Coaching for Development

Coaching for Development (CfD) is a six-month programme in the study and application of Integral Coaching. It is an intensive coach training and apprenticeship programme designed for participants to emerge as coach practitioners, able to see the world through someone else’s eyes, and at the same time able to skillfully coach them to improved performance in any aspect of their lives. This course is ideal for those who are interested in evoking excellence in others while also being open to receiving coaching themselves so they too can bring forward excellence in their own endeavours. CfD is taught in English, the course materials are in English, and assignments are required to be submitted in English. We do, however, have a faculty team that can support those whose home language is French, isiXhosa, or Afrikaans. Under the auspices of New Ventures West, our learning partner, this CfD course is recognised by the International Coaching Federation as a Level 1 programme for 90 hours of coach-specific training.

  • Participants meet as a group for three modules. Learning takes place in many different ways:
    • Group sessions — flow and philosophy of coaching; exploration of coaching models.
    • Individually — reflections, assignments, your own development as a coach.
    • In small groups called learning pods — supported by your mentor coach, a Professional Coaching Course (PCC) graduate.
    • In pairs with a self-chosen buddy coach from the class.
  • The balance of work between modules is self-paced, including readings, written assignments, and three detailed case-study applications of this coaching method with clients.
  • Each delegate receives written feedback on each of their assignments – a rich source of learning and reflection.
  • There is on-going support provided by the Centre for Coaching faculty over the six months.

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2025 Course Details

Please note that applications are now open for CfD 2025.

CfD 1; 2025

  • Module 1: 29 – 31 Jan 2025
  • Module 2: 26 – 28 Mar 2025
  • Module 3: 24 – 25 Jul 2025

CfD 2; 2025

  • Module 1: 21 – 23 May 2025
  • Module 2: 06 – 08 Aug 2025
  • Module 3: 27 – 28 Nov 2025

CfD 3; 2025

  • Module 1: 03 – 05 Sep 2025
  • Module 2: 12 – 14 Nov 2025
  • Module 3: 05 – 06 Mar 2026

2025 Virtual Fees for applicants living and earning in Africa R69,300 ex VAT (R79,695 incl VAT). Deposit amount due on Application R10,000 ex VAT (R11,500 incl VAT).

2025 International rates please visit www.centreforcoaching.ch (Deposit amount due on Application CHF300)

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COURSE CREDENTIALS

New Ventures West (NVW), one of the leading coaching schools in the USA, founded in 1987, is a San Francisco based organisation dedicated to having people be both effective and fulfilled in their work as integral coaches. www.newventureswest.com
The International Coaching Federation is the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification and building a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals. Under the auspices of New Ventures West, our learning partner, this CfD course is recognised by the International Coach Federation as providing 90 Approved Coach Specific Training Hours (ACSTH). On completion of both CfD and PCC, you will have 286 Approved Coach Specific Training Hours. This fulfils the ICF coach educational requirement to apply for Master Certified Coach (MCC) Credentials with the ICF. For more information on how to become or find an ICF-credentialed coach, please visit www.coachfederation.org

 

Application Process:

In order to indicate your interest for the Coaching for Development course, please complete some basic info to start the application process and we can send you some more information. If you would like to apply right away, please indicate this in the ‘Other’ below and  we will send you the link to complete our new Online Application Form.