What is the Certified Professional Coach?

The Certified Professional Coach is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Soft Skills & Personal Dev..

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified Professional Coach (CPCOA)

Executive Summary

Certified Professional Coach

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Professional Coach (CPCOA) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in instructional design, training delivery and learning management.

This 10 Weeks programme is structured around recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CPCOA holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Professional Coach

Acronym

CPCOA

Who Should Enrol?

Trainers and Facilitators
Instructional and Curriculum Designers
Learning and Development Professionals
Academic and Education Administrators

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior L&D, academic and learning-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex instructional design functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement instructional design systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to instructional design

Global Employability

Qualify for instructional design roles across training providers, universities, corporates and education institutions worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Coaching Practice Architecture

✦Coaching Goal Architecture

✦Insight-Oriented Coaching

✦Behaviour Change Coaching

✦Coaching Progress Review

✦Coaching Outcome Measurement

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1–20 · specific to Certified Professional Coach · module 20 is the capstone

1

Professional Coaching Foundations

Building a coaching culture and an internal coaching function · Coaching for performance versus coaching for development · Wellbeing coaching: stress, energy and sustainable working · Coaching in health and lifestyle contexts: the boundary in practice

2

Coaching Practice Architecture

Digital, remote and AI-assisted coaching · What coaching is and is not · Contracting the coaching engagement · Listening, questioning and the coaching presence

3

Client Assessment

Organisational maturity, assessment and improvement programmes · Client relationships, accounts and retention · Team coaching and the team as client · Security assessment, vulnerability management and remediation

4

Coaching Relationship Formation

Building and running a coaching practice · Contracting: agreeing what the coaching is for · Performance coaching in a work context · Coaching around stress, pressure and workload

5

Coaching Goal Architecture

Quality monitoring and coaching · Coaching and quality monitoring · Core banking systems and architecture · Family life-cycle transitions

6

Coaching Conversation Design

The coaching session: structure, pacing and the contract for the hour · Career development and internal mobility · Career architecture and internal mobility · Advisory service design and delivery

7

Client Awareness Development

Coaching and skill development · Circular economy and life cycle thinking: designing waste out · Powerful questions and listening · Designing and running a mentoring programme

8

Insight-Oriented Coaching

Insight synthesis: turning research into a decision · Confidence, assertiveness and the inner critic · Positive psychology practices: gratitude, optimism and strengths · Active listening and attending

9

Action-Oriented Coaching

Building self-efficacy and motivation · Habit change and behaviour design · Sustaining wellbeing practices · Transition and handover to operations

10

Accountability Coaching

Resilience building · Evaluating wellbeing outcomes · Operational risk and resilience · Cloud, resilience and system integration

11

Behaviour Change Coaching

Habit and behaviour change: making it survive a bad week · Behaviour change: why intention is not enough · Culture, ethics and behaviour change · Culture change and behaviour embedding

12

Coaching Obstacles

Why practices lapse: obstacles, overcommitment and recovery · Collaborative reasoning, questioning and constructive disagreement · Voice of the customer: from listening to change · Accountability to affected people: information, participation, feedback and redress

13

Difficult Coaching Conversations

Managing difficult conversations · Handling client resistance and difficult conversations · Facilitation and difficult conversations · Managing pressure and difficult conversations

14

Coaching Progress Review

Business continuity and operational resilience · Operational resilience and crisis governance · Sustainable development: goals, systems and policy integration · Objective setting: KPIs, OKRs and cascading goals

15

Coaching Intervention Selection

Organisational resilience and adaptive strategy · Resilience, wellbeing and stress management · 360-degree feedback and leadership assessment · Setting goals, roles and accountability

16

Client Transformation Planning

Demand planning, forecasting and the distortion of signals · Buyer behaviour and the customer journey · Voice of the customer and feedback · Operational resilience

17

Coaching Outcome Measurement

Business continuity and resilience · Aligning security with business goals · Supervision, wellbeing and sustaining protective practice · Discovery: diagnostic questioning and needs analysis

18

Coaching Practice Improvement

Moving from doing to leading: the first-line transition · Solvency, capital and prudential supervision · People on the plant floor: skills, supervision and shift patterns · Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events

19

Professional Coaching Quality

Sales enablement and coaching · Setting professional goals and a personal development plan · Complaints, redress and accountability · Regulatory duty and accountability

20

Professional Coaching Practicum

Habit and behaviour change: making it survive a bad week · Behaviour change: why intention is not enough · Why practices lapse: obstacles, overcommitment and recovery · Social accountability and community oversight

Professional ElectivesModules 21–30 · common to all GLI certifications · broaden your professional range

21

Strategic Communication and Executive Presentation

Vision, purpose and translating direction into work · Audience-centred communication and message structure · Executive leadership: the board interface and enterprise stewardship · Persuasive structure: framing, evidence and the ask

22

Leadership and Team Effectiveness

Leadership identity, style and the limits of style · Leadership assessment, feedback and continuous self-review · Leadership versus management and when each is needed · Situational and adaptive leadership

23

Analytical Thinking and Evidence-Based Reasoning

Creativity and critical-thinking development · Analytical techniques and bias · Evidence-based improvement · Problem framing: symptoms, definition and scope

24

Professional Decision-Making

Managerial decision-making, bias and decision rights · Escalation and decision-making · Decision support: briefs, options and judgement under pressure · Decision frameworks: criteria, weighting and trade-offs

25

Negotiation, Influence and Stakeholder Management

Negotiation preparation: interests, options and the walk-away · Power, followership and organisational politics · Negotiation: preparation, interests and value creation · Concessions, anchoring and the shape of a bargain

26

Project and Execution Management

Proposals, bids and the business case · Project roles and the project manager · Developing the project business case · Planning, scheduling and personal workflow systems

27

Financial Literacy for Professionals

Financial reporting standards and their application · Financial management for the operating manager · Liquidity, funding and balance sheet management · Management accounting: costing, budgeting and decision support

28

Digital Skills, AI and Technology for Professionals

Digital workplace, collaboration and user support · Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools · Tools for interaction and collaboration · Working with data: quality, interpretation and honest presentation

29

Ethics, Governance and Professional Accountability

Ethical leadership: integrity, tolerated behaviour and moral courage · Ethics, conduct and speaking up · Business development risk, ethics and integrity · AI for managers: adoption, oversight and governance

30

Personal Effectiveness, Productivity and Career Growth

Emotional competence: awareness, regulation and expression · Self-awareness, strengths and the accuracy of self-image · Emotional intelligence and self-regulation · Priority: outcomes, importance and the urgency trap

Every module opens in the learning portal with its full lesson set, worked examples, further reading and video masterclasses. 30 modules · 150 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Coaching Practice Architecture — applied to your own work
Client Assessment — applied to your own work
Coaching Relationship Formation — applied to your own work
Coaching Goal Architecture — applied to your own work
Coaching Conversation Design — applied to your own work
Client Awareness Development — applied to your own work

Enrolment Process

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CPCOA certification?

The Certified Professional Coach is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to Professional Coach, culminating in the capstone “Professional Coaching Practicum”, plus 10 professional elective modules common to all GLI certifications. Candidates study through the online portal, submit the capstone project and sit a final examination; those who pass receive a verifiable certificate carrying a unique certificate ID.

Who should enrol in the CPCOA?

This certification is ideal for Trainers and Facilitators, Instructional and Curriculum Designers, Learning and Development Professionals and Academic and Education Administrators, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in instructional design, training delivery and learning management with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CPCOA certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CPCOA internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CPCOA certification?

The Certified Professional Coach is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CPCOA certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CPCOA?

The Certified Professional Coach is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CPCOA?

The Certified Professional Coach carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CPCOA while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CPCOA?

Graduates progress towards senior L&D, academic and learning-leadership roles. The CPCOA strengthens your expertise in instructional design, training delivery and learning management and positions you for advancement across training providers, universities, corporates and education institutions.

Graduate Voices

What Our Alumni Say

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The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

Head of Learning

Private Sector

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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

L&D Manager

NGO Sector

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I earned my CPCOA while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

Lead Facilitator

Government

Certified Professional Coach

Certified Professional Coach

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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