PCC: Professional Certified Coach
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), issued by International Coaching Federation. 1,017 coaches in our directory list it.
- What it means
- The mid-level credential from the International Coaching Federation. It shows an experienced professional coach with several hundred hours of logged coaching.
- What it takes
- 125+ hours of coach-specific education, 500+ hours of coaching experience (450 paid) with at least 25 clients, 10 hours of mentor coaching, two recorded sessions that pass ICF performance evaluation, and the ICF Credentialing Exam. Renewed every 3 years with 40 continuing education credits.
- What it tells you
- Signals several hundred hours of logged, paid coaching and an independent exam; a strong general coaching credential, not specific to careers.
- Issued by
- International Coaching Federation
A coach listing a credential on their website is not proof they hold it: check it with International Coaching Federation.