Take the next step in your coaching career knowing you will ace your ICF exam. Our exam preparation courses starts your prep on the right foot. You’ll receive essential resources and invaluable insights from ICF coaches who have completed the exam.
With their guidance, you'll master how to study for the ICF exam and approach each question with confidence. You will take a mock ICF exam to get a feel for the real thing.
Our ICF Exam Preparation course is designed to help you achieve your ACC, PCC, or MCC credentials by enhancing your readiness for the exam and boosting your confidence in tackling the new exam format.
We focus on providing not just study materials but mock tests to help you get familiar with the exam format and build the confidence you need to excel.
Join us for a dynamic 2-hour interactive session on Zoom, where we’ll run through our simulation and cover a live debrief of the answers.
In-depth Exam Insights
core content focus
Preparation Strategies
Practical Application
Learn how to study for the ICF exam effectively, not just in terms of theory, but also in preparing yourself physically and optimising your test-taking environment.
Whether you’re looking for intensive ICF exam practice or seeking insights on test-taking strategies, our course covers it all.
Our course begins with an overview of the credentialing process. This introductory module sets the foundation for your ICF exam prep, ensuring you understand the exam’s significance and core components:
Module 2 delves into the specific content you’ll encounter during the test. You’ll need to understand these components thoroughly to optimise your ICF exam practice and pass with ease:
Dissecting the exam’s format and structure will help you develop an effective strategy to study for the ICF exam.
In this section, our course will prepare you for the essential requirements you need to sit the ICF credentialing exam:
We’ll provide comprehensive strategies, exclusive study materials, and invaluable advice for acing the exam.
Did you know that during the online exam, your software will take control of your computer and other monitors must be disconnected? We’ll help you navigate every possible scenario, both theoretical and logistical, to boost your ICF exam practice:
This crucial section of our ICF exam preparation course provides you with invaluable practice opportunities. You’ll gain access to a comprehensive set of sample questions based on ICF core competencies and ethical guidelines, essential for effective ICF exam practice.
Discover strategies for identifying the best and worst answers (hint: finding the worst answer is often the trickier of the two).
You’ll also learn what to look for in each question, how to approach questions when you’re unsure, and how to reason through challenging scenarios.
This insider knowledge will significantly boost your confidence and performance:
A cornerstone of our ICF exam practice is the opportunity to take a full-length ICF mock exam. These simulations are designed to replicate the actual ICF credentialing exam experience, helping you build confidence and identify areas for improvement.
While we already offer a free ICF practice test on our website, this section will cover:
Our ICF exam prep ends with an interactive Q&A session, providing you with personalised guidance. This valuable opportunity allows you to address any lingering concerns about the ICF credentialing exam and refine your study strategy:
Timing is crucial! Ideally, you should begin your exam prep once you’re ready to submit your credentialing application. This way you won't feel rushed during the final 60 days after receiving the green light to schedule your exam.
Our course is designed to fit seamlessly into this timeline, offering you ample time to absorb the material and practice thoroughly. You’ll also have access to our resources, allowing you to revisit and review the materials as needed.
This ICF practice test includes a series of sample questions and answers designed to challenge your understanding of ICF core competencies and ethical guidelines.
By joining our course, you’ll gain access to even more valuable resources that will thoroughly prepare you for the ICF credentialing exam.
This ICF practice test includes a series of sample questions and answers designed to challenge your understanding of ICF core competencies and ethical guidelines.
By joining our course, you’ll gain access to even more valuable resources that will thoroughly prepare you for the ICF credentialing exam.
The ICF exam is now a more complex process to get your ACC or PCC credentials. Understanding the new exam format and content can be the difference between nailing it or stumbling at the final hurdle.
To succeed today, you need to demonstrate your decision-making skills, testing not just your knowledge but your practical application of coaching principles. It’s important you know how to study for the new exams in a way that best supports these changes.
That’s why we’ve crafted two courses that give you deep insights from ICF coach mentorship and mock exams to practise — all so that when you will sit down to take the exam, you will know exactly what to expect and what you need to do to excel.
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I am an Agile Practitioner who cares passionately about helping deliver value to clients through simplicity using transparent processes. I have several years of experience as an Agile Coach in the Finance and Retail industries.
My primary mission is to contribute to make the workplace a more human place where people enjoy being, trust each other and work better together. I coach leadership teams to improve skills, conflict navigation and goal setting.
I am a Professional Coach (ICF-PCC), Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC), Scrum Alliance Path to CSP Educator for the Scrum Master and Product Owner tracks, Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) Educator, Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) practitioner and also an active member of the Agile and Coaching Communities.
You can learn more about me on my personal website.
Hello, I’m Maria, an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Trainer, Facilitator, and Mindfulness Teacher. My superpower is empathetic joy, and I genuinely thrive when contributing to others’ well-being and success.
With a Master’s in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, and expertise as a Senior Agile Coach, I’ve supported organizations through transformations, acquisitions, and rapid growth in the AI and e-commerce industries.
Beyond the technical realm, I’m a Registered Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher. My true passion lies in providing holistic support to individuals and teams, enabling self-fulfillment and sustainable change.
I am Italian and have had the privilege of calling Barcelona and Berlin home. Currently, I am based in London.
I co-founded The Mindful Facilitator Certification Program.