world.
Level 3 – CMBC programs develop professional business coaches at master-level who represent many professional roles (e.g., leader, manager, internal or external business coach, external consultant). Such programs focus on fully exploring current approaches, methodologies and theories underpinning the work of business coaches and are for participants with a minimum of 7 years of formal business coaching experience. We identify practice in this context to be the application of master skills within more complex business and organizational scenarios to support senior levels of leadership. Accordingly, business coaches at this master-level are expected to work with an open agenda with more complex goals with non-fixed outcomes that impact broader business and organizational outcomes. These participants may be accountable for critical analysis, diagnosis, design, planning, execution and evaluation and they may also choose to specialize.
Graduates of these programs are eligible to earn the WABC Certified Master Business Coach® (CMBC®) credential. The credential is granted by WABC.
WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC):
WABC Accredited, as a program accreditation qualification, is the most rigorous level of qualification available to programs by an external accreditor. Program accreditation processes that follow industry best practice ensure their accredited programs require validation, carry re-accreditation requirements and are subject to revocation. WABC Accredited adheres to these best practices.
The WABC Accredited mark is awarded by WABC, a global accrediting body headquartered in Canada.
You’re an ideal candidate for WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC) if your program meets the following profile.
As such, this level of program accreditation is only available to training programs that offer business coaching as the main focus of their curriculum. This means over 75% of the learning hours within the program must be focused on the practice, theory and/or research of business coaching.
Even if your program is brand new, or requires significant changes to meet WABC’s standards, you’ll most likely be eligible to register in our WABC Program Accreditation Process.
Graduates are eligible to earn their CMBC credential, so when you screen your participants you’ll ensure they meet the following standards
Option: Full Length
Duration: 18–24 months*
Hours: 1200*
Option: Fast-track
Duration: 12–18 months*
Hours: 600*
*Some variability expected based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach
All formats are welcomed and determined by provider (e.g., in-person, virtual, blended)
Appropriate supervision required
Faculty size must be more than one and the composition is up to you (one lead and one support or co-leads, etc.). An external examiner is also required for this master-level program.
Lead Faculty**:
Support Faculty**:
External Examiner**:
As a provider of a master-level program, you will also appoint an external examiner as part of your overall management of the program.
The external examiner provides independent insight and proactively protects the standards of your assessments, maintains their consistency and benchmarks them against external standards in the coaching community. In this way, they can support the preservation of the integrity of any awards ensuring that the outcomes expected from the program are being achieved through the curriculum, and the assessment standards put in place are being met. The external examiner can be an individual (e.g., senior academic or practitioner), group or organization who/that:
This kind of external oversight is not something that WABC, in its role as the accrediting body, is able to do itself.
All providers have experienced a great benefit from the appointment of an external examiner and have not found this requirement to be onerous.
**Suitable degrees are those from accredited institutions in business coaching or in complementary disciplines (e.g., leadership, psychology, adult education, organizational development, human resources). If no suitable degrees, years of experience increase from 10 to 15. WABC will grant some leeway in relation to Support Faculty who do not quite reach the necessary requirements if appropriate monitoring and supervision provided by Lead Faculty.
This level is guided by a suite of standards developed by WABC
The WABC Accredited global mark is the product of widespread research, industry consultation, development and testing. As an evidence-based mark, it undergoes annual and three- to five-year reviews to ensure that it remains relevant and continues to set the highest global standards for all training programs with this mark.
To earn WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC), you must meet these requirements:
***If your program is brand new, or requires significant changes to meet WABC’s standards, you can still begin the WABC Program Accreditation Process and then run your “pilot program” during your process. Once your pilot is completed, then the assessment of your program occurs.
The value of the WABC Accredited mark is not just born from the standards that inform it, but also from the evaluative processes that lead to it. At WABC, we take very seriously the need to accomplish two goals for the benefit of all stakeholders:
WABC strikes the right balance towards realizing those two distinct goals through the creation of WABC standing committees—the WABC Accreditation & Credentialing Team, and three supporting WABC Accredited Decision Boards: WABC Accredited Assessment Board, WABC Accredited Award Board and WABC Accredited Appeal Board.
The team and boards are comprised of highly skilled experts who are passionate about business coaching and serving our community. They are accountable to strictly uphold WABC’s global evidence-based standards and accreditation best practice.
The purpose of all standing committees is to:
Ultimately, WABC maintains oversight of its standards and safeguards the program accreditation process, while simultaneously enabling experts to independently carry out program accreditation related activities. Taken altogether, this thoughtfully considered and balanced-approach raises the quality, credibility and profile of business coaching worldwide to the benefit of all stakeholders.
Being the best means renewing relevance and status in our global marketplace
As a WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC) Program, you will safeguard your accreditation by meeting various provider’s responsibilities over the course of your five-year process lifecycle—from initial accreditation through annual monitoring to re-accreditation.
WABC can revoke accreditation at any time if a provider is reported or considered to be conducting their program in an unprofessional or unethical manner, not in accordance with the accreditation standards or in any other way that will bring WABC or business coaching into disrepute. Additionally, other adverse statuses can be issued (e.g., suspension, probation) if certain circumstances arise and require such an action be taken. In serious cases or when revocation occurs, you will no longer be able to use the WABC Accredited mark and you must remove all references to it, including badges, from your marketing, promotional and other material.
The WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC) mark must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your WABC Accredited Promo Package.
This revised edition reflects improved text. Despite this revision, these standards have not changed.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Accredited (Level 3 – CMBC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC) global mark is a program accreditation distinction that ensures you’re offering the most comprehensive and robust business coach training available in the world.
Level 2 – CBC programs develop professional business coaches at advanced-level who represent many professional roles (e.g., leader, manager, internal or external business coach, external consultant). Such programs focus on consolidating technical skills and also developing a sound theoretical underpinning to practice and are for participants with a minimum of 3 years of formal business coaching experience. We identify practice in this context to be the application of advanced skills within common business and organizational scenarios to support clients, co-workers and organizations. Accordingly, business coaches at this advanced-level are expected to work with more diverse, although largely fixed, agendas that are directly related to business and organizational outcomes.
Graduates of these programs are eligible to earn the WABC Certified Business Coach™ (CBC™) credential. The credential is granted by WABC.
WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC):
WABC Accredited, as a program accreditation qualification, is the most rigorous level of qualification available to programs by an external accreditor. Program accreditation processes that follow industry best practice ensure their accredited programs require validation, carry re-accreditation requirements and are subject to revocation. WABC Accredited adheres to these best practices.
The WABC Accredited mark is awarded by WABC, a global accrediting body headquartered in Canada.
You’re an ideal candidate for WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC) if your program meets the following profile.
As such, this level of program accreditation is only available to training programs that offer business coaching as the main focus of their curriculum. This means over 75% of the learning hours within the program must be focused on the practice, theory and/or research of business coaching.
Even if your program is brand new, or requires significant changes to meet WABC’s standards, you’ll most likely be eligible to register in our WABC Program Accreditation Process.
Graduates are eligible to earn their CBC credential, so when you screen your participants you’ll ensure they meet the following standards
Option: Full Length
Duration: 9–18 months*
Hours: 400*
Option: Fast-track
Duration: 6–12 months*
Hours: 200*
*Some variability expected based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach
All formats are welcomed and determined by provider (e.g., in-person, virtual, blended)
Appropriate supervision required
Faculty size must be more than one and the composition is up to you (one lead and one support or co-leads, etc.). An external examiner is also required for this advanced-level program.
Lead Faculty**:
Support Faculty**:
External Examiner**:
As a provider of an advanced-level program, you will also appoint an external examiner as part of your overall management of the program.
The external examiner provides independent insight and proactively protects the standards of your assessments, maintains their consistency and benchmarks them against external standards in the coaching community. In this way, they can support the preservation of the integrity of any awards ensuring that the outcomes expected from the program are being achieved through the curriculum, and the assessment standards put in place are being met. The external examiner can be an individual (e.g., senior academic or practitioner), group or organization who/that:
This kind of external oversight is not something that WABC, in its role as the accrediting body, is able to do itself.
All providers have experienced a great benefit from the appointment of an external examiner and have not found this requirement to be onerous.
**Suitable degrees are those from accredited institutions in business coaching or in complementary disciplines (e.g., leadership, psychology, adult education, organizational development, human resources). If no suitable degrees, years of experience increase from 10 to 15. WABC will grant some leeway in relation to Support Faculty who do not quite reach the necessary requirements if appropriate monitoring and supervision provided by Lead Faculty.
This level is guided by a suite of standards developed by WABC
The WABC Accredited global mark is the product of widespread research, industry consultation, development and testing. As an evidence-based mark, it undergoes annual and three- to five-year reviews to ensure that it remains relevant and continues to set the highest global standards for all training programs with this mark.
To earn WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC), you must meet these requirements:
***If your program is brand new, or requires significant changes to meet WABC’s standards, you can still begin the WABC Program Accreditation Process and then run your “pilot program” during your process. Once your pilot is completed, then the assessment of your program occurs.
The value of the WABC Accredited mark is not just born from the standards that inform it, but also from the evaluative processes that lead to it. At WABC, we take very seriously the need to accomplish two goals for the benefit of all stakeholders:
WABC strikes the right balance towards realizing those two distinct goals through the creation of WABC standing committees—the WABC Accreditation & Credentialing Team, and three supporting WABC Accredited Decision Boards: WABC Accredited Assessment Board, WABC Accredited Award Board and WABC Accredited Appeal Board.
The team and boards are comprised of highly skilled experts who are passionate about business coaching and serving our community. They are accountable to strictly uphold WABC’s global evidence-based standards and accreditation best practice.
The purpose of all standing committees is to:
Ultimately, WABC maintains oversight of its standards and safeguards the program accreditation process, while simultaneously enabling experts to independently carry out program accreditation related activities. Taken altogether, this thoughtfully considered and balanced-approach raises the quality, credibility and profile of business coaching worldwide to the benefit of all stakeholders.
Being the best means renewing relevance and status in our global marketplace
As a WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC) Program, you will safeguard your accreditation by meeting various provider’s responsibilities over the course of your five-year process lifecycle—from initial accreditation through annual monitoring to re-accreditation.
WABC can revoke accreditation at any time if a provider is reported or considered to be conducting their program in an unprofessional or unethical manner, not in accordance with the accreditation standards or in any other way that will bring WABC or business coaching into disrepute. Additionally, other adverse statuses can be issued (e.g., suspension, probation) if certain circumstances arise and require such an action be taken. In serious cases or when revocation occurs, you will no longer be able to use the WABC Accredited mark and you must remove all references to it, including badges, from your marketing, promotional and other material.
The WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC) mark must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your WABC Accredited Promo Package.
This revised edition reflects improved text. Despite this revision, these standards have not changed.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Accredited (Level 2 – CBC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC) global mark is a program accreditation distinction that ensures you’re offering the most comprehensive and robust business coach training available in the world.
Level 1 – RCC programs develop professional business coaches at practitioner-level who represent many professional roles (e.g., leader, manager, internal or external business coach, external consultant). Such programs focus on developing the practice elements of business coaching and are for participants who either have had little or no previous business coaching experience, or who already have some business coaching experience that they now wish to consolidate fully with best practice. We identify practice in this context to be the application of technical skills within common business and organizational scenarios to support clients, co-workers and organizations. Accordingly, business coaches at this practitioner-level are expected to provide business coaching to a fixed agenda that is directly related to business and organizational outcomes.
Graduates of these programs are eligible to earn WABC’s Registered Corporate Coach™ (RCC™) credential. The credential is granted by WABC.
WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC):
WABC Accredited, as a program accreditation qualification, is the most rigorous level of qualification available to programs by an external accreditor. Program accreditation processes that follow industry best practice ensure their accredited programs require validation, carry re-accreditation requirements and are subject to revocation. WABC Accredited adheres to these best practices.
The WABC Accredited mark is awarded by WABC, a global accrediting body headquartered in Canada.
You’re an ideal candidate for WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC) if your program meets the following profile.
As such, this level of program accreditation is only available to training programs that offer business coaching as the main focus of their curriculum. This means over 75% of the learning hours within the program must be focused on the practice, theory and/or research of business coaching.
Even if your program is brand new, or requires significant changes to meet WABC’s standards, you’ll most likely be eligible to register in our WABC Program Accreditation Process.
Graduates are eligible to earn their RCC credential, so when you screen your participants you’ll ensure they meet the following standards
Option: Full Length
Duration: 6–12 months*
Hours: 150*
Option: Fast-track
Duration: 4–8 months*
Hours: 75*
*Some variability expected based on participants’ experience-level and program’s approach
All formats are welcomed and determined by provider (e.g., in-person, virtual, blended)
Appropriate supervision required
Faculty size and compositions are up to you (just one lead faculty or co-leads or one lead and one support, etc.)
Lead Faculty**:
Support Faculty (Optional)**:
**Suitable degrees are those from accredited institutions in business coaching or in complementary disciplines (e.g., leadership, psychology, adult education, organizational development, human resources). If no suitable degrees, years of experience increase from 10 to 15. WABC will grant some leeway in relation to Support Faculty who do not quite reach the necessary requirements if appropriate monitoring and supervision provided by Lead Faculty.
This level is guided by a suite of standards developed by WABC
The WABC Accredited global mark is the product of widespread research, industry consultation, development and testing. As an evidence-based mark, it undergoes annual and three- to five-year reviews to ensure that it remains relevant and continues to set the highest global standards for all training programs with this mark.
To earn WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC), you must meet these requirements:
***If your program is brand new, or requires significant changes to meet WABC’s standards, you can still begin the WABC Program Accreditation Process and then run your “pilot program” during your process. Once your pilot is completed, then the assessment of your program occurs.
The value of the WABC Accredited mark is not just born from the standards that inform it, but also from the evaluative processes that lead to it. At WABC, we take very seriously the need to accomplish two goals for the benefit of all stakeholders:
WABC strikes the right balance towards realizing those two distinct goals through the creation of WABC standing committees—the WABC Accreditation & Credentialing Team, and three supporting WABC Accredited Decision Boards: WABC Accredited Assessment Board, WABC Accredited Award Board and WABC Accredited Appeal Board.
The team and boards are comprised of highly skilled experts who are passionate about business coaching and serving our community. They are accountable to strictly uphold WABC’s global evidence-based standards and accreditation best practice.
The purpose of all standing committees is to:
Ultimately, WABC maintains oversight of its standards and safeguards the program accreditation process, while simultaneously enabling experts to independently carry out program accreditation related activities. Taken altogether, this thoughtfully considered and balanced-approach raises the quality, credibility and profile of business coaching worldwide to the benefit of all stakeholders.
Being the best means renewing relevance and status in our global marketplace
As a WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC) Program, you will safeguard your accreditation by meeting various provider’s responsibilities over the course of your five-year process lifecycle—from initial accreditation through annual monitoring to re-accreditation.
WABC can revoke accreditation at any time if a provider is reported or considered to be conducting their program in an unprofessional or unethical manner, not in accordance with the accreditation standards or in any other way that will bring WABC or business coaching into disrepute. Additionally, other adverse statuses can be issued (e.g., suspension, probation) if certain circumstances arise and require such an action be taken. In serious cases or when revocation occurs, you will no longer be able to use the WABC Accredited mark and you must remove all references to it, including badges, from your marketing, promotional and other material.
The WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC) mark must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your WABC Accredited Promo Package.
This revised edition reflects improved text. Despite this revision, these standards have not changed.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Accredited (Level 1 – RCC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
To provide ethically sound and expert guidance, professionals in all areas of practice must keep up to date on the latest research and evidence on how to effectively serve their clients’ needs. A clear professional development strategy allows business coaches to be relevant and innovative in providing the best possible expertise to their clients.
Holders of WABC’s evidence-based global credentials for advanced, master and elite business coaches—CBC, CMBC and ChBC—are required to re-certify every five years. The route to re-certification is through the submitting and passing of a Professional Development (PD) Record five years from the date a holder successfully completed their WABC Accredited® Program or WABC Portfolio Pathway, and every five years after that.
WABC’s PD Record is a significant professional development milestone for our CBCs, CMBCs and ChBCs. Our PD Record is not a paper exercise that merely allows a member to catalog five years of courses taken, as many other professional bodies’ PD Records are. Rather, WABC’s PD Record is designed to:
This revised edition reflects improved text.
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the re-certification requirements and Professional Development (PD) Record, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
WABC’s Chartered Business Coach (ChBC) – the first-ever chartered status for professional business coaches – is the industry’s most coveted credential designed exclusively for professional business coaches at the elite-level.
Those pursuing ChBC already have a minimum of ten years of business coaching experience.
Professional business coaches at this level possess specialized knowledge, professional competence and mastery of the competencies to support the highest levels of leadership and apply a range of business coaching initiatives and activities across a wide diversity of contexts, the outcomes of which may be unpredictable. Furthermore, at this highest level of professional practice, they’re able to exercise substantial personal autonomy along with their significant influence, leadership and contribution within businesses, organizations and the profession.
Being a ChBC means they can provide a substantial professional offering.
ChBC:
ChBC is an independent, evidence-based credential that carries re-certification requirements (no prerequisite credential required*).
*NOTE: 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.
ChBC is awarded by WABC, a global accrediting body headquartered in Canada.
You are an ideal candidate for ChBC if:
To earn ChBC, you must meet all these requirements:
To provide ethically sound and expert guidance, professionals in all areas of practice must keep up to date on the latest research and evidence on how to effectively serve their clients’ needs.
A clear professional development strategy allows business coaches to stay relevant and innovative in providing the best possible expertise to their clients.
As a senior-level professional credential, you have a few ongoing requirements to maintain your credential that are designed to complement your coaching practice as an opportunity for learning and growth.
As a ChBC, you must:
Taking a sabbatical during your career may affect your ChBC credential.
ChBC can be revoked under certain circumstances. Examples include not meeting the credential verification or re-certification requirements or being cited for a legal or ethical violation. If your ChBC credential is revoked, you will no longer be able to use the credential and you must remove all references to it, including logos and badges, from marketing, promotional and other materials in your control (e.g., your website, résumé, signature block, LinkedIn).
The Chartered Business Coach (ChBC) credential must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your WABC ChBC Promo Package.
This revised edition reflects:
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the Chartered Business Coach (ChBC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
WABC Certified Master Business Coach (CMBC) is a highly esteemed, world-class credential designed for professional business coaches at master-level.
Those pursuing CMBC already have a minimum of seven years of business coaching experience.
Professional business coaches at this level can demonstrate their mastery of the competencies and knowledge to apply their specialized skills to support senior levels of leadership on complex business and organizational challenges with open agendas, the outcomes of which may impact broader business and organizational goals and objectives. Furthermore, they may be accountable for critical analysis, diagnosis, design, planning, execution and evaluation and they may also choose to specialize.
Being a CMBC means they can provide a significant professional offering.
CMBC:
CMBC is an independent, evidence-based credential that carries re-certification requirements (no prerequisite credential required*).
*NOTE: 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.
CMBC is awarded by WABC, a global accrediting body headquartered in Canada.
You are an ideal candidate for CMBC if:
To earn CMBC, you must meet all these requirements:
To provide ethically sound and expert guidance, professionals in all areas of practice must keep up to date on the latest research and evidence on how to effectively serve their clients’ needs.
A clear professional development strategy allows business coaches to stay relevant and innovative in providing the best possible expertise to their clients.
As a master-level professional credential, you have a few ongoing requirements to maintain your credential that are designed to complement your coaching practice as an opportunity for learning and growth.
As a CMBC, you must:
Taking a sabbatical during your career may affect your CMBC credential.
CMBC can be revoked under certain circumstances. Examples include not meeting the credential verification or re-certification requirements or being cited for a legal or ethical violation. If your CMBC credential is revoked, you will no longer be able to use the credential and you must remove all references to it, including logos and badges, from marketing, promotional and other materials in your control (e.g., your website, résumé, signature block, LinkedIn).
The WABC Certified Master Business Coach (CMBC) credential must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your WABC CMBC Promo Package.
This revised edition reflects:
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Certified Master Business Coach (CMBC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
Members of this committee are very seasoned business coaches with substantial experience and a demonstrated record of maintaining impeccable integrity, confidentiality and impartiality. Committee members are available to receive and respond to any ethics inquiries, concerns, or complaints from our members, or their clients.
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WABC Certified Business Coach (CBC) is a highly respected global credential designed for professional business coaches at advanced-level.
Those pursuing CBC already have a minimum of three years of business coaching experience.
Professional business coaches at this level can access a broader and deeper range of competencies and knowledge to apply their specialized skills to support clients, co-workers and organizations on more diverse, although largely fixed, agendas that are directly related to business and organizational goals and objectives.
Being a CBC means they can provide a fuller professional offering.
CBC:
CBC is an independent, evidence-based credential that carries re-certification requirements (no prerequisite credential required*).
*NOTE: 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.
CBC is awarded by WABC, a global accrediting body headquartered in Canada.
You are an ideal candidate for CBC if:
To earn CBC, you must meet all these requirements:
To provide ethically sound and expert guidance, professionals in all areas of practice must keep up to date on the latest research and evidence on how to effectively serve their clients’ needs.
A clear professional development strategy allows business coaches to stay relevant and innovative in providing the best possible expertise to their clients.
As an advanced-level professional credential, you have a few ongoing requirements to maintain your credential that are designed to complement your coaching practice as an opportunity for learning and growth.
As a CBC, you must:
Taking a sabbatical during your career may affect your CBC credential.
CBC can be revoked under certain circumstances. Examples include not meeting the credential verification or re-certification requirements or being cited for a legal or ethical violation. If your CBC credential is revoked, you will no longer be able to use the credential and you must remove all references to it, including logos and badges, from marketing, promotional and other materials in your control (e.g., your website, résumé, signature block, LinkedIn).
The WABC Certified Business Coach (CBC) credential must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to your WABC CBC Promo Package.
This revised edition reflects:
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the WABC Certified Business Coach (CBC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.
