Welcome to the Institute for Advanced Coaching Excellence
Coach development grounded in evidence.
Built by Dr Holly Andrews, PCC & Verity Hannell, PCC.
Two practising coaches and highly experienced coach educators
A new standard for coach education...
The coaching industry has matured considerably - yet many coach training and development offerings remain light on evidence and heavy on intuition.
ACE was founded to change that.
We provide coach education that translates research into practical approaches coaches can use in their work. Drawing on coaching psychology and the science of behavioural change, we help coaches critically appraise the evidence, exercise professional judgement and apply what is useful to build a richer, more effective coaching practice.
ACE was founded to change that.
We provide coach education that translates research into practical approaches coaches can use in their work. Drawing on coaching psychology and the science of behavioural change, we help coaches critically appraise the evidence, exercise professional judgement and apply what is useful to build a richer, more effective coaching practice.
Development for coaches
Three reasons coaches choose ACE for their development
Evidence-Led
Every programme is grounded in coaching psychology and behavioural science research - not on intuition, not on a trend. If we can't point to the evidence behind a claim, we don't make it.
Professional Body Aligned
Designed with the ICF, AC, EMCC and BPS competency frameworks in mind, so your development with ACE maps directly onto your continuing professional development requirements.
Practitioner-Built
ACE is designed and delivered by practising coaches, experienced coach educators and researchers who hold their own practice up to the same scrutiny they ask of you.
ACE learning pathways for coaches
We think about coach development as work that moves inward: from taking in new evidence, to letting it change how you practise, to taking responsibility for developing others.
We call these three movements Learn, Deepen and Lead.
Learn is where new evidence, tools and thinking meet your existing practice. You want to expand your repertoire and tool kit.
Deepen is a more personal, experiential learning experience designed to increase self-awareness and generate insight into your own patterns as a practitioner.
Lead is what it takes to responsibly move your practice so you can develop other coaches
Learning is never linear. Most coaches will move between all learning pathways, creating their own development journey.
We call these three movements Learn, Deepen and Lead.
Learn is where new evidence, tools and thinking meet your existing practice. You want to expand your repertoire and tool kit.
Deepen is a more personal, experiential learning experience designed to increase self-awareness and generate insight into your own patterns as a practitioner.
Lead is what it takes to responsibly move your practice so you can develop other coaches
Learning is never linear. Most coaches will move between all learning pathways, creating their own development journey.
Aim high, see big, judge widely
Learn
Webinars, workshops and recorded content that bring current research, new tools and techniques, and the latest thinking into your practice.
Deepen
Slower, more relational learning activities which prompt personal evaluation and profound self-discovery. Expand your self-awareness to generate insight into your own patterns.
Lead
For coaches ready to take responsibility for developing others. ICF Mentor Coach training and CPD. Supervision, supervisor training and CPD.
Our courses
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