Certificate in Coaching Fundamentals

Academy of Government and Military Coaching (AcademyGMC) Certificate in Coaching Fundamentals is an accredited program under the International Coaching Federation standards. Earn 72 Coach Education Hours

Available beginning Fall 2025 as a 3-months/12-weeks course online (12 three-hour group sessions, 12 pre-work/make-up assignments between lessons, two 20-to-25-minute one-on-one mentor coaching sessions and one final 30-to-40-minute performance recording.

What a Certificate in Coaching Fundamentals (CCF) can do for you:

Increase your leadership knowledge on models, tools, and strategies for coaching individual staff at all levels to overcome an individual’s challenges to move ahead in a military or public service position.
Expand your skills for initiating, conducting and following up on holding effective one-on-one-coaching sessions for peers, subordinates and other Government and or military stakeholders.
Provide a safe, constructive environment to learn and practice required behaviors on the road to becoming an accredited coach.
Provide oral and written evaluations on your coaching skill mastery which include individualized feedback on areas for future growth as a coach.

AcademyGMC lessons are conducted by ICF certified coaches. Those coaches providing mentor coaching for written coaching feedback are graduates of advanced ICF training on the ICF core competencies.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Our instructors of the AcademyGMC are driven by passion for coaching and its impact on government organizations. As coaches with first-hand experience in government, we are uniquely qualified to provide top-notch coaching education for both internal and external coaches working within the government. Our certified coaches completed instruction in ICF standards and requirements. Together, we can make a tangible difference in shaping the culture of government organizations through the power of coaching.

Course Manager: Dr. Juanita "Sue" Stein, PCC | Director of Education for AcademyGMC

Sue is the owner of Stein Coaching and Consulting, LLC. Dr. Stein is a coach, instructional systems designer and speaker. She began coaching more than 20 years ago during her many years with the Federal Government, not-for-profit, commercial sector, and university work. Her coaching specialties include executive leadership, career strategy, wellness, successful life transitions, and pre-retirement preparation. She is a founder of the ICF Coaching Community of Practice. Her coaching was featured in the Public Manager Magazine for May 2017 and cited as a government coaching pioneer in the book, "Coaching in Government," released 2023.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, DOD & Military, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, Dept of Veterans Affairs, GSA, SSA, Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, Federal Government