The short answer is that it depends on which level of certification you are going for and how much time you can dedicate to it. It is getting the actual coaching experience that takes the time. With this in mind, here is a rough guide: If you did 2–3 hours of coaching a week on the side of your job, it would take: - Approximately 1 year to complete the 100 hours of coaching practice required for your first coach certification as Performance Coach – Silver and the ICF's Associate Certified Coach (ACC). For the advanced certification options, if you are able to coach full-time, this would translate into about 15–25 hours per week so it would take: - Approximately 7 months to complete the 500 hours you need for the Performance Coach – Gold and the ICF's Professional Certified Coach (PCC). - Approximately 14 months to complete the 1,000 hours you need for our Platinum Certified Performance Coach. - Approximately 32 months to accumulate the the 2,500 hours you need for the ICF's Master Certified Coach.