Vira Human Training provides individual and small-group Mentor Coaching for Coaches in training and practicing Coaches who want to strengthen their skills, develop greater consistency and refine their Coaching style in alignment with professional standards.
Mentor Coaching for Coaches
Refine your Coaching skills through observation, feedback and structured professional development.
What is Mentor Coaching?
Mentor Coaching is a structured learning process focused on the development of your Coaching skills.
Rather than discussing Coaching only in theory, you work with real or recorded Coaching sessions, examine what is happening in the conversation and receive specific feedback on the way you apply professional Coaching competencies.
The purpose is to help you recognize what already works, identify where your practice can become stronger and progressively develop a Coaching style that is both effective and authentically your own.
From knowledge to observable practice
This process creates a direct connection between what you know about Coaching and what you actually do during a session.
The focus is on observable behaviors, professional choices and the quality of the Coaching relationship, so development becomes specific rather than abstract.
Over time, this allows you to make more intentional choices, recognize recurring patterns and build greater consistency in your work as a Coach.
Who is This Pathway For?
The pathway can support different stages of professional development, from the first supervised practice sessions to the refinement of an established Coaching style.
Coaches in Training
For Coaches who are developing their professional practice and want structured feedback while learning how to translate Coaching competencies into real conversations.
Practicing Coaches
For active Coaches who want to improve the quality, consistency and depth of their sessions through observation and focused professional feedback.
Coaches Continuing Their Development
For Coaches who want to strengthen specific competencies, prepare for more advanced levels of practice or continue developing their professional Coaching style over time.
What Happens During the Process?
Your real Coaching practice becomes the starting point for learning.
Observe
Look closely at what actually happened in a real or recorded Coaching conversation.
Understand
Connect specific behaviors and choices with professional Coaching competencies and standards.
Receive Feedback
Identify strengths, missed opportunities and concrete areas for professional development.
Apply
Bring what you have learned into your next Coaching sessions and review your progress over time.
Depending on your pathway, the work may begin from an observed session, a recording or a specific Coaching interaction. The objective is to make professional behaviors visible and turn feedback into concrete development.
What You Develop
Stronger Coaching Competencies
Develop greater precision in listening, questioning, agreement management, awareness building and the way you support client responsibility and action.
Greater Professional Awareness
Recognize recurring patterns in your practice, understand how your choices influence the Coaching relationship and develop greater intentionality in the way you work.
Your Own Coaching Style
Professional competence does not mean becoming a copy of the person supporting your development. The objective is to strengthen your skills while developing a Coaching presence and style that remain authentically yours.
Program Structure
The Vira Human Training pathway combines continuity with focused professional feedback.
- 10 hours of Mentor Coaching
- individual or small-group sessions
- maximum 8 participants in group sessions
- online format
- blended format available on request
- analysis tools and competency-focused resources
- structured development over time
When the Hours Are Used for Credentialing
When the hours are used for ICF credentialing or renewal purposes, the pathway is structured according to the requirements applicable to the relevant credential and application path.
These requirements can vary depending on how your Coach Education has been completed and the credential you are pursuing.
Before the pathway begins, we confirm the applicable structure so you know exactly how the hours can be used.
ICF Credential Pathways
Mentor Coaching is part of the ICF credentialing framework and can also be used as ongoing professional development.
For Coaches completing an ICF-accredited Level 1 or Level 2 Program, the required mentoring may already be integrated into the accredited education pathway.
Coaches applying through other credentialing paths or using mentoring for professional development or renewal may need to complete specific requirements separately.
Using Your Hours Correctly
If you intend to use the pathway toward an ICF credential or renewal, the relevant requirements should be confirmed before the work begins.
This avoids treating professional mentoring as a generic number of hours and ensures that the structure reflects the objective you are pursuing.
You can also review the official ICF information on Mentor Coaching.
Mentoring and Coaching Supervision
Two different forms of professional development, with different areas of focus.
Mentor Coaching
Mentor Coaching focuses primarily on your observable Coaching skills and on how you apply professional competencies in real Coaching conversations.
The work examines what you actually do during a session and uses specific feedback to support your development.
Coaching Supervision
Coaching Supervision takes a broader reflective perspective, exploring how you think, respond and position yourself within your professional practice, including relational, contextual and ethical dynamics.
The two approaches are complementary, but they are not interchangeable.
The Vira Human Training Approach
Our approach is practical, precise and developmental.
Feedback is not used to produce a Coach who follows a script. It is used to make professional behaviors visible, understand their impact and create clearer choices in future sessions.
The objective is to develop greater competence without losing the individuality of the Coach.
Our work keeps four elements at the center:
- real Coaching practice
- feedback connected to observable behavior
- professional standards and ethical awareness
- development of both competence and individual Coaching style
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mentor Coaching?
Mentor Coaching is a structured professional development process in which a Coach receives feedback based on observed or recorded Coaching practice in order to strengthen skills and develop greater consistency in relation to professional competencies.
Is Mentor Coaching required for an ICF credential?
It is part of the ICF credentialing framework. The specific requirements depend on the credential level and application path. In ICF-accredited Level 1 and Level 2 Programs, the required mentoring may already be integrated into the education pathway.
How many hours do I need?
ICF credentialing pathways commonly include 10 hours of Mentor Coaching. The applicable structure and requirements depend on the credential and application path, so these are confirmed before the pathway begins.
Can Mentor Coaching be completed online?
Yes. The process can be completed online through live individual or small-group sessions, including the review and discussion of real Coaching practice.
Can I participate if I am not pursuing an ICF credential?
Yes. The pathway is also valuable as ongoing professional development for Coaches who want to refine their skills, receive external feedback and continue improving their practice.
What is the difference between Mentor Coaching and Coaching Supervision?
Mentor Coaching focuses primarily on the development of observable Coaching skills and professional competencies. Coaching Supervision takes a broader reflective view of the Coach, their practice, professional relationships, context and ethical awareness.
Develop Your Coaching Practice with Greater Precision
Whether you are building your professional foundations, progressing toward a credential or refining an established Coaching practice, this pathway gives you a structured space to observe, understand and strengthen the way you Coach.