RIVKA MALKA'S
SCHOOL Of
COACHING &
TRANSFORMATION

Yes, we are now accredited by the ICF as a Level 2/PCC coaching education provider. This means we offer a comprehensive accredited coach training program that qualifies for ICF certification.

Completing our accredited Level 2/PCC training means you can apply for either Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC certification via the Level 2 Path of ICF certification. Our program ensures that you meet the educational hours, mentor coaching, and performance evaluation requirements needed for these certifications.

When applying for your Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC certification, you will submit your program certificate (not the diploma, but rather a certificate that the school will provide you with, which states that you graduated from our Level 2 program with all its requirements). You will enter the number of your coaching hours in your application. Once the application review process is complete, you will take the ICF Credentialing Exam. This exam is different than the exam that the school administers. It is specifically from the ICF and we do not administer this exam. In short, the 3 main things you need for the ACC or PCC Certification process are the coaching certificate, the required coaching hours, and passing the ICF Credentialing Exam.

The ICF describes the exam: “All candidates for the ACC (or PCC) credential, regardless of application path, are required to pass a computer-based written exam administered by ICF Credentials and Standards. The ICF Credentialing Exam is a tool designed to measure a coach’s knowledge of and ability to apply the ICF definition of coaching, ICF Core Competencies, and ICF Code of Ethics.” For more details, visit ICF Credentialing Exam.

You need at least 125 hours of training. Our program is 128 hours. Our certified life coach training program offers 128 hours, meeting and exceeding this requirement.

You need at least 500 hours of coaching, with 450 being paid hours. These hours must be completed with a minimum of 25 clients, and at least 50 hours need to be within the past 18 months before application. Coaching hours must start after the beginning of your coach-specific education, which includes our Level 2/PCC accredited coach training program.

Here are 2 links to start with: (Please remember that all final details regarding ICF certification should come specifically through the ICF website or from being in contact with the ICF)

https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/credentials-paths/pcc-credential

https://coachingfederation.org/app/uploads/2022/01/Sample-App-PCC-ACTP.pdf

If you completed the full Level 2/PCC training, you can apply for your Level 1/ACC certification from the ICF through the Level 2 Certification Path.

In order to apply for a Level 1/ACC certification, you need at least 60 hours of coaching education. If you complete our full program, you will have 128 hours of coaching education. Our life coaching courses provide 128 hours, well beyond this requirement.

You would need to have at least 100 hours of coaching. 75 of those hours must be paid hours. You need to have completed these coaching hours with a minimum of 8 coaching clients. At least 25 of these hours need to have occurred within the prior 18 months before submitting your application. The start date for the coaching hours must be “following the start of their coach-specific education”. The ICF describes what they mean by “coach-specific education,”; stating, “For this purpose, ICF defines the start of coach-specific education as any course with at least 30 hours of which at least 24 hours are in ICF Core Competencies instruction. Eligible courses can be ICF-accredited or non –ICF-accredited.” Please double-check all information on the ICF website or contact the ICF directly. The coaching must follow the start of your coach-specific education, which includes our accredited coaching programs.

Yes, the hours that you did complete do count for something in regard to the ICF. There are different methods to apply for ICF certification. The questions and answers until now are dealing with one specific way of applying for ICF certification called the “Level 2 Path.” The “Level 2 Path” means that you completed a program that has built into your program the education hours, mentor coaching, and performance evaluation required to earn either the ICF Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC credential. Our school is accredited as such a program. You can say that the “Level 2 Path” is probably the easiest and clearest path to applying for ICF certification because the Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC program that you completed has everything you need already included in it. You just show proof that you completed the course and completed the required coaching hours. You then fill out the application and take the ICF Credentialing Exam. 

However, there are other paths for applying for ICF certification, including the “ACSTH Path”. The “ACSTH Path” is used when someone did not complete an entire Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC program, but they did complete a certain amount of coach education hours. For our purposes, we’ll say that they completed enough coach education hours required to apply for either a Level 1/ACC or a Level 2/PCC certification. However, more requirements still need to be met to apply for their Level 1/ACC or Level 2/PCC certification, such as the 10 hours of mentor coaching and the performance evaluation. They then complete the other requirements somewhere else. Once they have completed all of their requirements, including their coaching hours, they can then apply for certification from the ICF through the “ACSTH Path.” 

Part of the application process requires the applicant to upload a document showing that they have the required education hours for whichever level of certification they are applying for. This is where we, the school, come in because we provide this document to you, the applicant. The above answer and information about the “ACSTH Path” is specific to how it relates to students getting their education hours from our school. For a broader description of the different paths for applying for ICF certification and to verify the accuracy of what was said above, please see the link below.

ACC Credential

For the CTLC certification, you need:

• i. Attendance in both Sunday and Monday live classes.
• ii. Coaching for a minimum of 60 hours.
• iii. Entering all coaching sessions into the “Coaching Accountability Form”.
• iv. Completion of a written exam.
• v. Submission of a recorded coaching session (minimum 30 minutes) for grading by our staff.

With the CTLC certification, you will be certified to coach globally across all populations, including personal and corporate coaching. This certification is valid even without ICF certification, and includes a written exam, 60 hours of coaching practice, and a recorded session. The world needs what only you have to offer. Discover how our affordable ICF coaching certification and best life coaching programs can help you make a difference with our life coach certification programs.

The coach certification training meets on Sundays and Mondays.

The following is included in the training:

20 live Zoom classes on Mondays. These Zoom classes are 2 and a half hours each. The classes are from 1:00 – 3:30 PM EST. (If there are enough students interested in 8:00 – 10:30 PM EST classes, we would take that into consideration. However, as of now, we are only offering the 1:00 – 3:30 PM EST classes.) 

25 pre-recorded lessons averaging approximately half an hour each 

22 pre-recorded sample coaching sessions

20 hours working with Coaching Buddies. Coaching Buddies take place in the final hour of the Monday Zoom classes. After one and a half hours of everyone being together on Zoom, the students then get divided up into groups of 2 or 3 (in Zoom breakout rooms) to practice coaching with each other. 

6 Observed Coaching Sessions for each student. These coaching sessions will take place in a group setting that is no larger than 10 people. Each student will receive written feedback for four out of the six sessions. The groups will meet over nine Sundays for two hours each. There will be a choice between joining a group starting at 11:00 AM EST or 1:30 PM EST. If additional groups are needed, we will arrange another time slot for them. 

10 Mentor Coaching hours for each student. Seven out of the 10 mentor coaching hours will be done in a group setting. The groups will meet over nine Sundays for two hours each. Three out of the 10 mentor coaching hours will be done one-on-one with Rivka Malka.  

Once a month Deep Dives –  These immersive classes are a deep dive into specific coaching tools or healing subjects. They are 4 1/2 hours each. The Deep Dives involve a full, hands-on exploration that brings our coaches to true expertise. Topics include:

The Healing Model, Perspectives, Saboteur, Life Mission, Process Work, and Business and Marketing Training. 

Four and a half hour Workshop at the end of the first module. 

Four and a half hour Graduation/workshop at the end of the 2nd module. 

Each student gets an online “Coaching Accountability Form” to keep track of their coaching.

There are various resources that come as part of the course. They include videos, articles, documents, and more. These resources are on the course page of the Coaching School.

There is a Private WhatsApp group for all of the Coaching School students to discuss ideas, celebrate victories, ask questions, share, and learn more.

A final Performance Evaluation will be administered to each graduating student. The final performance evaluation contains an actual observation of coaching at least one half-hour to one hour in length. Students will receive written feedback/scoring for their performance evaluation that provides information regarding their performance on each of the ICF Core Competencies.

Please read the other FAQs to see what else is needed for either ICF certification or our own CTLC certification. 

At the end of each (approximately) 3 month semester, there will be an Extended Immersive Workshop on Zoom. This workshop is an amazing experience of fun, growth, learning, self-discovery, and more. The Extended Immersive Workshop is the culmination and integration of all the growth and learning of each module. In these online workshops, we journey together through a series of powerful personal exercises. It’s a celebration of your transformation! 

Our Advanced Coach Training with Certification Track has 128 contact hours.

To understand this more, here is a quote from the ICF website defining what contact hours are. “Contact hours: Clock hours spent in synchronous (real-time) interactions between faculty and participants and asynchronous or clock hours spent outside of real-time interaction between faculty and participants. Synchronous contact hours can include time spent in direct instruction, real-time discussions, observation and feedback or practice coaching sessions, and mentoring participants. Asynchronous contact hours can include outside reading, writing, research, journaling, practice coaching and various other activities that may occur outside of the synchronous setting.”

Our 128 contact hours are made up as follows:

Yes. This probing training will stretch your skills at whatever level you are at. We have had many therapists and classically trained coaches tell us that despite their previous experience they learned entirely new approaches at the Coaching School. We are proud to say that one of the most common feedback we receive from our students is that out of all the many training programs they attended, this one was the best. Our goal is to continue making it better and better.

The school is for women only, so we do not accept men into the program. Our prerequisite for enrollment is that the student is female and that they are 18 years old and above. However, we do reserve the right in certain instances, to not allow for specific potential participants to join the course. For example, if we feel that the course would not be good, healthy, or safe for someone, or we feel that they would not be a good fit with the other students in the course, we exercise our right to not allow that person to join. We also reserve the right to remove any student from a course if they are having a deeply negative impact on the rest of the participants or on the learning environment.

All of the lessons, both pre-recorded and live, are taught in English. Occasionally there may be a word mentioned in Hebrew, Yiddish, or another language. However, when this does occur, generally it is translated afterward into English. 

You do not need to be Jewish to attend the school. We welcome women of all faiths in our school. We stand deeply in the simple truth that we are all children of one G-d. The Torah values of the school create a kind, non-judgmental environment where women from all walks of life can learn from one another.

Rivka Malka teaches both the pre-recorded lessons and the live Zoom classes.

Rachel Wormeli, our school administrator, joins many of the Zoom classes and assists in the planning, teaching, and technical aspects of the class.

Debbie Grusd joins for some of the Zoom classes and is also involved with helping with the student coaching supervision.

You will receive a welcome email that contains all the information you need to know to be part of the school. The email also includes links to the school WhatsApp group, a short questionnaire, a form with the school confidentiality agreement, and other agreements. You will also have access to the first 3 introductory classes and the first lesson of the first module (Foundations 1). Those classes should be watched before the first live online Zoom class.

For the CTLC Certification, any coaching you do that is real coaching is counted as part of your 60 hours. Real coaching means that it is not just a regular conversation, it is a coaching session using the coaching tools. If you are doing real coaching in the breakout rooms during the Monday night live Zoom calls, you can keep track of that time and use it towards your 60 hours. If you coach someone in a public setting (let’s say in front of the class) during the Zoom call, you can count that as part of your 60 hours.

Please see the FAQs about ICF accreditation to learn more about what the ICF requires for their coaching hours.

As part of the coach certification training, there is a full “deep dive” Sunday where four and a half hours are dedicated to learning about business practices. This is in addition to a pre-recorded class about business, a Monday Zoom class, and various other teachings that occur during the rest of the training.

Examples of some of the topics that we cover are working with and collaborating with other professionals, payments, creating designed alliances with your clients, cancelations, how to advertise, basic marketing, resources for building a webpage, how to price yourself, when to refer out, what are red flags, boundaries, how to open and close a session,  and more.

Rivka Malka has been helping women step into their leadership for years. She created the Fun&Done Business Course and has abundant expertise and passion in helping women thrive. The Fun&Done Business Course goes in-depth on how to start a business, run a business, market yourself and find clients. Most importantly, Rivka Malka teaches how to make your coaching business a reflection of your own tafkid/purpose.

Although Rivka Malka did begin training students in person, currently, the school is fully online.

The pre-recorded classes and the other resources are all online at rivkamalka.com. The live classes are all done on Zoom. In addition, we use Google Sheets and Google Docs for different purposes such as the Coaching Accountability Forms and the Final Exam.

At this time, we are not able to accept partial course credit from other organizations or programs. Even if you have completed a Level 1 program, you must enroll for the entirety of a Level 2 program. Individuals with questions about this process should contact the school by emailing [email protected].

There are 2 semesters in the program. Each semester is approximately 3 months.

Live Zoom classes are on Mondays from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST. 

Additionally, Deep Dives, Immersive Extended Workshops, Mentorship, and Supervision take place on Sundays. 

Please refer to the other FAQs for the full schedule.

The pre-recorded classes contain the core material of the coaching tools you will be using. Each one is targeted at a different topic and tool. They are mindfully and intentionally planned. In following all of the rules of the ICF, our school is required to keep track of every student making sure that all of the pre-recorded classes are watched as part of their curriculum.

Note: Most classes are only half an hour long. Generally, this is the only “homework” requirement that you will have during the week. And good news… our students enjoy them!

Please see this link.

Each semester has at least 10 pre-recorded video classes and at least 10 live online Zoom classes. The pre-recorded classes teach the core information and tools about a subject.

The live online class goes deeper into explaining and exploring that subject.

The live online class will be a lively interactive class including live coaching demonstrations, coaching observation and feedback, different exercises, answering any questions, understanding the tools and teachings and lots of self-discovery.

During the Zoom classes, everyone attending must have their video turned on. This is the required level of participation.

If there is an emergency that does not allow you to have your video turned on, we ask that you please let the school know in advance so we can be sensitive to your needs. 

There is no option to sign up for just one semester.

Foundations 1:1 Monday Feb. 10, 2025

In-Depth #1: Sunday Feb. 16, 2025

Foundation 1:2: Monday Feb. 17, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #1: Sunday Feb. 23, 2025

Foundations 1:3: Monday Feb. 24, 2025

In-Depth #2: Sunday March 2, 2025

Foundations 1:4: Monday March 3, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #2: Sunday March 9, 2025

Foundations 1:5: Monday March 10, 2025

Foundations 1:6: Monday March 17, 2025

In-Depth #3: Sunday March 23, 2025

Foundations 1:7: Monday March 24,2024

Supervision/Mentorship #3: Sunday April 27, 2025

Foundations 1:8: Monday April 28, 2025

Foundations 1:9: Monday May 5, 2025

Foundations 1:10: and In-Dept #4: Sunday 11:am-3:30 May 11, 2025

End of Module Workshop: Monday May 12, 2025

In-Depth #5: Sunday May 18, 2025

Foundations 2:1: Monday May 19, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #4: Sunday May 25,2025

Foundations 2:2: Monday 26, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #5: Sunday June 8, 2025

Foundations 2:3: Monday June 9, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #6: Sunday June 15, 2025

Foundations 2:4: Monday June 16, 2025

Foundations 2:5: Monday July 7, 2025

Foundations 2:6 Monday July 14, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #7: Sunday July 20, 2025

Foundations 2:7: Monday July 21, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #8: Sunday July 27, 2025

Foundations 2:8: Monday July 28, 2025

Foundations 2:9: Monday Aug. 4, 2025

In-Depth #6: Sunday Aug. 10, 2025

Foundations 2:10: Monday Aug. 11, 2025

Supervision/Mentorship #9: Sunday Aug. 17, 2025

End of Module Workshop, graduation AND In-Depth #7: Monday 12-4:30 EST Aug. 18, 2025

We created the schedule to accommodate as many time zones as possible. We are in the EST time zone.  

The full 6-month Coaching School program costs $5,000. We’re excited to announce our partnership with Klarna, offering a range of flexible payment plans, including options for up to 24 months.

Registration in a course is dependent upon receipt of the first payment. The first payment always occurs when the applicant registers. We accept payment via credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. For payment plans, we partnered with Klarna. All payments are in US Dollars.

Course registration may be canceled up to 7 days before the course begins for a full refund. If the course registration is canceled within 7 days before the course begins until and including the first 7 days of the course, the full amount paid besides $250.00 will be refunded. Beginning from 8 days into the course and on, there are no more refunds and the total amount for the course will need to be paid. If you are registered for the entire course but choose not to come, you will continue to be charged for tuition.

When necessary, one may transfer their course payment from one course to another without penalty up to 7 days before the purchased course begins. Any request made within 7 days of the purchased course beginning will incur a $150 transfer fee. Requests to transfer must be done in writing via email to [email protected].

We can not give any concrete answer about taxes. You must consult with your accountant or tax advisor. However, there is a good chance that it is tax deductible based on Treas. Reg. 1-162-5 which states that all expenses of continuing education undertaken to maintain and improve business and professional skills are tax deductible.