Become a Certified AI Coach —

and coach responsibly in the age of AI.

Master the ICF Artificial Intelligence Coaching Framework & Standards across 8 live labs — 40 contact hours that count toward your ICF credential.

40 live contact hours
8 live lab sessions
All 6 ICF AI domains
16 real AI tools evaluated
ACC & PCC tracks
Counts toward ICF hours
Live on Zoom + Mural
Lifetime access

The programme

A professional certification for coaching in the age of AI

The Certified AI Coach (CAIC) is a Coach2Reach certification built entirely on the ICF AI Coaching Framework & Standards. Over eight highly interactive labs you'll learn to classify any AI coaching tool, audit it against all 13 standard sets, and issue a defensible verdict — while building a portfolio of reusable professional artifacts you can put to work immediately. It's designed for working coaches: no introductory filler, every activity assumes professional coaching experience.

8 labs2.5 hours each

40 hoursLive ICF-aligned training

~70% activeDoing, not listening

16 toolsAudited against the standards

Who this is for

Built for professionals who coach, develop or advise others — and want to do it responsibly as AI enters the room.

Practising ACC coaches
Practising PCC coaches
L&D leaders
HR leaders
Internal / org coaches
Coach supervisors
Consultants
Aspiring coaches

Schedules:

Aug 26th - Oct 14th

Every Wednesday

Sivakumar Padmanaban

🕒 Evening 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (LOCAL TIME)

8 Sessions

$1,299.00

$2,598.00

50.00% off

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What you'll learn

The Six ICF AI domains

Each domain maps to live labs and ends with a tangible deliverable you keep. Every objective is something you'll be able to do.

Sessions 1–2

Foundation: AI Ethics & Coaching Mindset

Apply the seven AI-ethics elements (A.1.1–A.1.7) to real tools and name violations precisely.
Judge whether a system embodies a genuine coaching mindset (A.2) versus a rigid, scripted protocol.
Recognise the sources of AI bias — sampling, design, optimisation — and the client-protection duty they create.

You'll build: AI Stance Statement + Ethics Card

Sessions 3–4

Co-Creating the Relationship

Design a B.3-compliant agreement: service & benefits, explicit opt-in, and assent for each new use case.
Assess Trust & Safety (B.4): transparency, inclusive dialogue, human-coach access, mental-health indicators.
Evaluate Presence (B.5): avoiding the "uncanny valley," clear AI representation, and lawful emotion assessment.

You'll build: Agreement Template + T&S Checklist

Session 5

Communicating Effectively

Evaluate Active Listening (C.6): responsive interaction, explanatory questioning, and timely feedback.
Evaluate Evoking Awareness (C.7): diverse questioning, strategic metaphor and silence, directive balance.
Spot where even compliant conversational AI falls short of C.7 Advanced — and design prompts to close the gap.

You'll build: Questioning Repertoire Map

Sessions 6–7

Cultivating Learning & Growth

Map a client journey across the seven D.8 waypoints — and mark where the human coach must step in.
Evaluate D.9 reinforcement: growth tracking, commitment nudges, insight-to-action, and progress recognition.
Design a goal-facilitation flow that keeps client autonomy central while AI handles the routine.

You'll build: Goal Facilitation Protocol

Session 7

Assurance & Testing

Apply E.10 reliability measures: feedback collection, capability validation, bias monitoring, expert design review.
Apply E.11 usability: accessible design, plain-language disclosure, language-expert review, non-discriminatory content.
Turn all of it into a repeatable 19-criteria scoring rubric for any AI coaching system.

You'll build: 19-Criteria Evaluation Rubric

Session 8

Technical Factors: Security & Accessibility

Apply F.12 security through the CIA triad — encryption, secure sign-on, availability — and map GDPR-style data rights.
Apply F.13 resilience & accessibility: data disclosure up front, processing consent, and access for disabled users.
Integrate everything into a personal pledge and a practice-wide AI integration map.

You'll build: Responsible AI Practice Pledge

The 8 live labs

Your session-by-session curriculum

Eight 2.5-hour labs, each mapped to the ICF AI domains and ending with a take-home deliverable.

Tangible take-home value

What you'll build

You leave with a portfolio of eight reusable professional artifacts — not just notes.

AI Stance Statement

Your personal position on where AI belongs in your practice.

Ethical Decision Card

A quick-reference card for navigating AI-ethics dilemmas live.

AI Coaching Agreement

A reusable, B.3-compliant client agreement template.

Trust & Safety Checklist

Evaluate any platform's B.4/B.5 safeguards at a glance.

Questioning Repertoire Map

Your library of open questions, metaphors, silences and reframes.

Goal Facilitation Protocol

A human-plus-AI flow across the D.8 growth waypoints.

19-criteria Evaluation Rubric

Score any AI coaching system and defend your verdict.

Responsible AI Pledge

Your integration map and public commitment to responsible practice.

One cohort, two tracks

Choose your track

The distinction is professional, not hierarchical — every learner works from the same standards, applied to their level of practice.

ACC Track

Apply it to your own practice

For coaches embedding AI responsibly into their own client work.

Choose and use compliant AI tools with clients
Build agreements, checklists and questioning maps you'll actually use
Set clear boundaries between AI support and your human coaching

PCC Track

Advise, supervise & assure quality

For senior coaches guiding others and advising organisations on AI-coaching deployment.

Supervise coaches integrating AI into their practice
Run quality assurance and expert design review on AI systems
Advise organisations on responsible AI-coaching procurement

New to credentialed coaching? Aspiring coaches building toward a first ICF credential are welcome too — you'll work the ACC track with extra grounding.

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Become a Certified AI Coach —

and coach responsibly in the age of AI.