Dispersed Virtual Lock-In – ICF MCC Credential

Why choose this Lock-In option?

This option is for Professional Certified Coaches (PCC) with 1,000+ hours of coaching, who aspire to become Master Certified Coaches (MCC).

You will learn from:

• A deeper understanding of each of the competencies, bringing you back to a beginner’s mindset
• Demonstrations of masterful coaching
• Your fellow participants’ coaching
• Objective feedback on your own and the other coaches’ coaching, using the PCC Markers and the MCC BARS as the benchmark.

How does it run?

This tried and tested Mentor Coaching Lock-In takes place over Zoom. The programme consists of:

• 1.5 hours of contracting, followed by;
• 2 x 3.5-hour mentor coaching workshops;
• 1 x 1.75-hour mentor coaching session and;
• 8 x competency masterclasses.

In the mentor coaching workshops, you can choose to coach one of the other participants or to bring a recording of your coaching.

In between sessions, you will experiment with new ways of being as a coach, bringing your coaching ever closer to being more masterful.

CCEUs

A total of 17 CCEs are available, 7 for mentor coaching and 10 for competency masterclasses.

Highly recommend Clare as a mentor coach. She fully understands all the competencies and BARS and knows how to create a learning space where you can really explore and understand how to embody them into your coaching. This is not a tick-box exercise, and Clare role-models the continuous learning approach. The Virtual MCC Lock-in has been instrumental in getting me to the point where I felt able to submit my MCC application - Helen O'Grady MCC

Outline of the programme:

Timings are indicative and may flex slightly per programme.

We start with 90 minutes of getting to know each other and contracting.

Mentor Coaching workshop timetable

What differentiates this mentor coaching offering from others on the market?

• We look at the mindsets that you need to unlearn to become an MCC.  Only by untangling yourself from unhelpful mindsets can you free your thinking and break through to coaching mastery
• We watch and dissect six real recordings of MCC-level coaching (most of which have been passed by the assessors) so that you get a feel for the uplift from PCC to MCC
• We discuss each competency live, with a view to adding depth, partnership, and ease to level up from PCC to MCC
• You get to bring a recording of your coaching or to coach live, and you learn from watching others do the same
• The feedback you’ll receive is impartial and evidence-based, using the markers and BARs as the objective benchmark
• We focus on bringing your personal strengths and style to the fore, rather than cookie-cutter coaching

What differentiates Clare from other mentor coaches?

1. I understand the competencies and the assessment markers inside out, back-to-front and upside-down
2. I know what the assessors are looking for
3. I am thorough and rigorous with the process
4. I take you further than you think you might be able to stretch in your coaching - we are not just about getting you to a low bar
5. I do not treat this as a tick-box exercise - it is a growth experience
6. I will tell you if I think a recording is a risk to submit (though mentor coaches are unable to tell you whether it will pass as that is the job of the assessor)
7. I will develop you as a coach vs assess you - no judgement here
8. I commit to mentor coaching for myself every year (not just for credentialing purposes), to keep my own coaching sharp

Outline of the eight Masterclasses

Each live Masterclass consists of:

• a review and discussion of the competency
• a coaching demonstration to bring the assessed competencies to life
• the option to write up your learning and reflections to gain CCEUs

There are two recorded Masterclasses covering Ethics and Coaching Mindset, for which you can also write up your reflections to gain CCEUs.