The coaching world is crowded with certificates that mean different things from different issuers. Here are the credentials I hold, the bodies that issued them, and how to verify them independently.
The PCC is the ICF's mid-tier credential, requiring 500+ documented coaching hours, accredited training, and passing a performance evaluation that's reviewed by an independent assessor. It's renewed every three years and requires ongoing continuing education to maintain.
Beyond holding the PCC credential, I'm one of the assessors the International Coaching Federation uses to evaluate other coaches applying for the PCC credential. Each assessment is a blind review of a recorded coaching session, scored against the same 8 ICF Core Competencies the credential measures.
This designation isn't displayed on Credly — ICF doesn't issue a separate digital badge for it — but the role is appointed and re-confirmed by the ICF directly. References available on request.
Most coaching credentials end up locked behind a credentialing body's paid directory. If you want to be findable on the issuer's site, you pay annual dues on top of what you already paid to earn the credential. The credential is yours; the listing is rented.
So this page is the canonical record. Credly verifies the badge independently. ICF maintains the credential itself. You can confirm both without taking my word for any of it.