The blend
Self-paced video lessons carry the frameworks - reflective practice, CLEAR, the Seven-Eyed Model, Proctor’s functions. Weekly live sessions are where you practice them and debrief the work you just did.
Coaching Supervision Mastery is Tandem's ICF coaching supervisor training - a 12-module program organized around all eight ICF Coaching Supervision Competencies, built to the ICF Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision (AACS) standard, and led by an MCC and EMCC ESIA accredited supervisor. Built for experienced PCC and MCC coaches who are ready to supervise.
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 →
ICF has set the bar in two places. The Coaching Supervisor Specialization (CSS) is the credential an individual earns. The Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision (AACS) is the standard a supervisor-training program is measured against. Coaching Supervision Mastery is built to both.
Published by ICF in 2024, the competencies define what skilled supervision looks like. Our 12 modules are organized around them - one competency at a time - rather than wrapped around a single proprietary model.
The CSS is yours: an active PCC or MCC plus qualifying supervision education earns you a digital badge and a place in the forthcoming ICF Coaching Supervisor Registry. The AACS belongs to the program: it certifies that the curriculum meets ICF’s standard end-to-end. You earn the CSS through ICF; a program like this one provides the qualifying education. See the full CSS requirements and competencies →
Most supervision training is built on one model and bolts the ICF competencies on afterward. We do it the other way round: the competencies are the spine, and the field’s established models - Reflective Practice, CLEAR, the Seven-Eyed Model, Proctor’s three functions, developmental theory, and structured group formats - are taught as named instruments serving named competencies.
What supervision actually is - and is not - the boundary with coaching, mentor coaching, and therapy, and the supervisor’s scope.
Modeling ethics, working an ethical dilemma before it becomes a breach, and holding boundaries under pressure.
Building the internal supervisor and working with your own reactions, bias, values, and self-care as professional practice.
The relationship contract, the CLEAR session map, and managing and re-contracting the work over time.
Calibrating support and challenge, managing dynamics, and working with power, inclusion, and the restorative function.
The Seven-Eyed Model, parallel process, and the systemic lens - and seeing your own bias and blind spots.
Developmental models and supervising across ACC, PCC, and MCC levels - reading where a coach is and tracking growth.
Choosing a group mode, running structured formats, holding safety and risk, and a facilitation practice lab.
Developing each ICF Core Competency through supervision, recognizing competency gaps, and practicing cultural humility.
The dual observation rubric, writing developmental feedback that grows a coach, and calibrating with other raters.
Observed supervision sessions, being supervised yourself, and standing peer-pod practice with feedback.
Building your reflective portfolio and planning your first year as a working supervisor.
Two threads run through all twelve modules, labeled where they appear: psychological safety, inclusion & power, and systemic & contextual awareness - the priorities ICF weaves across the competencies rather than isolating in one.
The program is designed to the ICF Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision standard - so the education you complete is a clean match to what the credential asks for.
| AACS requirement | How this program is built to meet it |
|---|---|
| 60+ contact hours | ~70 hours of supervision education across 12 modules over a 12-week cohort. |
| 80%+ supervision-specific education | The curriculum is competency-native - the large majority of hours are core supervision competency, with a small, bounded resource-development strand (the business of supervision and the CSS application). |
| 50%+ synchronous | Blended by design: at least half is live with the faculty - framework, practice, and debrief - the rest self-paced. |
| 5 observed supervision sessions (written feedback on 3+) | Built into the practicum (Module 11) and scored on a dual observation rubric, with developmental written feedback. |
| 5 supervision hours | 2 hours being supervised yourself - scheduled early to seed the felt sense - plus 3 hours of supervision-on-supervision, reported under ICF’s single “5 Supervision Hours” header. |
| Final reflective assignment | The reflective portfolio and case analysis capstone (Module 12). |
| Mapped to all 8 competencies | The module spine is the competency spine - one competency at a time, end to end. |
| Calibration of observers | Anchor examples and faculty calibration are built into Module 10 - reliability the field shows you don’t get without rater training. |
| Faculty: active PCC/MCC + a recognized supervision qualification | Cherie Silas - MCC, EMCC ESIA accredited supervisor, and ACTC - instructor of record on every core hour. |
You can’t learn to hold a supervision session by watching one. The frameworks are taught self-paced; the craft is built in live, observed practice with a small group of peers over twelve weeks.
Self-paced video lessons carry the frameworks - reflective practice, CLEAR, the Seven-Eyed Model, Proctor’s functions. Weekly live sessions are where you practice them and debrief the work you just did.
You join a standing pod of four to six coaches - your safe container for the whole program. The cohort is capped (12-16) so observed practice stays close and personal.
Five observed supervision sessions, with written feedback on at least three. Each is bracketed by a pre-session intention and a reflection-on-action you bring to the next supervision-on-supervision hour.
Two hours as a supervision client - early, so you feel what you’re learning to offer - plus three hours of supervision-on-supervision as you start to hold the chair.
Crisp rubrics where the work is crisp - CLEAR flow, contracting, mode coverage. A reflective portfolio and observed practice where it’s developmental - use-of-self, presence, parallel process. Never a checklist on who you are.
You study a real, MCC-led group-supervision session and its supervision-on-supervision debrief - so “what good looks like” is something you watch, not just read about.
An AACS-standard program needs faculty who hold an active ICF credential and a recognized supervision qualification. That pairing is rare. Cherie Silas holds both - at the top of each.
A Master Certified Coach (ICF) and an EMCC ESIA accredited supervisor - the one credential stack that spans the ICF world and the European supervision tradition the field grew from. She holds the ACTC and supervises and mentors coaches across every ICF level today. The program is grounded in real supervision practice, taught by someone who already meets the standard the CSS formalizes.
See Tandem’s supervision practiceThe curriculum is built and the founding cohort is forming now. Register your interest and you’ll be first to receive the start date, the founding-cohort details and pricing, and your place - before they’re announced publicly.
For experienced coaches who hold an active ICF PCC or MCC. No commitment - registering simply puts you first in line.
Experienced coaches who hold an active PCC or MCC and are ready to become coaching supervisors - whether to support other coaches, supervise ACTC applicants, or earn the ICF Coaching Supervisor Specialization (CSS).
An active ICF PCC or MCC. The CSS requires that credential, so the program is built for coaches at that level. If you are still working toward your PCC, registering your interest is a good way to start planning.
Roughly 70 contact hours across 12 modules over a 12-week blended cohort - at least half delivered live with the faculty, the rest self-paced - with a small cohort (12-16) and standing peer pods for observed practice.
The program is built to the ICF Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision (AACS) standard and to all eight ICF Coaching Supervision Competencies, and Tandem is preparing its AACS application. Until that accreditation is granted, it is offered as a rigorous supervision cohort led by an MCC and EMCC ESIA accredited supervisor of record. You earn the CSS through ICF; this program provides the qualifying education.
It is designed to meet the CSS education requirement - supervision training mapped to the eight competencies, with the observed sessions, supervision hours, and final reflective assignment ICF expects. You apply for the CSS through ICF and submit your record of completion. See the full CSS requirements →
The curriculum is complete and the founding cohort is forming now. The start date and founding-cohort pricing go to registered coaches first - register your interest and you will hear before details go public.
The CSS (Coaching Supervisor Specialization) is the credential an individual earns. The AACS (Advanced Accreditation in Coaching Supervision) is the accreditation a training program earns - the program-level counterpart that signals its curriculum meets ICF’s standard end-to-end and prepares learners toward the CSS.
The standard is set and the registry is coming. The supervisors who train now are the ones coaches will find first. Register for the founding cohort of Coaching Supervision Mastery and start when it opens.
