IMD Executive Coaching Certificate
Earn your IMD Executive Coaching Certificate and prepare for ICF credentials
In an increasingly anxious and complex world, leaders – and their teams – need coaches who can both reassure and stretch them while challenging the status quo and igniting new possibilities. Whether you’re an aspiring executive coach or leading a team that you want to coach more effectively, holding the right credentials is essential validation of your skills, knowledge, and ability to deliver high-impact results.
IMD’s Executive Coaching Certificate program prepares you for ICF credentials through a rigorous journey that takes you from coaching essentials to advanced practice and IMD certification.
The program is built on the distinctive Secure Base Coach philosophy, which emphasizes creating a safe and supportive environment where individuals feel empowered to take risks, explore their potential, and grow without fear of judgement or failure. You will be guided through a learning journey that strengthens three pivotal dimensions of professional coaching:
- Transformational capacity: Cultivate the inner presence, emotional intelligence, and mindset required to guide others toward meaningful, sustainable change.
- Technological capability: Harness emerging digital tools and platforms to extend your reach, personalize interventions, and boost coaching impact.
- Technical competence: Master the proven frameworks, skills, and ethical standards that underpin effective coaching practice.
Your IMD Executive Coaching Certificate journey will enable you to secure the credentials, community, and capabilities you need to become a high-impact executive coach.
Who is the program for?
“We welcome a diverse mix of participants, from C-suite executives to executives from consultancies, corporates, NGOs, the academic sector, and those who run or are keen to run their own businesses. The greater the variety, the richer the learning experience for all the participants.”
Join us on 28 August 2025
Executive Coach and NED, Luxembourg
The four-module IMD Executive Coaching Certificate journey on the tech-advanced Lausanne campus fortified my coaching craft through cutting-edge thought leadership, scientific rigor, and an expert, caring community. It was 10 months of deep learning, extensive practice, and inner transformation, guided by the program directors. By gaining science-based tools, deep self-insight, and ICF-credential readiness, I left empowered to thrive and empower others, trust the process, own my value, and keep learning.
Global Executive & Leadership Coach, Switzerland
Under the extraordinary leadership of the program directors, and with the unwavering support of my designated coach and mentor, I was guided with insight, care, and a deep belief in my potential. This journey was far more than the acquisition of tools or techniques – it was a profound transformation. I now offer this power of transformation to others: not just guidance, but partnership. Not just goals, but meaningful growth.
Executive Coach, Switzerland
Organizational Learning & Coaching Manager, Luxury industry, Switzerland
For me, the program was life-changing. Previously, my focus centered solely on coaching techniques and frameworks. I discovered that to unleash the extraordinary in others, I first had to unlock my own potential. It’s the only coaching program I’ve attended that provides 360-degree personal support, with coaching, mentoring and supervision. By evolving into a better version of myself, I forged a distinct coaching philosophy that deepened the relationship with my coachees and accelerated their success.
Length: 10-month journey in 4 modules.