European Coaching Institute (ECI)

Description

The ECI was formed in 1999 and is a professional body run by volunteer coaches for the coaching industry. The ECI has an international focus, working with European Standards and Ethics; building, maintaining, and promoting best practice; raising awareness, while providing added value to it's members and the coaching industry.

Member benefits

Membership to the ECI is a simple process and can be found by selecting to become an Associate Member (Students, Accountants, HR professionals, or anyone interested in the coaching industry) or an Accredited Member (qualified coach represented by a generic internationally recognised standard). Full details can be found on our website.

The ECI's membership benefits include but are not exclusive to:

An internationally recognised coaching standard

Logo to represent this for use on web-sites, stationery and marketing materials

Monthly e-newsletter

Discounted entrance into all conferences and events

Discounted professional indemnity insurance

Automatic inclusion into the International Register for Professional Coaches

Business building support

Career development support

Coach referral programme

Coaching e-forum

Be a source of information to it's members

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Mission / Aims

The purpose of the ECI is to:

1. promote and protect coaching standards and ethics

2. be a source of information to the public, to it's members, and to it's subscribers about coaching and the coaching industry - the history of coaching and how it can be usefully applied.

3. to explain to and work with each individual and/or organisation to select their own coach(es).

4. to provide a coach referral service, allowing each individual and/or organisation to select their own qualified and accredited coach(es).

5. provide a coaching forum for it's members

6. provide Research and Development White Papers to it's members

7. provide business building support to it's members

8. represent Coaching and the Coaching Industry to Statutory Bodies, European and Country governments, other professional associations, and to the media.

Principal activities

The ECI is an International Accreditation Body for Coaches and Coach Training Courses and Workshops.

Training / Licensing / Certification

The ECI's individual membership includes:

Associate Members
Accredited Practitoner Coach (PECI)
Accredited Corporate Coach (CECI)
Accredited Senior Coach (SECI)
Accredited Master Coach (MECI)
Accredited Fellow Coach (FECI)

The ECI's course accreditation includes:

Full Coach Training Courses (CTECI)
Foundation Coach Training Courses (F2ECI / F1ECI)
Short Courses (SCECI)
Workshops (WSECI)

Additional information

As an International Accreditation Body for Coaches, the ECI can assist you in finding the right coach for you.