The ELOC coaching courses at Northwestern University are designed to meet the development needs of professionals and executives whose objectives are to be agents for positive change via coaching. Our courses aim to build coaching skills through a variety of transformative learning experiences. These exercises focus on developing coaching strategies founded on evidence-based research and frameworks and on facilitating the self-insight required to be a reflective coach practitioner.
We apply the School of Education and Social Policy's (SESP) deep expertise in learning and organizational change to offer an approach to coach education that is unique in the field. Individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree and have at least 15 years of post-BA work experience are eligible to take our ELOC courses. You will join a community of like-minded learners who are passionate about lifelong education skills with a fusion of design methods with the fundamentals of learning and change.
Coursework for the Certificate:
A certificate is awarded after completion of all four (4) courses shown below. Check each course description for requirements.
Northwestern's ELOC Level 1 Coaching Certificate is solely responsible for all aspects of the training courses.
Leadership Essentials One Day Coaching Workshop: January 10, 2025 - 10am - 1pm CST Click here to find out more and register
Post-ELOC Coaching Certificate Options for Additional Credentialing.
If you are interested in pursing a certification beyond an ELOC Coaching Certificate, we suggest that you consider, at a minimum, your alignment with a credentialing body, the reasons you want or need the certification (including which your clients are asking you for it), and how you will benefit from it.
Board Certified Coach (BCC) Credential
Northwestern University Executive Education Learning and Organizational Change has been qualified by the Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc (CCE) as a Registered Credential Training Provider, RCTP#1006-BCC, to provide training courses qualified for credit eligibility for the Board Certified Coach (BCC) credential. Courses that quality for CCE credt are clearly identified. Successful completion of the four-course coaching certificate results in 75 hours of professional coach training, which can be applied toward the BCC credential. ELOC is solely responsible for all aspects of the training courses. The requirements are listed here.
International Coaching Federation
Upon completion of the Level 1 Coaching Certificate, those interested in a credential from International Coaching Federation (ICF) will have enough coach education hours to apply through ICF's Portfolio Path for the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Credential. The requirements are listed here.
