Foundation certification
Become a
certified life coach.
Turn your natural ability to help people into the skills to coach professionally, with practical coach training built around NLP coaching principles.
Once-off, lifetime access · 94 lectures, 36+ hours · no experience needed
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- People trained
- 35,000+People trained
- Countries
- 40+Countries
- Founder · global coach
- Top 10Founder · global coach
You already help people
People already come to you. Trust isn't the same as training.
They come to you
- For advice.
- For perspective.
- For encouragement.
- For help when they feel stuck.
You may already have the desire to help people. But being someone people naturally turn to isn't the same as knowing how to coach them through change.
People already trust you.Now learn the skills to coach them professionally.
Try it on yourself
Rate your life.
Score each part of your life from 1 to 10 and see where it lands. The wheel of life is one of the first tools coaches use with a new client.
How satisfied are you with each area right now?
1 = not at all, 10 = completely. Your answers stay on this page.
Your wheel is lopsided.
Fun and rest is pulling on everything else. A life coach doesn't try to fix all seven at once. They help you choose the one area that moves the rest.
Learning to run that conversation well is what this course is for.
Built around NLP coaching principles
Don't just get certified. Learn how to coach.
A certificate matters. What matters more is the confidence to sit across from another person and know how to coach them.
People's beliefs, thinking, language, patterns and identity shape how they read their experiences and the choices they make. You'll learn practical NLP coaching principles for exploring what's happening beneath the behaviour, and for helping clients become more aware, see their options and act.
What you'll learn to do
10 practical coaching skills
- 01Build stronger coaching relationships
- 02Listen beyond the surface
- 03Ask more powerful questions
- 04Help people gain clarity
- 05Explore beliefs and behavioural patterns
- 06Help clients set meaningful goals
- 07Turn insight into action
- 08Create greater accountability
- 09Structure professional coaching conversations
- 10Help people move from where they are to where they want to be
Your training journey
From curious to certified.
- Modules
- 3Modules
- Video lectures
- 94Video lectures
- Hours of training
- 36+Hours of training
Module 01
The Science of Success
Understand how people think, change and grow
An in-depth introduction to NLP, Life Coaching and Identity Coaching: how thinking, language, beliefs, behaviour, identity and goals shape the results people get and the changes they're able to make.
Module 02
Coaching Fundamentals
Learn how to coach
Move from understanding change to the practical foundations of coaching: structuring conversations, building rapport, listening deeply, asking powerful questions and turning insight into action. This is where coaching becomes something you can actually do.
Module 03
Advanced Coaching
Take your coaching further
More advanced coaching approaches, a deeper understanding of the coaching process, and more confidence leading conversations that help people change.
The full curriculum
See every lesson before you start.
The course outline: three modules, 23 sections, and everything that comes with your certificate. Open any part below.
$1097 once-off · lifetime access · self-paced
Is this
for you?
Could coaching be your next chapter? A quick check before you look at the price.
It's for people who want to
- Become a Certified Life Coach
- Build a career with greater purpose
- Start your own coaching practice
- Add coaching to your existing profession
- Get better at developing people
- Strengthen your communication and leadership
You don't need
- To already be a coach
- A psychology degree
- Years of experience
- Your future figured out
You don't need to know how to coach yet. That's what we're here to teach you.
Already a coach?
Build on it with a specialism.
Wellness, Career, Performance and Executive Coaching each build on this foundation.
Student stories
What our students say.
“This course gave me the confidence, clarity and tools to finally start my coaching business. Life-changing!”
“The practical focus is what sets this apart. You don't just watch videos — you actually coach, reflect and grow. I felt ready to take on clients.”
“From the foundations through to the specialist certifications, the pathway just makes sense. My coaching practice is built on what I learned here.”
Beyond the videos
Self-paced doesn't mean doing it alone.
Study on your own schedule, with a community, live workshops and practical resources for when you start working with clients.
- 01
Study around your life
Study around your career and your family. Move faster when you have time and slow down when life gets busy. The once-off option includes lifetime access.
- 02
The SOL Coaching Community
Coaches and students learning alongside you. Ask questions, connect with trainers, share your progress and learn from others on the same path.
- 03
Live workshops every month
Monthly live workshops with Barry Schutte and expert coaches, to explore coaching topics, ask questions and keep learning beyond the recorded training.
Included bonusYour Coach's Toolbox
Learn how to coach, then have something practical to start with.
- 01
Coaching contract
A starting point for setting up the coaching relationship with each client.
- 02
Client welcome pack
Welcome new clients professionally from the first session.
- 03
20 coaching tools
Practical resources to use in your coaching conversations.
- 04
1 ready-to-use coaching programme
Start with a structured programme instead of building your first one from scratch.
- 05
Ready-to-launch basic Skool community
A foundation for starting your own online coaching community.
$1097 once-off · lifetime access · self-paced
Internationally accredited
A certificate you've actually earned.
- 01Complete the required training
- 02Pass the knowledge assessment
- 03Receive your official digital Life Coach Certificate
Accredited by
The International Coaches Register (ICR)
Learn from experience
Train with Barry Schutte and SOL.
Barry Schutte is the founder of SOL: a coach, trainer and entrepreneur focused on personal change and professional coach development. Through SOL, Barry and his team have trained more than 35,000 people across 40+ countries.
The SOL approach brings together practical coaching methods, NLP coaching principles and identity-based change, so students develop skills they can use with real people.
Ready to start?
The Life Coach Certificate.
Everything you need to become a Certified Life Coach, in one internationally accredited course.
Your certification includes
10 things, one price.
- 94 pre-recorded video lectures
- 36+ hours of professional coach training
- 3 complete training modules
- Internationally accredited certification
- SOL Coaching Community
- Monthly live workshops
- Knowledge assessment
- Official digital certificate
- Coach's Toolbox
- Lifetime course access
Life Coach Certificate
ICR-accredited
3 modules · 94 lectures · 36+ hours
$1097once-off
Pay once. Learn at your own pace.
- 01EnrolInstant access to the course
- 02Learn at your paceModules, live workshops, community
- 03Get certifiedPass the assessment, receive your certificate
No previous coaching experience required. Lifetime access to the course.
Other ways to start
Prefer monthly?
SOL membership
$27/month
Access the course while your membership is active, instead of lifetime access for $1097 once-off.
Prefer in person? · South Africa
Live training
R9,799once-off
The Life Coach Certificate face to face, priced in rand: once-off or 6 × R2,000. Scheduled dates and availability apply.
Not ready for all three?
Start with Module 1
Freeto start
The Science of Success is the first module of this certificate, on its own, at no cost.
No. The programme develops your coaching foundations from the beginning. You don't need a psychology degree either.
Yes. The SOL Life Coach Certificate is internationally accredited by the International Coaches Register (ICR).
Complete the required training and pass the knowledge assessment. Once you've met the requirements, you'll receive your official digital Life Coach Certificate.
94 pre-recorded video lectures, with more than 36 hours of in-depth professional coach training across three modules: The Science of Success, Coaching Fundamentals and Advanced Coaching.
Yes, you work through it on your own schedule. The $1097 once-off option includes lifetime access. You can also access the programme through SOL membership for $27 per month while your membership remains active.
Yes. You'll join the SOL Coaching Community, where you can connect with other students, coaches and trainers, ask questions and get support. Monthly live workshops are hosted there by Barry Schutte and expert coaches.
The Coach's Toolbox gives you practical starter resources to help you begin. Coachify is the next step for coaches who want to build the broader business, marketing and systems around their coaching career.
You can build your coaching practice with Coachify, or keep developing through specialist certifications in Wellness, Career, Performance or Executive Coaching.
You already have the desire to help people
Now develop the skills to do it professionally.
Your next chapter could start here.
After your certificate
