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CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COACH COURSE
Certified Professional Coach Training and Certification
Learn the Fowler Coaching Method™ and gain the skills, tools and confidence to help others create meaningful change in their lives.
Choose the training experience that’s right for you and earn your Certified Professional Coach (CPC) credential.
20
Hours of Training
No
Experience Required
$1097
Tuition Starts At
CPC
Lifetime Credential
TRAINING OPTIONS
Our Live Online and One-to-One Personal Training courses are offered by
FIA Certified Master Trainers who independently establish their own tuition and schedules.
Choose Your Certified Professional Coach Training Experience
Three Ways to Learn.
One Proven Methodology.
What's InCLUDED
What’s Included in Your Certified Professional Coach Training
Whichever training experience you choose, your CPC course combines professional coaching instruction, practical tools and resources to help you begin coaching and build your practice.
20 Hours of Professional Coach Training
Learn the Fowler Coaching Method™ and develop your skills in powerful questioning, deep listening, client discovery, goal development and accountability.
Your Certified Professional Coach Credential
Upon successfully completing your training requirements, earn your Certified Professional Coach (CPC) certificate from Fowler International Academy of Professional Coaching.
Lifetime Access to CPC Training
Continue reviewing your CPC training as you put your skills into practice and gain experience working with clients. Return to the lessons whenever you want to refresh your knowledge, revisit a coaching technique or prepare for an upcoming session. Your lifetime access allows you to keep learning and strengthening your coaching skills long after graduation.
Customizable Coaching Tools and Client Exercises
Receive practical coaching tools, templates and client exercises you can customize for your practice and use to support your clients.
Guidance for Building Your Coaching Practice
Learn how to identify your coaching niche, structure your services, attract and enroll clients, and launch, grow and operate your coaching practice.
Complimentary CoachBerryAI Access
As an FIA graduate, receive complimentary access to CoachBerryAI to reinforce your learning, prepare for coaching conversations and help you organize, launch and grow your practice. A separate ChatGPT subscription requirements apply.
Hear From Coaches Who Started Where You Are
“Building Real Confidence”
Learning at my own pace without sacrificing the quality of professional training was exactly what I needed. I walked away with a deep sense of confidence in my new skills.”
A., CPC, California
“Clear, Practical and Easy to Apply”
“The course provides substantial content without becoming overwhelming. I especially valued the tools and could immediately see how useful they would be in real coaching conversations.”
T. E. — CPC, Pennsylvania
“A Strong Foundation for Helping Others”
“The training gave me tools, techniques and a strong foundation for coaching while rebuilding my confidence and passion for helping people.”
B. F., CPC, North Carolina
A CAREER WITH PURPOSE
Could a Career as a Certified Professional Coach
Be Your Next Opportunity?
Imagine having a rewarding career helping others achieve greater success while setting your own schedule, working from home and coaching clients virtually from almost anywhere.
You don't need previous coaching experience. You need a genuine desire to help others and the right professional training.
That's where FIA comes in.
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A SYSTEM YOU CAN RELY ON
Learn the Fowler Coaching Method™
The Fowler Method™ is a practical, results-focused approach to professional coaching developed and refined by Berry Fowler over more than four decades of coaching, education, leadership and entrepreneurship.
You'll learn how to help your clients discover what they truly want, develop realistic plans to achieve it and take purposeful action that produces meaningful results.
You'll learn how to ask powerful questions, listen deeply, help clients gain clarity, build confidence, overcome obstacles and create the accountability that turns intentions into action.
"By the time you complete your training, you'll have gained the knowledge, tools and techniques of professional coaching and the confidence to begin putting them to work with your own clients."
INCLUDED WITH YOUR FIA CERTIFICATION
Coach with Confidence. Build Your Practice with CoachBerryAI.
Every FIA graduate receives complimentary access to CoachBerryAI, your AI-powered coaching and business-building companion developed around the Fowler Coaching Method™ and Berry Fowler’s decades of coaching, education, entrepreneurship and business-building experience.
Use CoachBerryAI to reinforce your training, prepare for coaching conversations, explore powerful questions, continue developing your skills, and organize, launch and grow your coaching practice.
CoachBerryAI is provided by FIA at no additional cost. A qualifying paid ChatGPT subscription is required and purchased separately from OpenAI.
Hear How This Graduate Uses CoachBerryAI.
Earn 20 ICF Continuing Coach Education Credits
FIA's eligible live online CPC training offered through our Certified Master Trainers includes 20 hours of International Coaching Federation Continuing Coach Education (ICF CCE) units.
COURSE CURRICULUM
What You’ll Learn in Your Professional Coach Training
Your training prepares you to confidently conduct professional coaching sessions and help clients create meaningful change in their personal and professional lives.
You'll learn professional coaching principles, powerful questioning, deep listening, client discovery, goal development, accountability and the Dreams, Plans, Actions and Results process at the heart of the Fowler Method™.
No previous experience required.
Professional Coaching Foundations
Understand the role of the professional coach and how effective coaching helps people create meaningful change.
Deep Listening & Discovery
Develop your ability to listen beyond the words and help clients discover what they truly want.
Confidence & Accountability
Help clients overcome obstacles, strengthen commitment and continue moving toward their goals.
Powerful Coaching Questions
Learn how to ask questions that encourage discovery, clarity and action.
Dreams. Plans. Actions. Results.
Learn how to help clients turn aspirations into achievable plans and plans into purposeful action.
Professional Coaching Sessions
Learn how to confidently structure and conduct an effective professional coaching conversation from beginning to end.
Our goal isn't simply to teach you about coaching. Our goal is to prepare you to coach.
"99% of our graduates report feeling confident and prepared to provide
excellent professional coaching by the time they complete their training."*
*Based on graduate survey responses collected by Fowler International Academy of Professional Coaching since 2008.
SEE WHAT YOU'LL BE PREPARED TO DO
Imagine What Becoming a Professional Coach
Could Mean for You
Professional coaching can open the door to a rewarding new career while giving you the flexibility to create a professional life that works for you. Earn a lifetime credential and help others achieve meaningful goals.
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Enjoy flexible hours and the freedom to coach from virtually anywhere
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Help others achieve meaningful personal and professional goals
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Enjoy the personal and financial rewards of a highly skilled professional coach
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Earn a lifetime coaching credential that is respected around the world
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Begin your journey today—no previous coaching experience required
BUILT ON MORE THAN FOUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE
A Coaching Methodology Developed by Berry Fowler
Founder of Sylvan Learning Centers and Fowler International Academy of Professional Coaching
“I created the Fowler Coaching Method™ to give you a practical, results-focused approach to coaching that you can use with every client you serve. By the time you complete your training, I want you to feel confident, prepared and excited to put your new coaching skills to work helping others change their lives for the better.”
QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN?
Frequently Asked Questions
No. You don't need previous coaching experience to become an FIA Certified Professional Coach. Our training is designed to teach you the principles, tools and techniques of professional coaching and prepare you to confidently begin working with clients.
The CPC course includes approximately 20 hours of professional coach training. Depending on the training option you choose, you can complete the course on your own schedule or participate in live training with an FIA Certified Master Trainer.
You'll learn how to confidently conduct professional coaching sessions using the Fowler Method™, including how to ask powerful questions, listen deeply, help clients discover what they truly want, turn their goals and dreams into achievable plans, take purposeful action and create the accountability that keeps them moving forward.
You'll also learn how to launch, grow and operate your own successful coaching practice, including how to identify your coaching niche, attract and enroll clients, structure your coaching services and begin putting your new skills to work.
By the time you graduate, you'll have the coaching skills, practical tools and business knowledge to feel confident, prepared and excited to begin your journey as a professional coach.
You can choose the learning experience that works best for you: personalized one-to-one training with an FIA Certified Master Trainer, interactive Live Online classes, or our flexible Self-Directed video course taught by Berry Fowler.
Upon successfully completing your training requirements, you'll receive your Certified Professional Coach (CPC) certificate, recognizing your completion of FIA's professional coach training program. You will also receive your customizable coaching tool templates and lifetime access to our CPC training course.
Yes. Your CPC training is designed to prepare you with the knowledge, coaching tools and practical skills to begin working with clients after successfully completing the program. Requirements for offering coaching services may vary depending on where you live and the type of services you provide.
CoachBerryAI is FIA’s AI-powered coaching and business-building companion, available exclusively to FIA graduates. Developed around the Fowler Method™ and Berry Fowler’s decades of coaching and business-building experience, it can help you reinforce your training, prepare for client conversations, continue developing your coaching skills, and organize, launch and grow your coaching practice. FIA provides access at no additional cost, although a qualifying paid ChatGPT subscription is required and purchased separately from OpenAI.
FIA's eligible CPC training programs delivered by Certified Master Trainers include 20 hours of International Coaching Federation Continuing Coach Education (ICF CCE) credits.
Tuition for FIA's Self-Directed Certified Professional Coach course starts at $1,097.
Our One-to-One Personal Training and Live Online courses are offered by FIA Certified Master Trainers who independently establish their own tuition and schedules. To learn more about a trainer's available courses, schedules and tuition, visit Meet Our CMTs and click the Learn More button for the trainer you're interested in.
If you want maximum personal attention and scheduling flexibility with an instructor, consider One-to-One Personal Training. If you enjoy learning and interacting with others, Live Online Training may be right for you. If you prefer to learn independently, anytime and at your own pace, choose the Self-Directed Video Course.
Explore the Fowler Coaching Knowledge Center
Learn more about professional coaching, choosing your training and building your coaching practice.
Still have questions? We're happy to help.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
You Could Be Coaching Sooner Than You Think
In approximately 20 hours, you can learn the Fowler Coaching Method™, develop the skills and confidence to coach others and earn your FIA Certified Professional Coach credential.
Whether you're ready to begin a new career, add professional coaching to what you already do or simply want to make a greater difference in the lives of others, your journey can begin today.
Are you ready to get started?
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No previous coaching experience required.
Tuition starts at $1,097
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Organizational Excellence
Empower Your Entire Team with Professional Coaching
Elevate your organization’s performance by bringing the Fowler Method™ directly to your group, fostering a culture of clarity, accountability, and results.
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Customized messaging tailored to your specific organizational goals
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Private live sessions led by FIA Certified Master Trainers
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Flexible scheduling and formats to fit your team’s timeline
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Scalable training solutions for groups of any size