ICF Level 1 Coach Accreditation

Once you have completed MSB's Prologue and Story, you may want to work towards a professional accreditation with the International Coaching Federation. The ICF's Level 1 Accreditation shows that you are serious in your commitment to coaching ethics, professionalism and coaching as a significant part of your future career.

MSB will take you through every step of the process, which includes a portfolio of 100 coaching hours, reflections on your ongoing learning, mentor coaching and preparation for the ICF exam.

The Content

For level 1, there are 5 further elements to complete; the Learning Team at MSB is here to guide you through each step:

1. Coach Education - 60 hours

Through Prologue and Story, you have 52 hours of Coach Education. We offer a further 8 hours in Group Coaching facilitation.

2.  Coaching Hours

You will need 100 coaching hours. You can begin logging these hours after Part One of Story.

3. Mentor Coaching - 10 hours

In Story, you have completed 4 hours of Group Mentor Coaching. You will top up to ten including 3 x 1:1 sessions with an MSB Mentor. The ideal time to begin mentor coaching is when you have 40-50 hours in your coaching log.

4. Performance Evaluation

You submit a selected recording of a coaching conversation along with an annotated transcript showing where you are meeting the ICF core competencies.

5. ICF Exam

A computer based exam based on your knowledge of the ICF core competencies and code of ethics.

Next Steps to Enrol:

• For more detail and the 2025-26 schedule, please see our full outline here, and dates below. If you are ready to enrol, please book below or  request an invoice from matt@makingstuffbetter .com
• If you need some flexibility in how you pay, you can schedule a conversation with us here.
• Once you have paid, in full or in your first installment, we will send your session invitations and Welcome Pack.

ICF Level 1 Coach Accreditation Cohort Autumn 2025-26 Schedule:

2025

Tuesday 4th November 2025 11am UK - Cohort Community Session 1 - 1 hr
Thursday 20th November 11am UK - Coaching Classroom 1 - 90 minutes
Tuesday 25th November 11am UK - Coaching Classroom 2 - 90 minutes
Tuesday 2nd December 11am UK- Coaching Classroom 3 - 90 minutes
Monday 8th December 11am UK - Coaching Classroom 4 - 90 minutes

2026

Tuesday 24th February 11am UK  - Group Coaching Facilitation 1 - 2 hours
Monday 9th March 11am UK - Group Coaching Facilitation 2 - 2 hours
Tuesday 24th March 11am UK - Group Coaching Facilitation 3 - 2 hours
Thursday 7th May 11am UK - Cohort Community Session 2 - 1 hr
Thursday 27th August 10am UK - Mentor Coaching 1 - 1 hr
Thursday 3rd September 10am UK - Mentor Coaching 2 - 1 hr
Wednesday 9th September 10am UK - Mentor Coaching 3 - 1 hr
Thursday 17th September 10am UK - Mentor Coaching 4 - 1 hr
Thursday 24th September 10am UK - Mentor Coaching 5 - 1 hr
Thursday 1st October 10am UK - Mentor Coaching 6 - 1 hr
Thursday 5th November 10am UK - An Introduction to Group Supervision - 90 minutes
Thursday 19th November 10am UK - Guidance on Preparing Performance Evaluation - 90 minutes
Thursday 26th November 11am UK - Cohort Community Session 3
Final date TBC: Exam Preparation Q&A

Schedule

For more detail and the 2025-26 schedule, please see our full outline below here.