Program Overview

Career Coaching Practitioner

The Career Coaching Practitioner course is a dynamic and holistic 8-week career coach training program that equips coaches with the tools needed to support career-focused conversations. This course is not a coaching certification but provides participants with the skills and approaches to tap into self-reflection, visioning, goal-setting, implementing, and more to strengthen clients' relationships with themselves and enhance their ability to make decisions and navigate their careers.

Course Details

• Duration: 8 weeks
• Format: 100% online with real-time classes
• Tuition: $3,200
• Continuing Coach Education Units (CCEUs): 20 units approved by the International Coaching Federation

Who is the Course For

This course is designed for:

• Accredited coaches and coaching students
• Career counsellors, advisors, and practitioners
• Human resources generalists and partners
• Organizational learning and development practitioners
• Career services professionals in higher education
• Facilitators and career development educators
• Community and Indigenous career services professionals

Course Outline

The course covers the Hope-Action Theory, a model that connects career development, organizational coaching, and approaches to purposeful career conversations. Participants will learn to:

• Use and apply the Hope-Action Theory
• Strengthen clients' relationships with themselves to enhance their abilities to make career decisions
• Observe and work with environmental factors and influences in a resilient and sustainable way
• Access personal and systemic resilience and adaptability through a process of personal mastery and reflective practice

Assessment and Certification

Participants are assessed based on assignments, a capstone project, and a self-reflection demonstrating their transformation journey. Upon completion, participants receive:

• An Advanced Practitioner Certification in Hope-Action Theory & Practice from Doubleknot Works
• A Letter of Completion from UBC Extended Learning, including confirmation of completing 20 ICF Continuing Coach Education Units (CCEUs)

Technology Requirements

To participate in the course, students need:

• An email account
• A computer, laptop, or tablet under five years old with access to a video camera and microphone
• The latest version of a web browser
• A reliable internet connection

Course Format

The course includes:

• Live weekly online sessions (Thursdays, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Pacific Time)
• Pre-recorded webinars and skill demonstrations
• Reading assignments and book excerpts
• Assignments to deepen learning
• Access to resources and practical tools to support the implementation of new interventions with clients

Available Sessions

• Starting February 23, 2026, to April 26, 2026
• Thursdays, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Pacific Time
• Online format
• Tuition: $3,200

Instructors

• Dr. Norm Amundson
• Andrea Fruhling, PCC, COC

Textbook

• A. Fruhling & N. Amundson (2024). Career Wayfinder: Discovering your career through delightfully practical projects. Doubleknot Works.

Expected Effort

Participants should plan for a minimum of eight hours of work per week for eight weeks, including participating in live sessions, watching webinars, reading, completing assignments, and client work.