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Prepare for the ACC Exam

The three topics of the ACC Exam in short video lessons. Roleplay scenarios and short quizzes as you go, a section quiz for each topic, and timed mock exams at the end.

  • About 4 hr 35 min
  • 32 video lessons
  • 9 roleplay scenarios
  • Timed mock exams
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One payment. Full refund within 14 days. Includes every exam practice question and unlimited timed mock exams.

What's in the course

32

Video lessons

Two to four minutes each, with written notes under every video.

9

Roleplay scenarios

Hear a client, reply out loud, and get feedback on what you said.

8

Short and section quizzes

Exam-style questions as you go, and one quiz at the end of each topic.

Unlimited

Timed mock exams

Two parts of 30 questions, 39 minutes each, as in the real exam. Plus every exam practice question.

Built around the three topics the exam tests

Weights from the ACC Candidate Guide (March 2026)

30%of the exam

Coaching ethics

Confidentiality, conflicts of interest, sponsors, records, fees, and what happens when the Code is broken.

30%of the exam

Definition and boundaries of coaching

What coaching is, how it differs from mentoring, consulting and therapy, and when to refer on.

40%of the exam

Competencies, strategies and techniques

The eight core competencies, where each behaviour sits, and how to ask a question that opens things up.

Watch, reply, check

Every topic runs the same way, a few minutes at a time.

  1. 01 · Video lesson

    Watch a short lesson

    Two to four minutes on one idea, with written notes under every video to read back later.

  2. 02 · Roleplay scenario

    Reply to a client out loud

    Hear a client's line, answer as you would in a session, then get feedback on what you said and an example reply.

  3. 03 · Short quiz

    Check it stuck

    Exam-style questions after every lesson or two, a section quiz at the end of each topic, and timed mock exams when you're ready.

Course contents

Five sections. Steps marked Free open before you buy.

Start here2 video lessons
  1. How the ACC Exam worksVideo lessonFree8 min
  2. A study plan that fits your exam dateVideo lessonFree4 min
Coaching ethics9 video lessons · 3 roleplay scenarios · 2 short quizzes · section quiz30%
  1. Confidentiality and its limitsVideo lessonFree5 min
  2. Conflicts of interestVideo lesson6 min
  3. Short quiz: confidentiality and conflicts of interestShort quiz5 min
  4. Agreements and roles, when a sponsor paysVideo lesson5 min
  5. When the sponsor asksRoleplay scenarioFree3 min
  6. Boundaries, and when to refer onVideo lesson5 min
  7. Honesty about your competenceVideo lesson4 min
  8. A question outside your expertiseRoleplay scenario3 min
  9. Keeping recordsVideo lesson5 min
  10. The Code of Ethics, and what happens when it's brokenVideo lesson8 min
  11. Short quiz: records, the Code and complaintsShort quiz5 min
  12. Fees, marketing and ending wellVideo lesson6 min
  13. Inclusion, power and fitness to practiseVideo lesson7 min
  14. An offer that mixes rolesRoleplay scenario3 min
  15. Section quiz: Coaching ethicsSection quiz15 min
Definition and boundaries of coaching8 video lessons · 3 roleplay scenarios · 1 short quiz · section quiz30%
  1. What coaching isVideo lesson5 min
  2. Coaching, mentoring, consulting and trainingVideo lesson5 min
  3. When the client wants the answerRoleplay scenario3 min
  4. Supervision and mentor coachingVideo lesson6 min
  5. Coaching and therapy, and when to referVideo lessonFree6 min
  6. Being accurate about what you offerRoleplay scenario3 min
  7. The past, trauma and grief in coachingVideo lesson7 min
  8. Team coaching and group coachingVideo lesson6 min
  9. Short quiz: trauma, grief, and team and group coachingShort quiz5 min
  10. Other settings: health, virtual and peer coachingVideo lesson6 min
  11. The core values in practiceVideo lesson5 min
  12. When it may be more than coachingRoleplay scenario3 min
  13. Section quiz: Definition and boundaries of coachingSection quiz15 min
Competencies, strategies and techniques12 video lessons · 3 roleplay scenarios · 2 short quizzes · section quiz40%
  1. Demonstrates Ethical PracticeVideo lesson5 min
  2. Embodies a Coaching MindsetVideo lesson5 min
  3. Short quiz: ethical practice and a coaching mindsetShort quiz5 min
  4. Establishes and Maintains AgreementsVideo lesson5 min
  5. Cultivates Trust and SafetyVideo lesson5 min
  6. Agreeing the focusRoleplay scenario3 min
  7. Maintains PresenceVideo lesson5 min
  8. Listens ActivelyVideo lessonFree4 min
  9. Hearing what's under the wordsRoleplay scenario3 min
  10. Evokes AwarenessVideo lesson5 min
  11. Facilitates Client GrowthVideo lesson5 min
  12. Short quiz: evoking awareness and client growthShort quiz5 min
  13. Where each behaviour sitsVideo lesson6 min
  14. Asking wellVideo lesson6 min
  15. A question that opens things upRoleplay scenario3 min
  16. Coaching toolsVideo lesson6 min
  17. Between and beyond sessionsVideo lesson7 min
  18. Section quiz: Competencies, strategies and techniquesSection quiz15 min
Exam day1 video lesson
  1. Sitting the exam at home or at a test centreVideo lesson7 min

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  1. 01How the ACC Exam worksStart here · Video lesson
  2. 02A study plan that fits your exam dateStart here · Video lesson
  3. 03Confidentiality and its limitsCoaching ethics · Video lesson
  4. 04When the sponsor asksCoaching ethics · Roleplay scenario
  5. 05Coaching and therapy, and when to referDefinition and boundaries of coaching · Video lesson
  6. 06Listens ActivelyCompetencies, strategies and techniques · Video lesson

Questions

Which versions does the course teach?

The 2019 Core Competencies and the 2020 Code of Ethics, which the ACC Exam uses.

Is this an ICF course?

No. It's an independent course, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by the ICF or Pearson VUE.

Do I need Robin Pro?

No. The course includes every exam practice question and unlimited timed mock exams on its own.

What if it isn't for me?

You get a full refund within 14 days.

Something looks wrong. What do I do?

Press Report a mistake under any lesson or question. It comes straight to us.

Prepare for the ACC Exam

About 4 hr 35 min, in short steps. £69, one payment, with a full refund within 14 days.

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