{"id":1448,"date":"2012-06-11T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2012-02-03T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T06:29:17","slug":"rachel-pryor-on-training-and-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/rachel-pryor-on-training-and-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Pryor on Training and Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is taken from David&#8217;s interview with Rachel Pryor in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/\">10 Super Coaches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you advise coaches to pursue certification?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, yes and yes. There are just too many people who set themselves up as coaches \u2013 it is getting increasingly clear that those with certifications stand out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If so, at what stage in their practice, and through which accrediting body?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certification requires a certain number of client hours, so that might determine how soon you can become certified. I went straight for the highest certification there is (CCMC with CoachInc, and CMC with the International Coach Federation) because I had more than enough client hours (2500+). I certified after 3 years coaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is taken from David&#8217;s interview with Rachel Pryor in\u00a010 Super Coaches. Would you advise coaches to pursue certification? Yes, yes and yes. There are just too many people who set themselves up as coaches \u2013 it is getting increasingly clear that those with certifications stand out. 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