MSB Accreditation Pathway
Step into
professional
coaching
Accreditation is the milestone that further deepens your practice as a coach. With MSB’s support, you’ll complete the ICF Level 1 requirements to become an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) – a globally recognised standard.
Accreditation is where your learning becomes professional practice, opening extraordinary new possibilities for your leadership and career.
Who it’s for
Story graduates ready to formalise their learning and step into professional, coaching standards.
What it includes
60 hours of coach education (Prologue + Story + Group Coaching)
60 hours of coach education (Prologue + Story + Group Coaching)
100 logged coaching hours
100 logged coaching hours
10 hours of mentor coaching with MSB mentors
10 hours of mentor coaching with MSB mentors
A performance evaluation with transcript and feedback
A performance evaluation with transcript and feedback
Preparation for the ICF credentialing exam
Preparation for the ICF credentialing exam
Programme Design
Delivered over 12–18 months, Accreditation blends:
Course Overview
18 months
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
100 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 hours, 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
Outcomes:
Professional recognition as an ICF Associate Certified Coach
Deeper confidence and competence as a practicing coach
Membership in MSB’s global community of practice
What participants say
I am proud of how close I am to coaching, and I need just small tweaks to coach rather than mentor.
Benjamin Spencer
Haileybury Almaty, Kazakhstan
In the training I enjoyed the variety of activities - some listening to information, watching examples of conversations, opportunities to work with different people.
Sheralyn Sefton – Deputy Head (Academic)
Brighton College, Vietnam
Through coaching, I can see in action the reframing of dialogue. The slight changes of wording and questioning are powerful.
Joe Buckley
GEMS Qatar
We were given the space to reflect on how we want to work as a team. To see each other as people first.
Hayley Wilson
Kellett School, Hong Kong
The amazing thing with coaching is that... if you throw yourself into it, it works. It never fails to work.
Chris Bromham – Principal
ICS Madrid
I am a great believer in professional coaching. As a school leader we have little control at what lands on our desk or enters our…
Mark Leppard MBE – Headmaster
The British School Al Khubairat Abu Dhabi
We have already seen the positive impact of the training in many aspects of school life, for example in the development of leadership skills, in…
Liz Miller – Deputy Headteacher
Dubai English Speaking School
My coaching has been transformative. I have valued them so much that we are extending 1:1 coaching across all DH and AH in the College.…
David Ingram – Head of College
Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi
I feel that I have grown, am more confident and have found a degree of ‘peace’ within myself that has given me more clarity, objectivity…
Orla Brady – Group Director
Education in Motion
Really excellent support through challenging times and providing time to step back and reflect
Clair Harrington-Wilcox – Head of Junior School
Tanglin Trust School Singapore
Overall, I’ve become more confident with issues and they are no longer a burden for me. Quite simply, the dark I was facing in that…
Julia Mortimer – Headteacher
St. Bartholomew’s
After the coaching I feel that the problems that I face, are still there, but have reached a manageable size.
Phil Clear – Head of Senior School
Dulwich College Yangon
For me it was amazing. MSB have created a professional development institution that people can bring leadership challenges to and can be either affirmed or…
Dr Richard Eaton – Director
Berlin International School
Making Stuff Better and the MSB Network is a lot more than coaching, leadership and effectiveness, although it does those things extremely well. It also…
d'Arcy Lunn – Group Head of Sustainability
Dulwich College International
Investment
Take the next step of joining the MSB Accreditation Pathway. Register now to join our next cohort. Investment: £3,850