The 5.5.5 Coaching Skills Series is designed to help you build practical, professional coaching skills that support your growth as a coach and, if applicable, your path toward ICF credentialing.
This course includes two integrated learning components designed to support your growth as a confident, skilled coach.
5.5.5 Class
This live online learning experience on Zoom consists of 8 interactive sessions where you, the student coach, will:
- Practice the 5-step coaching exchange process
- Develop the 5 core coaching skills
- Apply the 5 guiding leadership principles
- Engage in meaningful coaching conversations
- Learn through demonstration, discussion, and reflection
These sessions provide the foundation for your coaching development.
5.5.5 Skills Lab
The 5.5.5 Skills Lab is a complementary live online experience consisting of four practice-focused sessions that run alongside the 5.5.5 Class. You’ll participate every other week (Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8).
- Live, practice-based sessions
- Focused on applying specific coaching skills
- Designed for interactive learning and feedback
- May be facilitated by a different Coach Faculty member
These sessions offer fresh perspectives, additional modeling, and focused feedback to support your development.
Skills Labs provide a supportive space to strengthen your confidence, refine your techniques, and accelerate your growth as a coach.
Your certificate depends on how you’re enrolled
Course hours (CCEUs)
- This course provides 27.5 CCEUs. A CCE certificate will be issued upon successful completion (based on your enrollment path).
If you’re enrolled in the Level 1 FastTrack:
- You’ll receive a graduation certificate at the end of the final course in the series (in about 6 months), along with a digital badge recognizing you as a Coaching Out of the Box® Certified Graduate Coach.
If you’re taking this course as a standalone program:
- You’ll receive an individual certificate approximately two weeks after successfully completing the program.
Interested in learning more about the Coaching Experience Package? Please reach out to Admissions or Student Support to explore your options.
Curriculum Overview + Weekly Access
Feel free to utilize this table to plan ahead and stay organized each week. Access your Fieldwork, join your Zoom class, and follow along with the weekly focus.
| Week | Overview | Join Session | Complete Fieldwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLASS Establish a strong foundation by learning what professional coaching is, how it differs from other helping roles, and how the 5.5.5 model supports effective coaching. | Join Class 1 | Fieldwork – Week 1 |
| 2 | CLASS Learn how each step of the 5.5.5 Coaching Exchange works together to guide clear, client-led coaching conversations. | Join Class 2 | Fieldwork – Week 2 |
| 2 | SKILLS LAB Lab A: Establish clear, client-centered agreements at the start of a coaching session. | Join Lab A | Quick Reflection |
| 3 | CLASS Practice deep listening and curiosity to help clients build awareness and discover new insights. | Join Class 3 | Fieldwork – Week 3 |
| 4 | CLASS Ask open, non-judgmental questions that deepen discovery and support client clarity. | Join Class 4 | Fieldwork – Week 4 |
| 4 | SKILLS LAB Lab B: Strengthen your ability to stay present, listen deeply, and ask open questions that support meaningful client insight. | Join Lab B | Quick Reflection |
| 5 | CLASS Encourage clients by honoring their strengths, identity, and potential without directing or rescuing. | Join Class 5 | Fieldwork – Week 5 |
| 6 | CLASS Use focused presence and thoughtful requests to invite forward movement and new possibilities. | Join Class 6 | Fieldwork – Week 6 |
| 6 | SKILLS LAB Lab C: Use encouragement, observation, reframing, and metaphor to deepen insight and enrich coaching conversations. | Join Lab C | Quick Reflection |
| 7 | CLASS Partner with clients to turn insight into meaningful, client-chosen actions. | Join Class 7 | Fieldwork – Week 7 |
| 8 | CLASS Integrate the full 5.5.5 process, skills, and principles in complete coaching sessions. | Join Class 8 | Fieldwork – Week 8 |
| 8 | SKILLS LAB Lab D: Support clients in addressing obstacles, consolidating learning, and closing sessions with clarity and client-led action. | Join Lab D | Quick Reflection |
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