European Coaching Institute
Europe's Accreditation Body for Coaches
and Coach Training Providers
Continuing improvement in Coaching has been a major concern of the ECI since 2000. Voluntary accreditation is enshrined in ECI policy, but in
several European countries steps are being taken on national level
towards mandatory accreditation, coupled with legal or professional
re-certification or re-licensing and the establishment of an industry
standard promoted within all areas of work. This will lead towards an
increasing need for a European standard of accreditation, obtained by
individual Coaches and Coach training companies. In 1999 a group of concerned coaches decided to establish the European Coaching Institute.
The European Coaching Institute will facilitate access to quality
accreditation for European coaches, contribute to the quality of
accreditation in Europe and ensure the availability of a high standard of coach training.
Quality control of Coaching and coach training is a key element in this process. It was decided to affect this by the formation of a governing body catering specifically for the European Coaching profession, using the expertise of existing European Coaches active in this field.
The European Coaching Institute in everyday practice, with one important addition, carries this out. It is the importance of the need to get the
profession of Coaching acknowledged and regulated at a National
Government and European level.
For further details, go to
www.europeancoachinginstitute.org
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