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These are the questions people ask most before starting with SOL: where to start, how certification works, what comes next and how to build a career in coaching.

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Getting started

Where to begin, who it's for and how to talk it through.

If you're curious about coaching but aren't ready to commit to the full certification, start with The Science of Success.

It's Module 1 of the Life Coach Certificate and gives you an in-depth introduction to NLP, Life Coaching and Identity Coaching.

If you're ready to become a professional coach, start with the Life Coach Certificate.

No. The Life Coach Certificate teaches you the foundations of coaching from the start.

No. Coaching and psychology are different professional disciplines. Professional coaches should understand the boundaries of coaching and refer clients to appropriately qualified professionals when required.

Absolutely. Speak to an SOL advisor and we'll help you find the right place to start.

Certification

Accreditation, your certificate and what it really means.

Yes. The SOL Life Coach Certificate is internationally accredited.

Yes. Students who successfully complete the required training and knowledge assessment receive their official digital Life Coach Certificate.

No. Building a successful coaching career depends on factors including your effort, positioning, offer, marketing, sales activity, experience, market conditions and execution. SOL gives you training and business resources to help you build these skills.

After certification

What comes next and how to build a career from your skills.

You have two major development paths.

Launch
Use Coachify to help turn your coaching skills into a career or business.

Specialise
Continue developing through Wellness, Career, Performance or Executive Coaching.

Or do both.

Coachify is SOL's Business in a Box. It helps coaches build the business side of their practice, so they can go from knowing how to coach to making a career of it.

Specialisations

Choosing a path and combining areas as you grow.

It depends on the people and areas you're most interested in coaching.

Wellness — Wellbeing, habits and balance.
Career — Careers, transitions and professional direction.
Performance — Goals, habits, accountability and execution.
Executive — Leadership and professional environments.

Yes. You can continue developing across multiple specialist areas as your coaching career and client base grow.

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