Graduation from either of these programs is one of the qualifications for the Coach U Certified Coach designation. The Coach Training Program is a comprehensive training program for personal and professional coaches. It consists of 36 modules of course work which are typically completed in about one to two years. The training modules focus both on the technologies of coaching and the typical situations and challenges that clients face in a variety of different settings.
Courses are highly interactive and usually require extensive fieldwork.
As a result, most coaches invest several hundred hours in the Coach Training Program. The Corporate Business Coach Training Program is oriented to those coaches who practice their craft in the Corporate setting. Coaches in this program are often employees of a corporation who practice coaching as a part of their management responsibilities. Others in this program have already completed the Coach Training Program and are extending and sharpening their skills to work with executives, managers, and teams in the corporate market. Corporate Business Coach Training is a seven module course requiring about a year to complete.