Train to become a coach with a hands-on program built on the ICF Core Competencies and led by an ICF PCC coach. Master world-class coaching skills, complete your mentor coaching, and prepare for your ICF credentialing journey. Your coaching journey starts here.
The coaching profession is one of the fastest-growing careers in the world. As demand rises, organisations and clients increasingly look for one thing: recognised, standards-based coaching skills. Anyone can call themselves a coach — training built on the ICF Core Competencies sets you apart.
This coach certification program is built for people who want to make a living — and a difference — by helping others grow.
Turn your passion for helping people into a credentialed profession — become a certified life coach.
Coach leaders and teams with authority, backed by an ICF credential clients respect.
Lead with a coaching mindset — build a coaching culture and grow your people.
Add a globally recognised coaching qualification to your toolkit.
Guide people through change and growth as a skilled, certified coach.
No experience needed — start from the fundamentals and build to credential-ready practice.
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the world's largest organisation for trained coaches, and its Core Competencies and Code of Ethics define what great coaching looks like. This program is built around those standards — the difference between someone who simply calls themselves a coach and a trained coach clients can trust.
Train in the 8 ICF Core Competencies that define effective coaching.
Coach to the ICF Code of Ethics — the trust foundation of the coaching profession.
Get observed, guided and refined through required mentor coaching hours.
An ICF credential is respected by clients and employers worldwide.
Here is how coach training fits alongside the ICF's own credentialing journey. ICF credentials are awarded directly by the International Coaching Federation.
60+ hours coach-specific training & mentor coaching with NLP Limited.
Associate Certified Coach — pursued with the ICF (training, hours + ICF exam).
The advanced ICF credential, beyond ACC.
Master Certified Coach — the highest level of ICF coaching mastery.
A practical, hands-on curriculum grounded in the ICF Core Competencies and the science of coaching — so you finish able to coach real clients with confidence.
Live, interactive coach-specific training.
Individual & group mentor coaching, as ICF requires.
Supervised practice to build your coaching hours & confidence.
An NLP Limited coach certificate and guidance toward ICF credentials.
With 30+ years as a coach, trainer and educator, Rajiv Sharma brings the science of coaching to life — blending ICF best practice with proprietary NLP-based frameworks. He is a globally recognised trainer, ranked among the world's Top Global Gurus, and the creator of the MARK Model®, LeadFORTH® and AI-ENABLE® methodologies.
Rajiv's work and the MARK Model® are endorsed by some of the most respected names in coaching and leadership.
Rajiv Sharma gives timeless principles that help both individuals and organizations in their pursuit of excellence. You'll discover challenging and compelling insights into the MARK Model. This coaching is your call to action to improve your effectiveness and success in life.
Rajiv Sharma has connected four pillars of effectiveness and success — Mindset, Action, Repetition & Knowledge — and using these tools in life coaching programs, you can create a roadmap to achieve your goals. It provides the key to unlocking your potential and achieving sustained greatness. I strongly recommend this program.
Rajiv is one of the top trainers and speakers in the world today, with over 30 years of experience in Sales, Corporate Strategy, and Value Chain creation. He's thoroughly qualified and proficient to help you and your people become absolutely excellent, ensuring that your organization is at the top in this very competitive market.
| Standards-Based Coach Training | Uncertified "Coach" | |
|---|---|---|
| Recognition | Prepares you for the globally recognised ICF credential pathway | No recognised standard |
| Competencies | Trained in the ICF Core Competencies | Self-taught, inconsistent |
| Ethics | Trained in the ICF Code of Ethics | No accountability |
| Mentor coaching | Required mentor coaching & evaluation | None |
| Client trust | The coaching skills clients & employers look for | Hard to prove credibility |
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Enrol in the coach training cohort.
Complete your training, mentor coaching & practice.
Earn your certificate and pursue an ICF credential with the ICF.
NLP Limited's Coach Certification is built on the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics and is led by an ICF PCC coach. The program itself is not accredited by the ICF. ICF credentials (ACC, PCC, MCC) are awarded directly by the International Coaching Federation under its own requirements — our training is designed to give you the coach-specific training and skills that support your ICF credentialing journey.
On completion you receive the NLP Limited Coach Certificate, awarded by NLP Limited. It is not an ICF credential; ICF credentials are pursued separately, directly with the ICF.
The ICF is widely regarded as the global gold standard for coaching. Anyone can call themselves a coach, but training built on the ICF Core Competencies, Code of Ethics and mentor-coached practice gives you skills that clients, organisations and employers recognise and trust.
The ICF offers three credentials — ACC, PCC and MCC — awarded directly by the ICF. The ACC generally requires coach-specific training, mentor coaching, a performance evaluation, coaching experience hours and the ICF exam. Because the ICF sets and updates these requirements, always confirm the current criteria on the ICF website. Our program provides coach-specific training and mentor coaching to help you prepare.
No prior coaching experience is required. The program takes you from the fundamentals of coaching through to confident, supervised practice, including mentor coaching.
Yes — it is delivered live online for participants across India and beyond, so you can train from anywhere while getting real, interactive coaching practice.
Graduates use their training to work as life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, leadership coaches, career coaches and transformational coaches — or bring coaching skills into their existing leadership, HR or consulting role.
The program is led by Rajiv Sharma, an ICF PCC credentialed coach, globally recognised trainer and founder of NLP Limited.
Join a coach training program in India, built on the ICF Core Competencies and led by an ICF PCC coach — and start a coaching career that changes lives, including your own.
Coach Certification & Coach Training Program in India, delivered by NLP Limited. NLP Limited is an independent coach training provider and is not accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). ICF, ACC, PCC and MCC are marks of the International Coaching Federation. Our training is built on the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics and is designed to support your ICF credentialing journey; ICF credentials are awarded solely by the ICF under its own criteria.