YOUR ICF Accredited Enneagram Coach Certification in 6 weeks
Ready to turn your love of the Enneagram into professional coaching?
Join 6 live online classes. Find out why managers, life coaches, spiritual leaders, consultants and Enneagram enthusiasts love Colleen-Joy’s Typing Method and Enneagram Kite Growth Path Process.
- 35,000+People trained
- 60+Countries
- ★★★★★Average rating
- 2012ICF accredited since
Led by Colleen-Joy, MCC and her team of Master Coaches, consultants and mentors. Verify us on the ICF register.
What our certified coaches say
This is a 6-week online class, where you receive personalised guidance from Colleen-Joy and her team, who have mentored Enneagram coaches in 60+ countries to succeed.
You love the Enneagram.
So do we.
You know how important it is to really “get” people, for better relationships, stronger teams, and to guide real personal growth.
But can you type people accurately, especially when cold tests are unreliable? And how do you go beyond typing to do the real inner growth work?
There’s a reason over a million people a month, in the USA alone, search the word Enneagram. And there’s a reason Colleen-Joy’s 3 Pearls and 9 Polarities method gets 5-star reviews from CEOs, consultants, spiritual leaders and master coaches. Our top Enneagram coaches tell us it’s because they can offer:
More than a cold, inaccurate test
Our clue-gathering test starts your client’s journey and saves you time by finding the top 3 likely types. You coach their final discovery.
More than typing
Typing is only the start. Our unique Kite Growth Path process takes your client beyond their type, to real growth.
More than memorised keywords
Our 3 Pearls, 9 Polarity Pairs and 9 Doors of growth declutter the Enneagram, so you get it intuitively, in your bones.
Reviews from our Enneagram coaches
I gained so much from the Enneagram Coach certification course… The Enneagram, and the ILS course specifically, helped me truly understand why I do what I do, why people I care about do what they do, and how we can work to improve our reactions and grow. It was so eye opening, and I enjoyed every minute of the course.
This experience has been profound for me… The kite process was incredibly helpful, and I found it easier to use than I thought it might be. I will be excited to open up so much more of my coaching to Enneagram coaching. Thanks for a great experience.
I love the ease of the ILS 3 Pearl system with 8 step typing processes. Having the tests, graphics and ability to share my knowledge is amazing, just what I needed to take my 30 years of Enneagram knowledge and feel comfortable and confident in becoming a certified coach.
The bag of “tricks”, the tools InnerLifeSkills offer, is mind blowing. The “Kite” is so universal and absolutely powerful, good to use in basically any situation. InnerLifeSkills provides information that goes beyond just coaching. Thank you! Gratitude to you Colleen and Team.
Start online today, then join our next class
Get certified as an Enneagram coach in six weeks, with ICF-accredited training.
Get certified in six weeks
An ICF-accredited Enneagram Coach Certification you earn in six weeks. Join a 3-hour class each week, and complete about 2 hours of practical.
Six live Zoom classes
With Colleen-Joy and her team. No boring theory. Practical, real coaching experience, demonstrations, and practise with guidance.
Resources open when you enrol
Your online materials open when you enrol, so you can start today. Ready-to-use worksheets, ennea-toons and tutorial videos, and a toolbox you won’t find anywhere else.
Why learn the Enneagram from Colleen-Joy
When I created InnerLifeSkills, I wanted to help people make a living and make a difference. I never imagined my tools would end up in boardrooms, homes and offices in more than 60 countries.
I was asked to teach at 17, and I have been teaching ever since. Over the years, I built my own way of working with the Enneagram, because the usual approaches frustrated me. The tests were shallow and often wrong. The academic teaching was clever, but it did not help a real person change.
So I made something practical. A way to type in conversation, with warmth, and then to coach a client beyond their type toward who they are becoming. That is the 3 Pearls, the 9 Polarity Pairs, the 8-Step Method and the Kite Growth Path. Tools I have tested for decades, with real clients.
Your Enneagram Coach toolbox
Type with confidence. Coach beyond the 9 types.
1. Introduce the Enneagram easily
Learn easy ways to introduce the Enneagram to individuals and groups with confidence. Overcome classic concerns and objections, and build connection.
2. Coach the 3 Pearls
Avoid common typing mistakes with a solid foundation, using the InnerLifeSkills 3 Pearls Method. Discover the deeper reasons for what we do to empower.
3. Coach the 9 Polarity Pairs
Bring the 9 types to life with the InnerLifeSkills Polarity framework. The key to growth lies in collapsing the polarities back into their home of wholeness.
4. Coach the 9 Types
Help clients put it all together as they learn the essence of the 9 types through narrative conversation and meaningful self-discovery.
5. Coach Type Discovery
Help your client discover their type as a natural process of growing self-awareness, with ready-to-coach worksheets and Colleen-Joy’s ennea-toons.
6. Coach Growth
Go far beyond typing. Offer Enneagram growth coaching with the unique, popular InnerLifeSkills Kite Method, so clients claim their wholeness and grow.
Who this is for
Our coaches come from every background, and go on to coach typing sessions for individuals, teams and leaders around the world. Some are pure ICF coaches, working towards ACC, PCC and MCC, who want a way to ramp up their clients, identify strengths and customise their coaching. Others are looking for deeper Enneagram work, with more accurate typing. From consultants to coaches, we have even trained many spiritual leaders who use the Enneagram for spiritual growth.
Not sure which kind of coach you are? Our free quiz will tell you: what kind of coach could you be?
More reviews from our coaches
Absolutely incredible course. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a deep journey into understanding yourself and others. Beautifully facilitated by Colleen and space held with such respect and compassion. Thank you to everyone on the team for this course!
This was the most well organized course I have seen to understand the complexities of the Enneagram and apply them in real life situations. Using the psychology of colors and imagery rather than typical description supported my learning on a subtle subconscious level. Awesome!
Colleen does a fantastic job of exploring these systems of coaching that bring out insight and depth for not only the client, but also the coach. It’s a must take!
Innerlifeskills provides a wonderful content, approach, and process of practical application of the Enneagram course. Excellent work there!
Dates, price and your free bonus
Everything you need to decide, in one place.
Start the day you enrol. Your online materials open the moment you join, and with Coach 101 free you can earn your first ICF certificate before your live classes start.
Investment
$1,390 / €1,390 / £1,390
One price in all three currencies. R13,900 for South African residents. Paid in full, no hidden extras.
Dates and times
Thursday classes, six weekly sessions.
Our 2026 cohort is full.
2027 cohorts: January 14, May 6 and September 9.
Tell us your timezone and we’ll place you in the cohort that fits.
Free bonus: Coach 101
We’ve included Coach 101 for free. Begin the self-study straight away and learn our 3 Skills and 3 Step Method to coach anyone, anywhere. That’s six ICF-accredited hours, before your live classes even start.
Where this can take you
Your Enneagram Coach Certification is a real qualification on its own. It is also a step on the ICF path.
The hours you earn here are partial Level 2 training hours. They count toward our full Level 1 Global Coach and Level 2 Master Coach certifications, and toward your own ICF credential, ACC, then PCC.
When you are ready to go deeper, we are right here.
Questions coaches ask
Do I need to know the Enneagram already?
No. We start with the essentials, so beginners and experienced typers are both at home.
Aren’t Enneagram tests unreliable?
Cold tests often are not accurate, because they are based on what we do (behaviour), not why we do it. That is why we teach you to type in conversation, and give you a warm, guided test that starts the client’s discovery journey to save you time. You bring the critical human touch.
Is it really ICF accredited?
Yes, our training is, and you can look for us on the ICF’s own register. ICF accredits the training, and we certify you. Your ICF credential (ACC, PCC or MCC) is a separate step you earn from ICF, and the hours you do with us count toward it.
What hours do I earn?
30 ICF Partial Level 2 hours. They count toward your full Level 2 with us, and toward your ICF credential (ACC, PCC, MCC). If you are already credentialed, they count as renewal hours too.
Can I use these tools right away?
Yes. You get ready-to-use worksheets and ennea-toons, and you can coach with the tools from your first session. You also get your bonus Coach 101 self-study certification course immediately.
Is the price the full cost?
Yes. $1,390, paid in full. No payment plan and no hidden extras at this level.
Ready to become a certified Enneagram Coach?
Get the tools and the confidence to read people deeply and coach real change, in six weeks. Let’s find the start date that fits you.
Let’s check for seats and our fit
Our live classes are small, and places for our Enneagram Coach certification classes sometimes fill months ahead. Tell us a little about where you are. No sales pitch, just a yes that is right for you.