Life Coaching School — Professional Life Coach Training in Italy

Professional Life Coaching training with practice, feedback, Mentoring and Supervision for people who want to become Professional Coaches or integrate Coaching competencies into their existing professional role.

100 hours of professional training within an overall learning process of approximately six months.

What is Life Coaching?

Life Coaching is the application of Professional Coaching to personal and professional objectives identified by the Client.

The Coaching relationship supports awareness, responsibility, learning and action while preserving the Client’s autonomy and decision-making responsibility.

Within a Life Coaching process, the Coach does not take over the Client’s decisions or prescribe ready-made solutions. The Coach facilitates a structured process through which the Client can clarify objectives, explore options, recognize resources and define actions.

Life Coaching is therefore distinct from psychotherapy, psychological treatment, consulting, mentoring and motivational training. These activities may have different purposes and professional requirements and should not be treated as interchangeable.

What does a Life Coach work on?

A Life Coach can work with Clients on objectives such as:

• clarifying personal and professional goals;
• making decisions and defining priorities;
• developing action plans;
• increasing awareness of personal resources and strengths;
• improving responsibility and autonomy;
• managing personal or professional transitions;
• working on communication and relational objectives;
• organizing time, priorities and commitments;
• developing greater consistency between objectives and actions.

The subject of the Coaching process must remain within the professional boundaries of Coaching. When a Client’s needs fall within areas reserved for healthcare or other regulated professions, the Coach must maintain those boundaries and act accordingly.

Life Coaching School: professional training, not personal development

The purpose of the Prometeo Life Coaching pathway is not to offer a generic personal-growth experience. It is to develop the ability to manage a professional Coaching process with method, responsibility and clear boundaries.

For this reason, the learning process combines theoretical understanding with practical activities, observation, feedback, Mentoring and Supervision.

Professional standards: what each reference actually means

Several legal, associative, technical and international systems are often mentioned when discussing Professional Coaching in Italy. They perform different functions and should not be confused with one another.

What the Life Coaching training includes

The Life Coaching pathway is integrated within the professional education system of Prometeo Coaching and develops progressively through different learning activities.

• foundations of Professional Coaching and the role of the Coach;
• the structure of a Coaching process and Coaching session;
• definition of objectives and Coaching agreements;
• professional listening, presence and communication;
• questions, feedback and facilitation of awareness;
• Client responsibility, autonomy and action;
• professional boundaries between Coaching and other activities;
• practical Coaching exercises;
• observation and structured feedback;
• Mentoring;
• Supervision;
• practice and professional development activities;
• follow-up and continued learning.

Training structure and duration

The Prometeo Coaching School provides 100 hours of Professional Coach training within an overall learning process of approximately six months.

The overall duration includes training as well as activities of study, practice and professional development.

Different attendance formats are available depending on the edition and calendar:

Practice, feedback, Mentoring and Supervision

Professional Coaching cannot be developed through theoretical knowledge alone.

The Prometeo approach therefore integrates practice and reflection on practice into the training process.

Participants have opportunities to apply what they are learning, observe Coaching processes, receive structured feedback and progressively develop greater awareness of their professional behavior.

Mentoring supports the development of Coaching competencies and professional awareness.

Supervision offers a structured space for examining Coaching practice and professional situations with the support of experienced professionals.

Who is the Life Coaching School designed for?

The pathway is suitable for people with different educational and professional backgrounds who want to develop Professional Coaching competencies.

• people who want to become Professional Coaches;
• professionals who want to integrate Coaching competencies into an existing role while maintaining clear professional boundaries;
• managers, entrepreneurs, HR professionals and trainers interested in structured Coaching skills;
• professionals who already work with people and want to develop a Coaching approach;
• people seeking training based on practice, feedback, Mentoring and Supervision rather than theory alone.

Italian Law 4/2013 does not establish a specific university degree as a legal prerequisite for practising Coaching as a profession not organized into a statutory professional order or register. Activities legally reserved for other professions remain reserved for appropriately qualified professionals.

Life Coaching and professional boundaries

A Life Coach works within the scope of Professional Coaching.

This means maintaining a clear distinction between Coaching and activities such as psychotherapy, psychological treatment, medical treatment, consulting or other services that have different purposes and professional requirements.

If issues emerge that fall outside the scope of Coaching, the professional responsibility of the Coach includes recognizing those boundaries rather than attempting to work beyond them.

Professional boundaries protect both the Client and the integrity of the Coaching relationship.

What happens after completing the training?

Completing the Prometeo Coaching training and obtaining individual association membership or professional credentials are separate processes.

Graduates who wish to join A.Co.I. – Associazione Coaching Italia may subsequently apply according to the Association’s requirements and procedures.

For members who satisfy the applicable requirements, A.Co.I. may issue the Attestato di Qualità e di Qualificazione Professionale dei Servizi provided for within the framework of Italian Law 4/2013.

This Attestation is not a state professional license and is not legally required in order to practise Coaching.

Professionals who want to pursue an international ICF pathway can access ICF-accredited Level 1 and Level 2 programs through Vira Human Training.

Life Coaching School and ICF pathways

Prometeo Coaching’s professional training system in Italy is distinct from the international education and credentialing system operated by ICF – International Coaching Federation.

Through the partnership with Vira Human Training, ICF-accredited training is available to professionals who want to pursue an international credential pathway.

• ICF Level 1 provides an accredited education pathway toward the ACC – Associate Certified Coach credential.
• ICF Level 2 provides an accredited education pathway toward the PCC – Professional Certified Coach credential.

ACC and PCC are individual credentials awarded by International Coaching Federation according to its own requirements and credentialing process. They are not automatically awarded by Prometeo Coaching or Vira Human Training.

Angelo Bonacci — Founder and Academic Director

Angelo Bonacci founded Prometeo Coaching in 1997 and has led its methodological and educational development since then.

His approach to Professional Coaching is based on methodological clarity, practical application, professional responsibility and clear boundaries between Coaching and other forms of intervention.

Prometeo Coaching has been active in Professional Coach training since 1997, a formulation that keeps the historical information accurate without relying on a number of years that becomes outdated over time.

Life Coaching training at a glance

Frequently asked questions about the Life Coaching School