Join ICF

Associations bind professions and professionals together. The true professional is a member of his or her professional organization. By joining and maintaining membership in ICF, coaches inform others that they are part of an influential voice that is shaping the future of coaching around the globe.

ICF membership opens up a world of opportunity for professional development, networking and leadership in your profession from the local to global level. Join us today and be a part of growing the worldwide coaching profession for tomorrow. Click here to learn about ICF member benefits.

Renewal Information:

Please take a moment to review the below information to see how ICF's membership eligibility requirements (MER) may affect you.

Membership Categories:

ICF members who currently hold an ICF Credential (ACC, PCC, or MCC) automatically fulfil membership eligibility requirements and will retain their ICF Credentialed Coach Member status. Please click here to proceed to the online ICF membership renewal application.

If you have already completed 60 hours of coach-specific training (see more information on ICF definition of 60 hours of coach training), you have fulfilled membership eligibility requirements and will retain ICF Coach Member status. ICF membership requirements may be met by a competence equivalency of coaching credentials awarded by other coaching associa¬tions. Learn more at Coachfederation.org/mer. Please click here to proceed to the online ICF membership renewal application.

If you have not yet completed 60 hours of coach-specific training (see more information on ICF definition of 60 hours of coaching training) you will be considered an ICF Provisional Member for a maximum of one year (until April 1, 2013) or until you have met ICF membership eligibility requirements (if completed before April 1, 2013). Coach-specific training hours accumulated between now and the official policy launch on April 1, 2013 will be applicable. Please click here to proceed to the online ICF membership renewal application.

Membership Fees

• The ICF membership is on an annual billing schedule; all memberships expire on March 31 of the following year.
• Membership fees for new ICF memberships will be prorated based on the month you join the ICF.
• Membership fees for January, February, and March include the prorated amount for the current membership year plus next year's membership fee.
• Monthly or quarterly payments are not accepted at this time.

Membership Renewal Forms

When using the online membership application, please do not click the "Back" button on your browser at any time. Doing so will terminate your application. Additionally, please do not include any punctuation when entering your credit card number, including; spaces, dashes and hyphens.