Move beyond theory and learn how to coach real clients through practical, applied training.
Develop the skills to lead coaching conversations across career, leadership, sports and personal development.
Apply your skills in the real-world and start charging up to $200+/hour.
This course is not designed for those seeking counselling or therapy training, or for those looking for skills to start or market a coaching business, as the focus is solely on building ICF coaching capability.
Launch and grow your own coaching business, working with clients online or face-to-face at $200+/hr.
Many aspiring coaches feel stuck before they even begin and struggle to turn knowledge into real coaching conversations.
You might be unsure where to start, which certification to choose, or whether you’re ready to coach others at all. With so many pathways and expectations, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or to keep putting it off altogether. That’s where the right training makes all the difference.
Our six-week ICF-accredited course helps you build the core coaching skills needed for real conversations, from deep listening and powerful questioning to supporting meaningful action.
Grounded in the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies, the course provides the educational component required for those pursuing the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential pathway.
The program's focus extends beyond learning coaching frameworks and concepts. Its purpose is to help you develop the presence, mindset and practical capability required to coach effectively in real conversations.
Through a combination of self-paced online learning and live facilitated sessions, you will begin practising coaching from the start, gradually strengthening your skills, confidence and ability to support meaningful growth in others.
Not sure where to start? Download the free course guide to understand the ICF pathway, the skills you need, and what becoming a coach really involves.
"The training offered a fresh and valuable perspective on coaching, holding space for and guiding clients towards meaningful breakthroughs. The facilitator's depth of knowledge and skill was excellent, and her approach created an engaging environment that made the experience truly impactful."
— Chandre, IAP StudentThe course combines:
With this applied learning model, participants move beyond theory and build the confidence and skills to have meaningful coaching conversations.

This ICF Level 1 coaching course is designed for individuals looking to become certified coaches, gain practical coaching skills, and work toward ICF accreditation.

Evelien is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and a certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Master Practitioner of Conscious Hypnosis and a Mental Health First Aider.
She spent eight years at the Boston Consulting Group as a strategy consultant and project leader before founding Koboda Pty Ltd, where she works with organisations to build strategic capabilities.
Evelien is also the author of Amazon #1 bestseller FlowMasters for Professionals: The Art of Achieving and Maintaining Success and Wellbeing. She brings the perspective of a practitioner who coaches, facilitates and works with clients every day — with more than 500 hours of client coaching sessions.
Evelien believes coaching skills can only develop through experience, and she creates a safe, interactive and supportive learning environment where participants learn by doing and grow through practice.
What stood out most was the emphasis on the quality of the coaching conversation itself. The framework provides a clear pathway that keeps sessions focused and intentional, guiding clients from reflection to insight, and from insight to meaningful action. The strategic questioning techniques are particularly powerful, helping clients clarify motivations, challenge assumptions, and find their own path forward. In my work coaching founders and leaders, I consistently draw on this questioning approach. It has shifted the way I facilitate conversations, helping clients surface their own thinking rather than directing them toward conclusions. It is a subtle shift, but a significant one.

The Institute of Applied Psychology (IAP) combines coaching training with expertise in applied psychology and human development.

This course provides the education component required for the ICF ACC credential.
* The ICF-accredited course is conditionally accredited for ACC and is currently in the final stages of full accreditation

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