Wainwright Global Institute of Professional Coaching
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Your Future as a Professional Coach Starts Here

One Proven Coaching System. Three Ways to Learn.

You have a desire to help people. Perhaps you've been the person friends, colleagues, or family members turn to for encouragement and guidance. Maybe you're ready for a more meaningful career, or want to add professional coaching to the work you already do.

What if you could turn that desire to help others into professional coaching skills in just 16 hours of live training?

At Wainwright Global, you'll learn more than coaching theory. You'll practice coaching, experience the process firsthand, and learn a structured system designed to help you confidently guide clients toward meaningful results.

Since 2006, Wainwright Global has trained more than 6,700 coaches.

Choose the training experience that fits your goals, learning style, and schedule.

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Live Online One-on-One Certification

Tuition: $4,997

Your training. Your schedule. Your personal Master Coach.

Receive private, individualized instruction from a WGI Certified Master Coach.

You'll learn the same foundational coaching methodology as our group students, with the benefit of one-on-one attention and scheduling flexibility.

  • 16 hours of private, live online instruction
  • Personalized guidance from your Master Coach
  • Flexible scheduling arranged around your availability
  • Practical coaching exercises and feedback
  • The Wainwright Method
  • Professional tools and ongoing graduate support

Best for you if: You prefer individual attention, have a demanding schedule, or want a private learning environment.

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Live In-Person Certification

Tuition: $4,997

Step away from your daily routine and immerse yourself in becoming a professional coach.

Experience the energy of learning, practicing, and connecting with other aspiring coaches in a live classroom environment.

Our intensive, two-day training provides a hands-on opportunity to develop your coaching skills under the guidance of an experienced Master Coach.

  • Two days of live, in-person instruction
  • Interactive coaching practice and feedback
  • The Wainwright Method
  • Professional coaching tools and techniques
  • Direct interaction with your instructor and fellow students
  • Training in Orange County, California; other locations by arrangement when enough students participate

Best for you if: You love face-to-face learning and want a focused, immersive training experience.

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What Every CPC® Training Option Has in Common

The Wainwright Method™

A Step-by-Step Coaching System

One of the greatest concerns aspiring coaches have is knowing what to do when they're sitting across from a client.

What questions should they ask? How do they structure a session? How do they help clients move from uncertainty to clarity and meaningful action?

The Wainwright Method™ gives them a practical, repeatable coaching system they can follow with confidence.

Rather than leaving students to figure out the coaching process on their own, we teach them how to structure their coaching conversations, ask powerful questions, help clients clarify their goals, and support them in taking meaningful action.

You won't just learn about coaching. You'll experience it, practice it, and begin developing the confidence to coach real clients.

You'll learn how to:

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  • Establish a professional coaching relationship.
  • Ask powerful questions that help clients discover their own answers.
  • Help clients clarify their vision and identify meaningful goals.
  • Recognize limiting beliefs and support clients as they move beyond their comfort zones.
  • Guide coaching sessions using The Wainwright Method.
  • Support clients through action, accountability, and follow-up.
  • Begin developing your coaching services and business.

Your training also includes WGI coaching materials, professional tools, access to the WGI Master Coach Question Center, and the credentialing pathway through Strategic Learning Alliance.

Your goal isn't simply to finish a course. It's to leave knowing how to begin coaching.

Training That Prepares You to Make a Difference

Over 6,700 coaches trained since 2006.

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For two decades, Wainwright Global has helped people turn their passion for helping others into practical professional coaching skills.

Our training combines personal transformation, real coaching experience, a structured methodology, and business-building guidance.

Because becoming a coach should be about more than receiving a certificate.

It should be about developing the confidence and skills to make a meaningful difference.

Already a WGI Graduate?

Continue Growing Your Coaching Expertise

Explore advanced and specialty training designed for graduates of Wainwright Global's professional coaching programs.

Available offerings include Recovery Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Spiritual Coaching, and Group Coaching.

Not Sure Which Training Option Is Right for You?

You don't have to figure it out alone.

Let's talk about your goals, your schedule, and what you hope to accomplish as a professional coach. We'll help you explore which training experience makes the most sense for you.

Book a Free Conversation

Or call (949) 281-6737.

WGI issues a Certificate of Professional Coaching after the 16-hour training. The CPC® credential through Strategic Learning Alliance follows successful completion and acceptance of the two required portfolios, coursework, and examination.