Certification Process

There are 2 components in the certification. These are (1) PEARLS Visual Panel Practical Exam and (2) PEARLS Coaching Oral Assessment. These need to be taken in sequence and the candidate will need to pass both in order to receive the certifcation.

The PEARLS Visual Panel Practical Exam is a paper submission over email which tests your ability to integrate the different PEARLS Coaching components and design a coaching conversation in the workplace. It is a mock scenario where you determine the conversation sequence of a coach and a coachee. The flow of the conversation must be credible and demonstrate a good mix of the PEARLS Quartz Skills and a fair exploration of PEARLS Hexagons.

The PEARLS Coaching Oral Assessment is a role-play scenario in wherein your examiner will play the coachee’s role and whereby you will play the role of the coach. You will be coaching the ‘examiner/coachee’ based on a scenario provided. The coachee scenario will provide notes from the coachee’s ‘Wheel of Work’ segment from an imaginary preceding coaching session. This component can be waived for existing ICF certified (or equivalence) coaches. Email us for exemption.