A Day in my Life

In my role as Director of Accreditation at the Association for Coaching (AC) no two days are the same, although they are always interesting!

I oversee all the AC Accreditation Schemes - Individual Coach Accreditation, Coaching Supervisor Accreditation, Coach Training Accreditation, Coaching Supervision Training Accreditation and Recognized Course Leader as Coach. In addition, I have the AC Group Supervision Experience Calls and the Supervision Special Interest Group (SIG) under the umbrella of Accreditation, along with the Supervision Leads and all the AC Accreditation Assessor Teams. This means that I’m always busy. Although all of these groups are part of Accreditation, each one is unique.

A ‘typical’ day for me might include some or all of these:

• Updating one of the several projects we have progressing at any one time, such as putting the finishing touches to the Recognised Prior Learning Scheme which will enable those already credentialed or accredited with other bodies such as the International Coaching Federation or European Mentoring and Coaching Council to become accredited with us.

• Speaking with Coach Training Organisations that we’re working closely with so that, once their training is completed and with a little further experience under their belts, participants can submit their applications to become individually accredited with the AC at Foundation Level or Foundation Executive Coach level.

• Speaking with members of our Regional Teams about how we best meet their needs in promoting all the AC Accreditation Schemes in the countries they represent. Every country is unique, yet all are part of the AC family, and we work to support the teams in all their endeavours.

• Responding to general enquiries from the AC Assessor Teams and to specific enquiries from applications, to make sure that everyone gets what they need.

• Running a webinar for a group of trainee coaches on how accreditation can support them in their coaching journey.

In addition, because maintaining standards is the core of what we do, an ongoing project is to collate feedback for future revisions of the AC Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors and Supervisors. I am also involved in Government initiatives such as the Apprenticeship Levy and the development of a Coaching Professional Apprenticeship.

As you can see, there’s huge variety in my role, but that’s one of the things that I love. Our membership is diverse, and we try to ensure that what we offer meets the individual needs of everyone, at the same time as upholding universal levels of quality.

I am eternally grateful to the assistance given by all of those involved in supporting the AC in promoting rigorous and robust standards across the board and will detail their activities in another post.

None of these things would be possible without the help and support of my lovely AC Accreditation Administration Team who all play an integral part in supporting the work we do. And, most importantly, keep me both in check and on track!

My team, and their contact details are:

Karen Pepper - Accreditation Co-Ordinator karenp@associationforcoaching.com

Naomi Jordan - Accreditation Administrator accreditationoffice@associationforcoaching.com

Cal Rodgers - Accreditation Administrator accreditationadmin@associationforcoaching.com

If you want to find out more about AC Accreditation, then please do e-mail us for further details.