Certificate · Life Coaching

How to Get Started in Life Coaching

Whether you want to coach on the side or go full time later, this course teaches the craft in order. Coaching models, goal setting, ethics and how to run a session well. No experience needed, built for a working week.

From $29a week on a plan
Self pacedstart any day
Eleven topicsin the course
No examsever
Tutor supportphone and email
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaLife Coaching
Course TypeCertificate
PacingSelf paced, no fixed class times
StartAny day you choose
Study ModeOnline, around work and family
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom $29 a week
Comes with
  • No experience or business plan needed
  • Ethics taught as its own topic
  • No deposit, no credit check
  • 10-day money back guarantee
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Know What to Say Next

The hard part of coaching is the middle of a session. Models, questions and structure give you somewhere to go when the room goes quiet.

Coach Beside the Job You Have

Nothing here has a start date or a class time. Many people take their first clients on evenings and weekends while the pay cheque keeps coming.

Handle the Awkward Parts

Boundaries, inclusion and when to refer someone on. These are the parts people wing, and the ones clients notice.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Coaching in Australia is mostly small and self run at the start: a few clients, sessions over video, referrals doing the selling. Community programs and workplace wellbeing teams also take people on. The work is listening, notes, goals and follow ups, and it suits people who ask more than they tell.

Life Coaching Assistant

Supporting an established coach's client load.

Personal Development Coach (Junior)

Goal and habit work with individual clients.

Career Transition Coach (Assistant)

Helping people plan a move or a return to work.

Coaching Program Support Officer

Keeping a group program running week to week.

Session Logistics Coordinator

Scheduling, records and client communication.

Ethical Coaching Aide

Standards and boundaries inside a practice.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. The college recommends further training or an internship for the hands-on experience employers look for.

The Course

What You'll Learn

01
The Foundations
What coaching is, and what a coach does.
Essential Skills for Life Coaches
Foundations of Life Coaching
Coaching for Success
02
Moving a Client Forward
The tools that create change between sessions.
Goal Setting and Achievement
Coaching Models in Practice
Facilitating Change
Vision and Values Development
Personal Effectiveness and Time Management
03
Running It Well
The session, the standards and the work around it.
Managing Coaching Sessions Effectively
Inclusive and Ethical Coaching Practice
Coaching Careers & Business Fundamentals
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Coaching foundations, what the job asks of you
  • Models in practice, structure for a live session
  • Goals and change, what happens between sessions
  • Ethics and inclusion, its own topic, not a footnote

As a Student

  • Self paced study, start any day, no class times
  • Tutor support, phone and email in business hours
  • No exams, ever, no test week to dread
  • Career coaching, CV help and interview preparation
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things a weekend coaching badge tends to skip.

01
Ethics Has Its Own Topic

Inclusive and ethical coaching practice is taught in full rather than mentioned in passing.

02
Session Management Taught

Running the hour itself: opening, pacing, keeping notes and closing on something the client can act on.

03
The Business End Included

The final topic covers coaching careers and business basics, so the money side is not left to guesswork.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

CERTIFICATE

Certificate in Life Coaching

Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy

A Certificate of Achievement

Awarded by the college once you finish.

A SEEK Pass Credential

A link in the platform you can share on SEEK.

A Session Framework

Models and structure you can use from week one.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask What It Covers

An advisor walks through the eleven topics.

Step two

Enrol Any Day

Weekly plan, or pay upfront in full.

Step three

Learn the Craft

Foundations, models, then goals and change.

Step four

Practise on Real People

Friends first, then your first paying client.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$29 / week
A plan paid weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or one upfront payment.
No deposit, no credit check
10-day money back guarantee
Start on any day
Career Centre included
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need coaching or psychology experience?

No. There is no experience requirement and no business plan expected. It starts at the beginning.

What does it cost each week?

From $29 a week on a plan, with no deposit and no credit check. An advisor confirms current pricing.

How long will it take me?

That is up to you. Study is self paced with no fixed class times, so people fit it around work and family.

Can I coach while I still have a job?

Yes, and many do. Sessions run by video, so a few early clients fit into evenings or weekends.

Do I need a business set up first?

No. Coaching careers and business basics come in the final topic, once you know you enjoy the work.

Are there exams?

No exams, ever. You work through the topics and the assessment tasks that sit with them.

Is this course accredited?

It carries a Certificate of Achievement, and the college holds ICOES and CPD Standards Office accreditation and belongs to the International Approval and Recognition Council. That is accreditation for professional development. It is not nationally recognised, and the college is not an RTO. Those are different things, and life coaching is not a registered profession in Australia, so no licence sits behind this work.

Can I get my money back?

Yes. A 10-day money back guarantee runs from enrolment.

Delivered By

About the College

You enrol in this course through The Career Academy, an online college in Australia that delivers the course itself.

The college has run for over 15 years and helps more than 25,000 students a year, with tutor support by phone and email through business hours.

Over 15 years runningUnlimited tutor supportSelf paced, start any dayCareer Centre included
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