Purpose

The Association for Coaching® (AC) is a leading independent, and not-for-profit professional body dedicated to promoting best practice and raising the awareness and standards of coaching, worldwide.

Our purpose is to inspire and champion coaching excellence, to advance the coaching profession and make a sustainable difference to individuals, organizations and society 

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Search the AC Member Directory to find your next coach, supervisor or training provider.

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Our commitment to championing standards of excellence in the coaching profession is reflected in our accreditation scemes.

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The AC offers a range of events across the globe that aim to share inspiring ideas and provide access to industry leading speakers.

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Enjoy on-demand access to world-class speakers, thought leadership, coaching tools and models to help you develop and stay up to date with the latest industry trends.

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Issue 47 - Edition theme - Generations

We’ll delve into generational differences in organisations, look at what the next generation of coaching supervision might be, and consider how intergenerational dynamics and generational trauma show up in the coaching space.

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Events Calendar more

12/09/2025 » 10/01/2026
NLP Practitioner Programme with Neuroscience

17/09/2025 » 19/11/2025
AC APAC Leader Coach Circle

01/10/2025 » 30/09/2026
Neuro Linguistics Practitioner Qualification

23/10/2025
New Coaches Co-Coaching Forum for Introductory Associate Members


Ready for accreditation that's both fast and supportive?

Experience our Coach Accreditation Live Assessment with results in just 5 working days.

A professional discussion-based assessment alongside peers, providing a fast-track process for achieving accreditation. Embracing diversity while recognizing your coaching expertise in a streamlined and engaging way:

  • Minimal documentation required – live discussion format
  • A supportive and inclusive process
  • Robust and aligned with AC Coaching Competency Framework
  • A faster, more flexible way to gain accreditation
  • Unique to the AC with results communicated in just 5 working days

Choose your pathway below or watch our ‘What to expect’ video first.


Are you a big believer in the Coach Approach?

Hone your skillset with our Leader Coach accreditation scheme

The only programme of its kind, this scheme has been designed to recognize and inspire leaders adopting a coaching approach. The scheme focuses on bringing pioneering coaching techniques into businesses and teams and gives participants an opportunity to evaluate their approach against high professional standards. Like many AC schemes the focus is on accrediting fitness to practice, rather than theory and academics, and is available to Leader Coach members as well as non-members.

Co-Coaching Forums

Co-coaching helps us practise coaching, explore new ways of coaching and even help us work on areas we might want to improve.


Co-coaching is a member benefit so there’s no cost to our members to attend.




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Group Supervision

The AC USA region is providing an opportunity for members to participate in group supervision starting in Spring 2024.





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AC Store

The AC Store offers a range of coaching books, videos and podcasts for on-going professional development.



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