Coaching and Facilitation · ICPACC
ICAgile Agile Coaching Professional (ICP-ACC)
Learn the difference between coaching, mentoring, teaching and facilitation — and, more importantly, when to use each — through core professional coaching competencies including active listening, powerful questioning and sustained presence. You'll practise navigating resistance and building genuine trust with coachees in complex environments, and learn to recognise your own coaching blind spots rather than defaulting to advice-giving. Built for Scrum Masters, consultants and change agents ready to shift from advice to building lasting capability, ICP-ACC is ICAgile's flagship coaching certification.
- Level
- Advanced
- Duration
- 2 days · 4 x ½ days
- Certification
- ICP-ACC
- Languages
- English
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Berlin, Germany
No upfront payment needed. A VAT invoice (Rechnung) will be sent via email and you can pay by bank transfer or with card.
See full training schedule →Who is this course for?
- Scrum Masters and agile practitioners ready to develop genuine professional coaching skills
- Consultants and change agents who want to shift from giving advice to building lasting capability
- Team coaches and facilitators who want a recognised qualification to back their practice
- HR and organisational development professionals working in agile environments
- Anyone who suspects they are mentoring or training when they should actually be coaching
- Practitioners preparing for the ICAgile ICP-ACC certification examination
What you'll learn
- The difference between coaching, mentoring, teaching, and facilitation — and when to use each
- Core professional coaching competencies: active listening, powerful questioning, and sustained presence
- How to work with individuals and teams to unlock their own capacity for change and improvement
- How to navigate resistance and build genuine trust with coachees in complex environments
- The ethical principles of professional coaching and how they apply in agile and transformation contexts
- How to structure and hold a coaching conversation with clarity, focus, and purposeful intent
- How to recognise and work with your own coaching blind spots and defensive patterns
- How to build a sustainable coaching practice — whether internal or as an independent consultant
How to take this course
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In-Person
A full cohort, in one room, hands-on and trainer-led. Choose this if you want live feedback and the energy of a structured group session.
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Live Online
The same course, delivered live over video calls and a shared virtual whiteboard. Choose this if you want that same live, trainer-led format without travelling.
Included
Not sure which fits best? Get in touch and we'll help you decide.
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