Welcome to the second in our short video series on becoming a qualified and accredited coach with Top Right Thinking and 100 Bricks.

In the first video, we covered what it takes to become qualified — and it really is as simple as it sounded. Turn up to the sessions, attend three supervision sessions, do a small amount of reading, complete three short assignments (most of which we do together), and log 20 hours of coaching practice. That’s it.

Most of the work happens with us in the room, not on your own at the kitchen table. You’ll simply top and tail things in your own time rather than starting from scratch.

So what’s the difference between qualification and accreditation? This is where we do things a little differently. With many providers, accreditation feels like a whole new process. We didn’t want that, so we’ve made the step between the two very straightforward.

After six months with us, you can become an AC-accredited Foundation Executive Coach. The main difference is coaching hours: 20 hours to qualify and 50 to become accredited. That works out at around two hours of coaching a week, and you’re not doing it alone. You’ll practise in the training room, with peers, and through our Bring a Friend approach.

We’ve designed the programme to keep things simple and focused on practice, not paperwork. If you show up, take part, and do a little coaching each week, everything else really does fall into place.