WABC offers a suite of four rigorous, evidence-based credentials for practitioner, advanced, master and elite business coaches. The Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) Standards are for qualifying for RCC, based on business experience and coaching experience. You will refer to these standards when you’d like to learn about this stand-alone WABC credential which is for practitioner business coaches.
Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) is a highly respected global credential designed for those who are either beginning their journey as a business coach and may have had little or no previous experience with coaching, or who already have some business coaching experience that they now wish to consolidate fully with best practice. Business coaches at this level are expected to provide business coaching to a fixed agenda that is directly related to business and organizational goals and objectives.
RCC:
RCC is an independent, evidence-based credential (no prerequisite credential required*).
*Each WABC credential is intended to be a stand-alone credential, which enables business coaches to pursue the credential that is right for their ambition, professional goals and client needs at any point in their careers.
RCC is awarded by WABC, headquartered in Canada.
You are an ideal candidate for RCC if:
To earn RCC, you must meet these requirements:
As a foundational credential there are currently no ongoing requirements to maintain your credential. However, WABC fully expects RCCs to progress to an advanced WABC credential(s) as their career progresses.
The Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) credential must be listed in a specific way. Please log in to your dashboard for further guidance and access to applicable WABC logos.
At WABC, we support credible business coaches, and another way we do this and maintain our high standards as a professional association is through our credential verification service. This service requires members who hold academic degrees or professional designations from organizations other than WABC to have those credentials verified by us if they wish to list them in materials that display WABC trademarks (e.g., WABC logo, RCC). For full details, refer to our Credential Verification Policy.
REVISED DATE NOTE:
This revised edition reflects improved text. Despite this revision, these standards have not changed.
LEGAL:
WABC reserves all rights in connection with the Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) Standards, including the right to change, replace or discontinue.