{"id":1373,"date":"2012-05-06T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2012-02-01T23:51:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T05:51:24","slug":"mike-turner-on-training-and-certification-of-coaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/mike-turner-on-training-and-certification-of-coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Turner on Training and Certification of Coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is taken from David&#8217;s interview with Mike Turner 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, if only because, as the profession settles down, organizations will increasingly only use certified coaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If so, at what stage in their practice, and through which accrediting body?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From as early as possible, be clear what the accreditation criteria are and work towards satisfying them. 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