Learning & Development

Learning & Development

Grow Coaches

Grow & Evolve together

The Learning & Development (L&D) offerings of the chapter further the members’ continual professional development journey through monthly GROW Webinars, Workshops, Master-classes and Reciprocal Peer Coaching Program.

We cater to the diverse needs of our coaches, having different areas of practice, interests, levels of experience and learning goals through opportunities to develop higher understanding and integration of the ICF Core Competencies into their coaching practice, explore latest trends in the space of human development, broaden and deepen their coaching skills. We aim to foster relationships through community learning.

L&D Webinars

Growth through expert sessions

The monthly L&D webinars are led by experts who are handpicked for their experience, expertise & ability to add significant value to our member-coaches. The webinars usually of 90 minutes duration, are co-designed with the chosen webinar leaders, being mindful of:

Relevance - to the learning needs of the chapter members

Application based - leveraging on the expert experience of the chosen webinar leaders – through sharing of case studies, real scenarios, examples, stories and more

Experiential - we strive to enable participants to get hands-on experience during most webinars . When feasible & required, we plan follow-up sessions between the webinar leaders and webinar participants, with the objective of providing participants the space and opportunity to apply learnings from the main webinar and come back to share successes, pitfalls, questions and deepen their learning.

These webinars are a consistent way to gather ICF CCEUs that support members’ during credentials renewals. Check out details of our recent L&D webinars.

Reciprocal Peer Coaching Program

Practice, learn, grow with peers.

The Reciprocal Peer Coaching Program (RCP) is a flagship initiative of the ICF Chennai Charter Chapter. It is well appreciated for its learning depth, strong mentoring/supervision support, and thoughtful design. We had three successful editions of the program and the latest one being in 2025.

Program Highlights:

  • Practice and deepen your understanding of the ICF Core Competencies
  • Accumulate valuable peer coaching hours
  • Engage in a multi-month coaching engagement that mirrors a real client relationship
  • Receive guidance and feedback from experienced Mentor Coaches
  • Benefit from reflective insights and growth through Coach Supervision

Watch out for our announcements regarding the next edition. If you are an ICF coach who is interested to participate, write to events@icfchennai.com

Learning Sundays

Weekly learning & reflection

ICF Chennai Chapter has always held the spirit of learning, dialogue and discovery an integral part of its culture. We have a thriving WhatsApp community of over 200 coaches who engage actively in learning dialogues. Building on it, we launched a virtual learning platform in our WhatsApp group, where every Sunday there would be a new topic for learning. These topics cover a diverse range – coaching competencies, philosophy, ethics, coaching skills, business/coaching practice etc. Learning Sundays Discussions span through the Sunday, a day where most coaches could have mind space for reflection, discussion, debate and learning, with multiple perspectives emerging, thereby creating new learning for all.

Coaches Coffee Connect

Coaching Excellence through conversations

Coaches Coffee Connect is a vibrant community space where coaches come together to connect, learn, reflect and support one another. Designed as an informal yet enriching platform, it encourages the exchange of ideas, experiences and diverse perspectives on coaching and beyond. The sessions also provide opportunities for members to showcase their expertise, spark meaningful conversations and build lasting professional relationships within the coaching community. We conduct these sessions virtually and in-person on a periodic basis.

If you are a Member or Associate of the Chapter and wish to present at next CCC on a topic that you are passionate about, write to us at membership@icfchennai.com

Book Pulse

Coaching wisdom through Book reflections

Reflection and meaningful insights by members & associates of ICF Chennai Charter Chapter on relevant coaching books. A vibrant amalgamation of reviews of books related to the fundamental knowledge in the field of coaching or new avenues of coaching such as Neuroscience, AI, Biomimicry, etc and to all things coaching

Coaching Collaboratory

Collective wisdom through Coaching voices

The collection of blogs from members & associates of ICF Chennai Charter Chapter. A vibrant amalgamation of individual & collective perspectives, thought leadership, and expertise related to all things coaching

L& D Archives

L&D Feedbacks

Research in Coaching

Building evidence based coaching for coaching profession

ICF Chennai Charter Chapter collaborates with other chapters, institutions, and coaches in developing evidence based coaching to further coaching profession

 

We have recently partnered with multiple chapters in India and South East Asia for a unique Research Survey, covering Coaches, Coachees, and Sponsoring organisations.

 

The initiative in this section explores possibilities to bring out white papers, occasional papers, empirical research, case studies in different areas of Coaching to strengthen the field of coaching and create a research mindset amongst Coaches.

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Book Pulse

Exploring Coaching Wisdom Through Inspiring Book Reflections

Reflection and meaningful insights by members & associates of ICF Chennai Charter Chapter on relevant coaching books. A vibrant amalgamation of reviews of books related to the fundamental knowledge in the field of coaching or new avenues of coaching such as Neuroscience, AI, Biomimicry, etc and to all things coaching

Book Reviews

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