Yes, we are now accredited by the ICF as a Level 2/PCC coaching education provider. 

Completing our Level 2/PCC program does not automatically provide students with ICF certification. The ICF has its own independent application process. Students may apply through the ICF to earn their certification.

There are different paths that a person can take to apply for their own ICF certification. One of the paths is called the "ACTP Path". This path can be for Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC certification. If you are applying for certification through the ACTP Path, it means that you completed a program that has built into their program the education hours, mentor coaching, and performance evaluation required to earn either the ICF Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC credential. By completing our full coaching school certification track program (and you complete the required coaching hours), you can apply for Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC certification from the ICF via the ACTP Path.

When applying for your ICF certification, you will submit your program certificate (not the diploma, but rather a certificate that the school will provide you with, which states that you graduated from our Level 2 program with all its requirements). You will enter the number of your coaching hours in your application. Once the application review process is complete, you will take the ICF Credentialing Exam. This exam is different than the exam that the school administers. It is specifically from the ICF and we do not administer this exam. In short, the 3 main things you need are the coaching certificate, the required coaching hours, and passing the ICF Credentialing Exam.

The ICF describes the exam: "All candidates for the ACC (or PCC) credential, regardless of application path, are required to pass a computer-based written exam administered by ICF Credentials and Standards. The ICF Credentialing Exam is a tool designed to measure a coach’s knowledge of and ability to apply the ICF definition of coaching, ICF Core Competencies, and ICF Code of Ethics." Please see the link below for more information regarding the exam: 

https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/credentialing-exam

You need at least 125 hours of training. Our program is 128 hours.

You need at least 500 hours of coaching. 450 of those hours need to be paid hours. You need to have completed these coaching hours with a minimum of 25 coaching clients. At least 50 of these hours need to have occurred within the prior 18 months before submitting your application. The start date for the coaching hours must be "following the start of their coach-specific education". The ICF describes what they mean by "coach-specific education,"; stating, "For this purpose, ICF defines the start of coach-specific education as any course with at least 30 hours of which at least 24 hours are in ICF Core Competencies instruction. Eligible courses can be ICF-accredited or non –ICF-accredited." Please double-check all information on the ICF website or contact the ICF directly.

The coach certification training meets on Sundays and Mondays.

The following is included in the training:

20 live Zoom classes on Mondays. These Zoom classes are 2 and a half hours each. The classes are from 1:00 - 3:30 PM EST. (If there are enough students interested in 8:00 - 10:30 PM EST classes, we would take that into consideration. However, as of now, we are only offering the 1:00 - 3:30 PM EST classes.) 

25 pre-recorded lessons averaging approximately half an hour each 

22 pre-recorded sample coaching sessions

20 hours working with Coaching Buddies. Coaching Buddies take place in the final hour of the Monday Zoom classes. After one and a half hours of everyone being together on Zoom, the students then get divided up into groups of 2 or 3 (in Zoom breakout rooms) to practice coaching with each other. 

6 Observed Coaching Sessions for each student. These coaching sessions will take place in a group setting that is no larger than 10 people. Each student will receive written feedback for four out of the six sessions. The groups will meet over nine Sundays for two hours each. There will be a choice between joining a group starting at 11:00 AM EST or 1:30 PM EST. If additional groups are needed, we will arrange another time slot for them. 

10 Mentor Coaching hours for each student. Seven out of the 10 mentor coaching hours will be done in a group setting. The groups will meet over nine Sundays for two hours each. Three out of the 10 mentor coaching hours will be done one-on-one with Rivka Malka.  

Once a month Deep Dives -  These immersive classes are a deep dive into specific coaching tools or healing subjects. They are 4 1/2 hours each. The Deep Dives involve a full, hands-on exploration that brings our coaches to true expertise. Topics include:

The Healing Model, Perspectives, Saboteur, Life Mission, Process Work, and Business and Marketing Training. 

Four and a half hour Workshop at the end of the first module. 

Four and a half hour Graduation/workshop at the end of the 2nd module. 

Each student gets an online "Coaching Accountability Form" to keep track of their coaching.

There are various resources that come as part of the course. They include videos, articles, documents, and more. These resources are on the course page of the Coaching School.

There is a Private WhatsApp group for all of the Coaching School students to discuss ideas, celebrate victories, ask questions, share, and learn more.

A final Performance Evaluation will be administered to each graduating student. The final performance evaluation contains an actual observation of coaching at least one half-hour to one hour in length. Students will receive written feedback/scoring for their performance evaluation that provides information regarding their performance on each of the ICF Core Competencies.

Please read the other FAQs to see what else is needed for either ICF certification or our own CTLC certification. 

At the end of each (approximately) 3 month semester, there will be an Extended Immersive Workshop on Zoom. This workshop is an amazing experience of fun, growth, learning, self-discovery, and more. The Extended Immersive Workshop is the culmination and integration of all the growth and learning of each module. In these online workshops, we journey together through a series of powerful personal exercises. It's a celebration of your transformation! 

Our Advanced Coach Training with Certification Track has 128 contact hours.

To understand this more, here is a quote from the ICF website defining what contact hours are. "Contact hours: Clock hours spent in synchronous (real-time) interactions between faculty and participants and asynchronous or clock hours spent outside of real-time interaction between faculty and participants. Synchronous contact hours can include time spent in direct instruction, real-time discussions, observation and feedback or practice coaching sessions, and mentoring participants. Asynchronous contact hours can include outside reading, writing, research, journaling, practice coaching and various other activities that may occur outside of the synchronous setting."

Our 128 contact hours are made up as follows:

Yes. This probing training will stretch your skills at whatever level you are at. We have had many therapists and classically trained coaches tell us that despite their previous experience they learned entirely new approaches at the Coaching School. We are proud to say that one of the most common feedback we receive from our students is that out of all the many training programs they attended, this one was the best. Our goal is to continue making it better and better.

Rivka Malka is trained in CoActive coaching through CTI - The Co-Active Training Institute. In addition, she is trained in Somatic Work, Inner Child Work, and Business Coaching.

Our training is experiential. Although we do not always quote text outright, please be advised that everything we teach is deeply rooted deeply in Torah sources. Some of these include The Ramchal, Chovos Halevavos, Meslias Yesharim, and Rebbi Nachman, as well as more contemporary sources like the Aish Kodesh, Nesivos Shalom, and the Alai Shor.

Along with your coaching resources, you will receive the Torah sources for these ideas straight from the text. You will love seeing these powerful truths in black and white.

The school is for women only, so we do not accept men into the program. Our prerequisite for enrollment is that the student is female and that they are 18 years old and above. However, we do reserve the right in certain instances, to not allow for specific potential participants to join the course. For example, if we feel that the course would not be good, healthy, or safe for someone, or we feel that they would not be a good fit with the other students in the course, we exercise our right to not allow that person to join. We also reserve the right to remove any student from a course if they are having a deeply negative impact on the rest of the participants or on the learning environment.

Depending on what the homework is, the school will let you know if it is optional or not. The important thing to remember is that homework is our suggestion about how you can deepen your knowledge and growth. To get the most out of the training, it is in your best interest to do all the homework.

There are 2 semsters in the program. Each semester is approximately 3 months.

Live Zoom classes are on Mondays from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST. 

Additionally, Deep Dives,  Immersive Extended Workshops, Mentorship, and Supervision take place on Sundays. 

Please refer to the other FAQs for the full schedule.

The pre-recorded classes contain the core material of the coaching tools you will be using. Each one is targeted at a different topic and tool. They are mindfully and intentionally planned. In following all of the rules of the ICF, our school is required to keep track of every student making sure that all of the pre-recorded classes are watched as part of their curriculum.

Note: Most classes are only half an hour long. Generally, this is the only "homework" requirement that you will have during the week. And good news... our students enjoy them!

Attendance in every class is mandatory. The ICF requires that we track the attendance of the students and that their required training/learning hours, both synchronous and asynchronous, are accounted for. 

Synchronous learning is learning that is done in real-time together with the instructors.

Asynchronous learning is learning that is not done in real-time with the instructors such as homework, reading, research, and practice coaching. 

Certification involves certain amounts of both types of learning.

In an emergency situation and/or a case of illness, if you do have to miss a class, our students are required to let us know via email @ theredemptionschool@gmail.com. The recording of the Zoom class that was missed may be watched at a later time and you must let the staff know that you completed watching it.

This is for emergency situations only. Being that there are very specific guidelines from the ICF in terms of the required training/learning hours and what is needed to graduate, there is a limit to the amount of leeway we have. 

In cases of long-term illnesses that come up during the course, please contact us via email @ theredemptionschool@gmail.com to request a transfer to a different round of Coaching School.

Each semester has at least 10 pre-recorded video classes and at least 10 live online Zoom classes. The pre-recorded classes teach the core information and tools about a subject.

The live online class goes deeper into explaining and exploring that subject.

The live online class will be a lively interactive class including live coaching demonstrations, coaching observation and feedback, different exercises, answering any questions, understanding the tools and teachings and lots of self-discovery.

Our pricing and payment plan are designed to support your dreams! 

The cost for the full training, supervision, mentorship, and one-on-one sessions with no added costs is $5,000.00. (an incredible deal!)

Payment Options: (The first payment always occurs when you register)

1 Payment - $5,000
2 Payments - $2,500 per month
4 Payments - $1,250 per month
5 Payments - $1,000 per month
6 Payments - $833.33 per month
8 Payments - $625 per month
10 Payments - $500 per month
13 Payments - $384.61 per month
16 Payments - $312.50 per month
18 Payments - $277.77 per month

Registration in a course is dependent upon receipt of the first payment. The first payment always occurs when the applicant registers. We accept payment via credit card or PayPal. All payments are in US Dollars.

Course registration may be canceled up to 7 days before the course begins for a full refund. If the course registration is canceled within 7 days before the course begins until and including the first 7 days of the course, the full amount paid besides $250.00 will be refunded. Beginning from 8 days into the course and on, there are no more refunds and the total amount for the course will need to be paid. If you are registered for the entire course but choose not to come, you will continue to be charged for tuition.

All cancellation requests must be made in writing via email and must be sent to theredemptionschool@gmail.com. Refunds will be made within 30 days from the date the cancellation request email is received.

We understand that there is a great deal of unknown when starting something new. We encourage you to do your research before enrolling - and ask any questions you may have. We can also set you up with past students as references. Should a true life emergency arise we will save your spot for the next semester of The Coaching School and apply your payments there.