2012年ICF全球教练行业研究.pptVIP

Coaches remain highly educated with more than half (59%) having completed a third level degree (i.e. completed Master’s or Ph.D.). This represents an increase from the 2007 Global Coaching Study; where 53% indicated that they possessed a third level degree. * Not only are coaches highly educated, but they are becoming even more experienced. Nearly half (49%) of the coaches who responded to the survey have at least five years of coaching experience. This is a slight increase from the 2007 Global Coaching study where 45% of the coaches surveyed had more than five years experience. * By and large, coaches worldwide predominantly view coaching as a profession (69%). However, the only significant variance appears in Asia, where 45% view coaching as profession. The remaining coaches from Asia view coaching as either a skill-set (40%) or an industry (15%). * More than three-quarters (78%) of coaches have received coach-specific training that was accredited/approved by a professional coaching organization. When examining membership affiliations, this accomplishment appears to be driven somewhat by ICF members (82%) compared to non-ICF members (70%). It is interesting to note that some coaches now also are choosing university based programs (7%) as a venue for providing their coach-specific training. * The vast majority of coaches (76%) feel that the marketplace expects them to have a certification/credential. In fact, more than one-third (35%) of all coaches indicated that they Strongly Agreed with this sentiment. This is perhaps unsurprising when one examines the strong correlation to a piece of 2010 ICF industry research; where an overwhelming portion (84%) of general adult consumers who had been coached also agreed strongly with this statement. * * (number of coaches) – Given that no accepted, globally inclusive list of coaches was available to use as a sampling frame for the survey, it was necessary on this study to estimate the number of coaches. This was don