CPQ™ Coaching Education Provider Standards
Independent standard for evaluating external coach-education providers and programmes before institutional accreditation
1. Status
Document basis: CPQ institutional files and diploma cards, Discover Your Professional Path in Coaching, Ethics of Coaching Law, and CPQ's published professional content. New numeric or procedural requirements not already fixed in the source materials are presented as proposed CPQ internal policy for external review, not as a claim of recognition or equivalence by another body.
This standard is a Draft for review. No external organisation may describe itself as a “CPQ Accredited Provider” before the scheme is activated and a written decision, accreditation number and validity period are issued.
2. Twelve Standards
| Code | Standard | Typical Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| CEPS-01 | Governance & ownership | Legal registration, responsibilities, conflicts |
| CEPS-02 | Programme design | Learning outcomes, curriculum, hours, competency map |
| CEPS-03 | Faculty | Qualifications, experience, continuing development |
| CEPS-04 | Hours & attendance | Hour definitions and verification |
| CEPS-05 | Practice | Application, observation, feedback |
| CEPS-06 | Assessment | Rubric, pass and reassessment rules |
| CEPS-07 | Ethics | Code, scope and referral |
| CEPS-08 | Learner protection | Fees, cancellation, complaints, privacy |
| CEPS-09 | Accessibility & inclusion | Digital, language and cultural access |
| CEPS-10 | Complaints | Published and reasonably independent process |
| CEPS-11 | Marketing | Verifiable claims |
| CEPS-12 | Annual quality review | Data, correction and improvement |
3. Accreditation Cycle
- Application and legal information.
- Desk review of policies and curriculum.
- Sample review of teaching and assessment.
- Correction of material findings.
- Decision: Approved / Conditional / Not Approved.
- Defined validity period and light annual review.
- Full reaccreditation every three years.
4. Conflict Safeguards
A reviewer with a direct financial interest in an applicant’s approval does not decide the accreditation. Training, consulting or ownership relationships are disclosed and recusal is applied where needed.