The ICF has introduced the Coaching Supervisor Specialization (CSS) - and the demand for qualified supervisors is about to rise sharply. Tandem is building a coaching supervision training program aligned with the ICF Coaching Supervision Competencies and designed toward the new Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision. Join the waitlist and we will tell you the moment ICF finalizes requirements and enrollment opens.
For the first time, ICF has defined what a qualified coaching supervisor is - and tied real requirements to it.
From January 2027, ACTC applicants and credential-holders earning supervision toward renewal must work with a CSS-qualified supervisor. Demand for qualified supervisors rises with the deadline.
CSS-qualified supervisors receive a digital badge and a listing in the forthcoming ICF Coaching Supervisor Registry - visibility and discoverability as coaches search for someone qualified.
If you already supervise, or are ready to, the CSS turns experience into a recognized, verifiable credential - on a standard the market will increasingly look for.
A 2025 ICF survey of supervision practitioners found nearly three-quarters believe supervisors should complete standardized training to be qualified. See the full CSS requirements and competencies →
A coaching supervision training program designed to prepare experienced coaches for the CSS - and built toward the new ICF Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision.
ICF has said the Advanced Accreditation requirements are coming soon and applications open in the coming months. We are finalizing the curriculum against those requirements. Specific dates, format, and pricing will follow - join the waitlist to get them first.
Cherie Silas, ICF MCC and EMCC ESIA, is an accredited coaching supervisor who holds the ACTC and supervises team coaches today. The program is grounded in real supervision practice, taught by someone who already meets the standard the CSS formalizes.
See Tandem's supervisionNo commitment. We will email you the moment ICF finalizes the Advanced Accreditation requirements and enrollment opens - with dates, format, and pricing before it goes public.
Experienced coaches who hold a PCC or MCC and want to become qualified coaching supervisors - whether to support other coaches, supervise ACTC applicants, or earn the ICF Coaching Supervisor Specialization (CSS).
The CSS requires an active PCC or MCC credential, so the program is designed for coaches at that level. If you are still working toward your PCC, the waitlist is still a good place to start planning.
It is being designed to meet the CSS education requirement - 41 or more hours of supervision training aligned with the ICF Coaching Supervision Competencies - and built toward the Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision. You apply for the CSS through ICF; this program provides the qualifying education. See the full CSS requirements →
Dates, format, and pricing follow ICF's publication of the Advanced Accreditation requirements, which are expected in the coming months. Waitlist members hear first, before details go public.
It is a new ICF accreditation for the education programs that train supervisors - the program-level counterpart to the individual CSS. A program that earns it demonstrates its curriculum meets ICF standards and prepares learners toward the CSS.
The supervisors who qualify early will be the ones coaches find first in the new ICF registry. Join the waitlist now and start when we do.
