The EMCC vision and aims
EMCC exists to promote good practice and the expectation of good practice in coaching and mentoring across Europe. We are a leading professional organisation, comprising many of the best known thinkers and practitioners in coaching and mentoring.
We are a pan-European council that consists of representatives from national EMCCs plus direct members in countries where a local EMCC does not yet exist.
The EMCC membership comprises a rich mixture of individual coaches/mentors, coaching organisations, training and education providers, buyers of coaching/mentoring and coach/mentor associations – all of whom share EMCC’s vision to promote good practice in coaching/mentoring.
Guiding Principles
1. EMCC is an inclusive organisation – we welcome every individual or organisation involved in coaching and mentoring
2. EMCC is a European market leader – we continue to work towards achieving a consistency of standards across the countries in which we operate, whilst recognising local cultural differences
3. EMCC is an independent, impartial and a non-profit-making organisation
4. EMCC aims to bring together all interested parties including:
- Managers using coaching
- Users and buyers of external and internal coaching services
- Providers of coaching and mentoring services
- Researchers into coaching and mentoring
- Coaching and mentoring training providers
- Buyers of coaching and mentoring
5. EMCC promotes the adoption of quality standards:
- Competency Framework – a ‘gold standard’ for coaching and mentoring competencies against which to benchmark in-house quality standards
- Best Practice Quality Standards – a coach/mentor Competency Framework, ethics for in-house coaches/mentors – essential for effective and ethical professional coaching and mentoring
- EMCC membership provides a clear signal to employees, partners and customers that you are committed to delivering the highest standards of professionalism
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