Specialist certification
Become an
Executive Coach.
Develop the coaching skills to work with leaders and professionals. Learn specialist coaching for working with professionals and organisations.
Self-paced online · lifetime course access
ICR-accredited1,272 reviews
Leaders aren't short of advice. They're short of space to think.
What they hear every day
- Just make the call
- Lead from the front
- Don't show doubt
- Work harder than everyone
The higher someone goes, the fewer people tell them the truth. They need someone outside the hierarchy who asks better questions, challenges their assumptions and helps them decide how they want to lead.
Try it on yourself
Rate how you lead.
Score each part of your leadership from 1 to 10 and see where it lands. Executive coaches often open a first session with something like this.
How well is each of these working for you right now?
1 = not at all, 10 = completely. Your answers stay on this page.
Your wheel is fairly even.
The next step is deciding which area to raise first, and what one small change would make it stick. That's the conversation an executive coach leads.
Learning to run that conversation well is what this course is for.
How the coaching works.
Four steps you'll learn to take a client through, from the first session to the change sticking.
The course covers leadership development, executive self-awareness, decision-making, communication, performance, accountability, workplace relationships and personal effectiveness.
Is this
for you?
A quick check before you look at the price.
It's a good fit if
- You're already a coach, or finishing your Life Coach Certificate
- You want to work with managers, executives and business owners
- You want a specialism you can name when someone asks what kind of coach you are
It's not the right fit if
- You're looking for a business degree or management qualification
- You want to offer therapy or treat burnout and other clinical conditions
Executive coaching supports leadership, decisions and professional effectiveness. It isn't a clinical, medical, psychological or therapeutic service.
New to coaching?
Start with the foundation, then specialise.
Most students complete the Life Coach Certificate first, then add Executive.
Student stories
What Graduates Say.
“I wanted to work with leaders but didn't feel ready. SOL gave me the frameworks to hold powerful conversations with senior people — now I coach executives with real confidence.”
“The depth of the executive coaching training exceeded everything I expected. I now help leaders navigate pressure, decisions and relationships with genuine structure.”
“Genuinely transformational. The leadership and decision-making frameworks are tools I bring into every executive engagement. My clients lead differently because of it.”
What you get
The Executive Coach Certificate.
A specialist certification that builds directly on your Life Coach foundation. Self-paced online training, practical executive coaching frameworks and an internationally accredited digital certificate.
Everything included
- Specialist executive coaching modules
- Frameworks for leadership & decision-making
- Self-awareness & communication tools
- Pressure & accountability structures
- Monthly live workshops
- SOL Coaching Community
- Coach's Toolbox
- ICR-accredited digital certificate
ICR-accreditedInternationally recognised certificate
Executive Coach Certificate
$179once-off
Lifetime course access · Self-paced
Start Executive CoachingWant every specialisation? All five certificate courses are included in the VIP membership ($97/m).
What happens after you sign up
- Step 1
Enrol
Sign up once. The course is yours, with lifetime access.
- Step 2
Learn at your pace
Work through the modules online, and join the monthly live workshops and the SOL Coaching Community.
- Step 3
Get certified
Finish the course and receive your ICR-accredited digital certificate.
The Executive Coach Certificate is a specialist programme built on the foundations of coaching. Most students complete the Life Coach Certificate first, then add this as a specialism. Speak to an advisor about the right path for you.
Yes. The SOL Executive Coach Certificate is internationally accredited through the International Coaches Register (ICR).
Yes. You can work through the online certification on your own schedule, with lifetime access on the once-off plan.
Yes. You'll have access to monthly live workshops, the SOL Coaching Community and the Coach's Toolbox to connect with trainers and other coaches.
No. Executive Coaching supports leadership development, decision-making and professional effectiveness. It is not a clinical, medical, psychological or therapeutic service.
Build on your coaching foundation
Add Executive Coaching to Your Skills.
Professional scope: Executive Coaching supports leadership development, decision-making and professional effectiveness. It is not a clinical, medical, psychological or therapeutic service.
$179once-off
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