Team Coaching - ICA Specialized Credential

Team Coaching - ICA Coaching Specialized Credential for Agile Professionals

Work with an intact team as a collective client. Help teams see their own patterns, make shared choices and strengthen collective ownership.

👥 Recognise the intact team as the coaching client.
📜 Establish a clear team coaching agreement and boundaries.
🔍 Help teams notice their own communication and decision patterns.
🤝 Strengthen collective ownership rather than becoming the fixer.
📈 Look for observable change in how the team works.

For: Scrum Masters Agile Coaches Lean Experts Project Managers Team Leads

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ICA Specialized Credential learning outcomes • ICA specifies 2–4 hours • Practice-oriented • Part of the ICA Coaching pathway

ICA Specialized Credential

Learn the ICA-defined outcomes for Team Coaching. Credential issuance requires successful completion of an accredited offering.
Compact, focused programme

ICA specifies 2–4 hours; a proposed four-hour TAC workshop format is outlined below, subject to scheduling.
A practical workplace skill

Move beyond facilitation and one-to-one coaching to help the whole team learn how it works together.
Relevant to Agile roles

Apply the learning to Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile Coach, leadership and people-development situations.
Build your ICA Coaching pathway

Combine the Coaching Core with at least two relevant Specialized Credentials to work towards the full ICA Coaching certification.

Trusted by professionals worldwide Coaches, agile leaders, Scrum Masters and transformation consultants.

2–4h Hours in the ICA specialty framework

4 Published learning outcomes

1 Focused Specialized Credential

Why now

Why this skill matters in your role now

Agile delivery depends on conversations, relationships and decisions. Even experienced practitioners can fall into habits that reduce ownership and learning.

You coach several team members separately, yet recurring team-wide problems stay unresolved.

Your retrospectives surface issues but the facilitator becomes responsible for all the solutions.

The team leader’s perspective dominates and not everyone gets space to contribute.

The team attends workshops, but participation and decisions barely change afterwards.

The TAC difference

What makes this skill immediately useful

Move beyond facilitation and one-to-one coaching to help the whole team learn how it works together. Develop the judgment and observable behaviours behind stronger workplace practice.

Treat the team as your client

Keep the focus on shared outcomes, recurring interactions and the intact team, not separate individual agendas.

Contract clearly

Clarify purpose, sponsor expectations, participation, confidentiality and how progress will be assessed.

Facilitate insight into patterns

Help teams examine decision-making, disagreement, ownership and interaction patterns without imposing your diagnosis.

Look beyond session satisfaction

Evaluate changes in collective capability, communication and accountability instead of just completed activities.

What you will be able to do

What you will learn to do

Four official ICA learning outcome areas are developed through the proposed Team Coaching experience. The descriptions below translate the framework into practical skills.

Team Coaching as a Practice: Distinguish team coaching from individual coaching, facilitation, team building and systems coaching, and treat the intact team as the client.

Contracting and Stance with a Team: Establish shared coaching agreements and maintain a balanced stance across team members and stakeholders.

Team Coaching Interventions: Support a team in observing and working with its own communication, decisions, disagreements, participation and accountability patterns.

Team Coaching Outcomes: Evaluate behavioural and relational shifts that show growing shared ownership and collective capability.

By the numbers

The learning pathway at a glance

Clearly defined learning outcomes, a short-form specialty and a modular ICA credential route.

2–4h Hours in the ICA specialty framework

4 Published learning outcomes

1 Focused Specialized Credential

2+ Specialties required alongside the Coaching Core for full Coaching certification

Who is this for

Designed for professionals who develop people and teams

A focused skill upgrade for professionals who coach, facilitate, mentor, lead or help others learn in Agile environments.

This is for you if…

Scrum Masters Move beyond facilitating events to coaching how the Scrum Team works as one unit.
Agile Coaches Practise deliberate team-level interventions that increase ownership and team learning.
Agile Facilitators Know when the group needs facilitation and when the intact team needs to examine its own patterns.
Product Owners Recognise team-wide ownership and decision habits that influence delivery and product outcomes.
Team & Engineering Leaders Develop team capability without centring every intervention on the leader’s diagnosis.
Organisational Coaches Clarify when an issue belongs to a single team rather than the wider system.

When this is not the right programme

Only interested in individual coaching This module works with an intact team as the collective client.
Wanting generic team-building activities The aim is coached learning and shared ownership, not simply completing engagement exercises.
Seeking ICF Advanced Certification in Team Coaching This ICA Specialized Credential is not the ICF ACTC designation.

Programme details

Everything you need to know.

Duration: ICA requirement: 2–4 hours. Proposed TAC format: 4 hours, pending confirmation
Format: Practice-oriented specialty workshop; final learning activities and assessment to be confirmed
Delivery mode: Proposed live online instruction; verify actual delivery mode before booking
Language: English-language product copy; confirm the teaching language with the selected cohort
Level: Specialized Credential; professional development
Prerequisites: No universal prerequisite is specified in the supplied ICA specialty learning outcomes document. Check cohort-specific entry requirements.
Certification awarded: ICA Team Coaching Specialized Credential, subject to successful completion of an eligible ICA-accredited offering
Support material: Learning activities and any participant resources will be confirmed in the final cohort information
Funding eligibility: Individual enrolment intended. Course price and payment options are not supplied and must be configured in TAC Events.
ICA credential type: Specialized Credential
Specialty: Team Coaching
Published duration: 2–4 hours (ICA)
Proposed TAC format: 4 hours; four one-hour learning blocks
Official credential code: Not supplied; validate with ICA before entering a code
Course fee: Not supplied; set in the TAC Events product and checkout
Training category: People Development — Coaching & Mentoring
Pathway: Coaching Core + minimum two relevant Specialised Credentials for full ICA Coaching certification
Source: ICA Coaching Core & Specialized Credentials – Learning Outcomes, v1.0, August 2026, pp. 12–13

Programme structure

Inside the proposed four-hour programme

Four one-hour learning blocks are proposed to cover the published ICA learning outcomes. This is a TAC course-design suggestion, not an official ICA mandate; the final facilitator agenda should be validated.

01 👥 The Team as the Client

02 📜 Contracting and Team Stance

03 🔍 Interventions for Team Patterns

04 📈 Assessing Collective Outcomes

What's included

What you are investing in

The specialty focuses on practical professional development rather than passive content consumption. Final tuition and inclusions will be shown at checkout.

Focused specialty learning Proposed 4-hour format

Proposed four-hour learning experience covering ICA’s four Team Coaching learning outcomes.
Applied conversation and workplace cases Proposed learning activity

Practice relevant to coaching intact teams as a collective client using realistic examples from Agile and organisational work.
Structured reflection and practice Proposed learning activity

Notice the impact of your actions, test different approaches and identify personal next steps.
Four ICA learning outcome areas ICA-defined scope

Clearly defined scope with behaviours and judgment that can be observed in practice.
Specialized Credential pathway Subject to ICA requirements

Course completion can contribute to the ICA Coaching pathway when accreditation and ICA issuance requirements are met.

Certification & career ROI

Build your ICA Coaching credentials

Team Coaching is an ICA Coaching Specialized Credential. ICA’s full Tomorrow-Ready™ Coaching certification requires the Coaching Core Credential and at least two relevant Specialized Credentials. This specialty alone is not the full ICA Coaching certification or an ICF credential.

1. Choose an approved session

Confirm that your chosen training is offered under the appropriate ICA accreditation, and verify schedule, price and delivery information.
2. Complete the specialised learning

Participate in the scheduled learning and practical work covering the published ICA learning outcomes.
3. Meet the applicable completion requirements

Complete the approved learning assessment or evidence requirements communicated by the accredited provider.
4. Receive the ICA Specialized Credential

Credential issuance follows successful completion and the provider’s ICA process; it is not granted just for purchasing the course.
5. Continue the ICA Coaching pathway

If pursuing the full Coaching certification, complete the Coaching Core plus at least two relevant specialised credentials in total.

Meet your trainers

Practitioners, not just lecturers.

Tadej Accetto

Agile Coach, Professional Coach and Trainer

ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF, ICE-AC, ICP-SYS, ICP-PDM, ICP-APM, ICF-ACC- ICF-PCC

Tadej Accetto is an Agile Coach with a decade of experience under his belt, working with clients of all sizes and industries. They value honesty, integrity, empathy, and continuous learning, and believe in collaboration, communication, and transparency when working in a team.

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Explore the booking calendar for actual session dates, local time zone, teaching language, price and confirmation status. The proposed TAC format is four hours; ICA permits 2–4 hours for this specialization.

Timezone

Schedule

Currency

Recommended ☀ Morning

December 9 — 18, 2026

4 live sessions · Wednesdays & Fridays

09:00 – 12:00 Europe/Paris

2 sessions per week
Trainer: Tadej Accetto

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December 2026: 9, 11, 16, 18

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Team Coaching?

It is a focused ICA Coaching Specialized Credential in coaching intact teams as a collective client. The published framework defines four learning outcomes; this TAC product draft translates them into a proposed practice-oriented workshop.

Is Team Coaching useful for Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Agile Coaches?

Yes, where the responsibilities of those roles involve coaching intact teams as a collective client. The examples are tailored to real Agile workplace situations rather than formal coaching practices alone.

What will I be able to practise?

Move beyond facilitation and one-to-one coaching to help the whole team learn how it works together. You will explore cases aligned to the four official learning outcome areas and reflect on how to use the skill at work.

How is team coaching different from facilitation?

Facilitation usually supports a group process or meeting; team coaching treats the intact team as the client and works with how it thinks, interacts and develops ownership over time.

Is this the same as coaching team members individually?

No. ICA’s Team Coaching specialty focuses on the intact team as a collective client, including shared dynamics, purpose, agreements and outcomes.

Is this an ICA Core Credential or a Specialized Credential?

It is an ICA Specialized Credential in the Coaching pathway, not the eight-hour Coaching Core Credential. The full ICA Tomorrow-Ready™ Coaching certification requires the Coaching Core plus at least two relevant Specialized Credentials.

Do I need to hold the Coaching Core Credential before enrolling?

The supplied ICA learning outcomes document does not state a universal entry prerequisite for this specialty. Check the specific accredited course and cohort requirements before booking. For the full Coaching certification, the Core Credential is required in addition to at least two specializations.

How long is the course?

ICA specifies a range of 2–4 hours for this Specialized Credential. The product draft uses a proposed four-hour TAC format; final session dates and duration must be confirmed in the booking calendar.

How much does the course cost?

The course fee has not yet been supplied for this specialty. Please check the final displayed booking price before placing an order.

Is the course online?

This draft is designed for a possible live online cohort. The confirmed delivery mode, language, dates and time zone will be shown with the scheduled session.

How do I receive my ICA Specialized Credential?

Complete the required learning and any applicable learning demonstration or assessment in an ICA-accredited offering. Credential issuance is subject to the provider meeting ICA requirements; check the specific cohort details.

Does this grant an ICF ACC, PCC or ACTC credential?

No. The ICA credential pathway is distinct from the International Coaching Federation credentialing process and does not, on its own, grant an ICF designation.

Will this complete the ICA Tomorrow-Ready™ Coaching certification?

Not by itself. ICA specifies a Coaching Core Credential plus a minimum of two relevant Specialized Credentials for the full Coaching certification.

Will I receive learning materials?

Activities and learning resources for the proposed workshop will be confirmed in the final cohort information. No separately priced materials or post-course benefits are promised by this draft.

Can I book this course individually?

The product is written for individual B2C enrolment. Use the available session selector and checkout when the course, price and dates are published.

🛡️ Transparent programme information

A focused credential with clear expectations

The ICA-defined learning scope is documented. The proposed four-hour delivery, timetable and course fee must be confirmed in the final session listing. Please review payment and cancellation terms before checkout. No unconditional refund guarantee or artificial scarcity is claimed.

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A clear path to your next professional level.

Designed for professionals who want structured learning, practice and certification support.

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Coach the team, not just the people in it.

Help agile teams take responsibility for the way they work together. Grow your capacity to coach the whole team. Explore the scheduled ICA Specialized Credential cohort and review confirmed tuition before enrolling.

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