Prometeo Coaching — Professional Coaching School in Italy since 1997

Professional Coach education recognized by A.Co.I. · Coaching Projects and Services certified to UNI 11601:2024 by CSQA · ICF Level 1 and Level 2 programs available through Vira Human Training.

Method. Practice. Feedback. Mentoring. Supervision. Clear professional standards.

What is Prometeo Coaching?

Prometeo Coaching was established in 1997 by Angelo Bonacci, Founder and Academic Director.

Since then, Prometeo Coaching has developed a professional education system dedicated to Coaching, combining structured learning with practice, observation, feedback, Mentoring and Supervision.

The purpose is not to teach generic motivation or personal-development techniques. The focus is on learning how to manage a structured Coaching process, based on clear agreements, professional boundaries, responsibility, awareness and respect for the Client’s autonomy.

Prometeo Coaching operates both in professional Coach education and in the design and delivery of Coaching services. These two areas are related but must remain clearly distinguished when discussing professional standards, recognition and certification.

What Prometeo Coaching does

• Professional Coach education for people preparing to work as Coaches;
• specialist education for Coaches and professionals who want to develop specific areas of practice;
• Life Coaching, Business Coaching and Sport Coaching education;
• Mentoring and Supervision for Coaches;
• Coaching Projects and Services for individuals, professionals, teams and organizations;
• corporate programs focused on leadership, communication, performance and organizational development;
• international Coach development through the partnership with Vira Human Training and ICF-accredited Level 1 and Level 2 programs.

What Prometeo Coaching is — and what it is not

Professional standards, recognition and certification

Professional Coaching in Italy involves different legal, technical, associative and international reference systems. They have different functions and should not be treated as interchangeable.

The Prometeo Professional Coaching School

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

The educational process combines theoretical and experiential learning with Coaching practice, observation, structured feedback, Mentoring, Supervision and follow-up activities.

Different attendance formats are available depending on the edition, including Full Immersion, Weekend and Weekday formats.

In the Full Immersion format, seven consecutive days represent the intensive phase of the education process. They do not represent the full duration of the professional learning journey. Study, practice, Mentoring, Supervision and other development activities continue throughout the overall program.

Completing the Prometeo Coaching School does not automatically result in the A.Co.I. Quality and Professional Qualification Attestation.

Graduates who wish to join A.Co.I. may apply according to the Association’s membership and professional qualification requirements. For members who meet the applicable requirements, A.Co.I. may issue the Quality and Professional Qualification Attestation provided for under Italian Law 4/2013.

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

Life, Business and Sport Coaching

Angelo Bonacci — Founder and Academic Director

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

His work has shaped the identity of the School around a consistent set of principles: methodological clarity, practical application, professional responsibility, clear boundaries and continuous development.

Rather than describing Prometeo Coaching through a number of years that becomes outdated over time, the relevant historical fact is clear: Prometeo Coaching has been active in Professional Coach education since 1997.

Professional Coaching in Italy: the legal and professional framework

Professional Coaching in Italy operates within the broader framework of professions not organized into statutory professional orders or registers.

Italian Law 4/2013 does not create a state register of Coaches and does not establish a state license required to practise Coaching.

Professional associations may operate within the framework established by the law and, where the applicable requirements are met, may issue quality and professional qualification attestations to their members.

Membership in a professional association and possession of such an Attestation are not mandatory legal requirements for practising Coaching.

Separately, UNI 11601:2024 provides a technical reference for the terminology, characteristics and requirements of the Coaching service. The standard does not define the competencies of individual Coaches.

Prometeo Coaching therefore distinguishes clearly between:

• the legal framework provided by Italian Law 4/2013;
• the recognition of the School’s professional education standards by A.Co.I.;
• the certification of Coaching Projects and Services according to UNI 11601:2024 by CSQA;
• the international ICF system for accredited Coach education and individual credentials.

Prometeo Coaching and ICF

The Italian professional framework is distinct from the international education and credentialing system operated by ICF – International Coaching Federation.

Through the partnership with Vira Human Training, professionals who want to develop their education according to ICF standards can access ICF-accredited Level 1 and Level 2 programs.

Level 1 is an ICF-accredited education pathway toward the ACC – Associate Certified Coach credential.

Level 2 is an ICF-accredited education pathway toward the PCC – Professional Certified Coach credential.

ACC and PCC are individual credentials awarded by International Coaching Federation after applicants satisfy the applicable requirements established by ICF. They are not automatically awarded by Prometeo Coaching or Vira Human Training.

Prometeo Coaching at a glance

Frequently asked questions about Prometeo Coaching