Specialty Paths

Focus Your Coaching Skills

Our Specialty Path certification programs provide students with an ideal opportunity to connect and learn along with professionals who share a common interest in an applied area of coaching such as Business, Christian, Career Development, Grief, Life, Resilience, and Wellness Coaching.

In addition to learning the fundamentals of coaching during the Foundations or Coach Approach course, students will complete a rigorous concentration in their particular area of focus taught by faculty members with extensive backgrounds and experiences coaching within that particular domain.

All ILCT certifications require 80 hours of coach training, with a significant percentage of the electives chosen from the electives listed on the applicable certification page.

In order to best prepare our students to meet the changing dynamics of the coaching profession, ILCT also requires that students have at least completed the training requirements to qualify for either an ICF credential or the BCC before being awarded a Specialty certification. Read more about our position here.

Upon completion of the 80 hour training requirements of the certification programs, students will be awarded a Coaching Specialist Certificate in the applied area of study and can be listed on our Coach Referral List.

Programs

Career Development Coaching Specialist

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 1

Hours: 40

For those individuals interested in becoming certified as a Career Development Coaching Specialist (CDCS), ILCT has developed an 80 hour course of study which will provide you with the training and focus necessary to join this exciting, fast-growing field.

Certified Grief Coach

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 3

Hours: 40

If you are interested in working with those who have lost loved ones, ILCT has developed an 80-hour course of study which will culminate in your being certified to work with individuals in the area of Grief Coaching.

Certified Resilience Coach

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 1

Hours: 40

This certification is designed for those who want to develop the expertise to offer resilience coaching to individual and organizational clients. Help your clients learn to envision and to discern what matters most, refueling the reserves that maintains them and the life skills that propel you forward.

Christian Coaching Specialist

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 1

Hours: 40

Are you interested in working with clients who are seeking to grow in the context of their Christian faith, inspiring growth in accordance with their God given gifts and talents? This Specialty program begins with the 40 hour Foundations course for Christian Coaches, incorporating core competencies and live coaching along with the the tools for reaching and empowering clients.

Executive and Business Coaching Specialist

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 1

Hours: 40

Are you interested in bringing coaching to the workplace with an eye towards increasing productivity, or working with business leaders or entrepreneurs? This Specialty program begins with the 40 hour Foundations course incorporating core competencies and live coaching. Students then advance to complete an additional 40 hours with a focus in Executive and Business Coaching, providing expert instruction in business, workplace and executive coaching techniques, leadership development, and ethics, allowing each student to customize their training to meet their specific needs and interests.

Life Coaching Specialist

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 3

Hours: 0

The Life Coaching Specialist (LCS) program provides those working towards PCC credentialing with an opportunity to obtain ILCT’s well-established coaching certification upon completion of 80 hours of coursework. The LCS program includes the 40 hour Foundational Course, ICF Core Competency, and Coaching Skills Practicum.

Wellness Coaching Specialist

Duration: 80

Foundations Required: Yes

Required Courses: 1

Hours: 40

Wellness coaching requires acknowledging many aspects of well-being that extend beyond physical health. Wellness involves a holistic approach that integrates mind, body, and spirit to facilitate optimal living. This Specialty program begins with the 40 hour, Foundations course incorporating core competencies and live coaching. This specialties program also requires 40 hours of electives providing expert instruction in wellness concepts, assessments, and the skill set of effective wellness coaches, allowing for each student to customize their training to meet their specific needs and interests.