Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The SPCC certification is an International Coaching Federation-accredited career coaching course and counts towards your Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units. Proof of accreditation can be found here.

The SPCC program counts towards hours required to obtain the ICF ACC, PCC, and MCC. It also counts toward Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units, which can be used to meet the required hours of recertification coach-specific education.

For more information about applying for your ICF credentials, please visit the ICF site.

The International Association of Career Coaches offers two courses that are ideal for students interested in building the essential skills you’ll need to help people reach their career goals. Both are taught through on-demand and live virtual learning and give you access to a community of other students taking the course alongside you.

The Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)® course is designed to give you the essential tools to help a client or mentee find career direction, write their résumé, update their LinkedIn profile, ace their interviews, and negotiate like a pro. You’ll also learn how to launch a successful career coaching business full-time or part-time. Learn more about SPCC here.

The Senior Professional Résumé Writer (SPRW)™ course is designed to dive deep into the nuanced world of résumé and cover letter creation. It is a great option for those who want to make money as a résumé writer or coaches who want to make sure their clients’ résumés are the best in the pile, to help them land their first interview. Learn more about SPRW here.

The SPCC is the IACC’s comprehensive certification for career coaches who want to build a full coaching practice. It covers everything from defining your niche and rewriting résumés and LinkedIn profiles to interview preparation, salary negotiation, and guiding clients through their first 90 days in a new role.

The SPRC, on the other hand, is focused specifically on resilience coaching, helping clients navigate stress, change, and uncertainty in their careers. While SPCC teaches the full spectrum of career-coaching tools, SPRC goes deep on resilience frameworks, psychology-based strategies, and practical tools for supporting clients through challenging transitions, a skill that is essential and in high demand in today's job market.

Together, the two programs complement each other: SPCC builds your core career-coaching skill set, and SPRC expands your expertise in coaching resilience.

Not at this time. Completion of the Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)® certification is a prerequisite for the attainment of the Master Professional Career Coach (MPCC)® designation.

The MPCC designation is the IACC’s highest designation of excellence in both contributions to the profession, the IACC community and their ethical conduct as a career coach.

The IACC has many courses suitable for first-time coaches. Including the Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)®, Senior Professional Résumé Writer (SPRW)™ or Senior Professional Resilience Coach (SPRC)™ certifications.

If you plan to take the SPCC and SPRW or SPRC, we recommend starting with SPCC to give you the best foundation possible before building on it with specialized courses.

We strongly recommend that those interested in the Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)® certification join the program with a post-secondary degree and several years of career experience; however, occasional exceptions will be made for exceptional qualifying field experience. Learn more about SPCC here.

Students may only apply for their Master Professional Career Coach (MPCC)® certification after completing the SPCC certification and fulfilling the MPCC experience requirements.

There are no prerequisites for the Senior Professional Résumé Writer (SPRW)™ or Senior Professional Resilience Coach (SPRC)™ certifications; however, students may benefit from some post-secondary education and/or prior work experience.

The International Association of Career Coaches does not require that students complete a post-secondary degree before entering the program.

However, we strongly recommend that students taking the Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)® course have a post-secondary degree and several years of career experience. Students in the Senior Professional Résumé Writing (SPRW)™ and Senior Professional Resilience Coach (SPRC) course may also benefit from post-secondary education and/or prior work experience.

Learn more about our certification courses here.

The Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)® certification is ideal for individuals or small groups of colleagues who want to learn the essentials of career coaching. The standard SPCC® program will give in-house leaders or HR employees everything they need to be successful in coaching employees within your company to improve their career satisfaction. Many students’ SPCC® tuition has been sponsored by their employers. Want to learn more? Book a consultation call today.

In-House SPCC®, our corporate training program, is ideal for teams of 5-10 employees from the same company. The International Association of Career Coaches’ In-House SPCC® program is a customized curriculum built based on your organization’s unique goals and challenges. Your employees will learn leading-edge career coaching skills that will level up your team and organization. Learn more here.

The Senior Professional Career Coach (SPCC)® certification is designed by coaches, for coaches. We know how important practical knowledge and tools are for you as a career coach. Especially when starting out.

Career coaches who graduate from the SPCC program regularly comment on how practical and high-impact the course is. You’ll leave with a business framework and client exercises so you can confidently take a client from identifying their dream job to negotiating a job offer and everything in between from the moment you graduate. Want to learn what past students have to say? Visit our course page for student reviews.