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Our work co-creates a future where all people experience meaning, belonging and contribution. Join us.
Our program path
At New Ventures West, we help bring your fullest expression into the world.
Our programs are designed to meet you where you are—whether that is to become a certified Integral Coach, support your development in a fresh way, or help your company in becoming more effective and aligned.
Coach Certification
Our interdisciplinary, cohort-based approach guides new and experienced coaches along their journey to help others. Learn alongside highly respected instructors and like-minded peers.
Personal Development
Discover practical wisdom and lifelong skills that support you on your journey. Find the support of a community guided by similar interests and commitments.
Leadership Development
Generate ripple effects of change across your entire organization through integrated programs for leaders, teams and individuals, tailored to meet your needs.
Advanced Training
Take your development as a coach to the next level through rigorous support that deepens your growth, explores nuances of practice, and provides a robust community of support.
Upcoming Courses
Designed to work with your life.
We have workshops and classes beginning every month. Find the one that works for you.
“I experienced a major shift of perspectives on myself, others, and the world: exhilarating, terrifying, elevating. I went from seeing coaching as a profession to coaching as a vocation and a way of being.”
Maryse Lepage
Ottawa, ON
“From clever to compassionate, from headstrong to a soft heart—the faculty of the Professional Coaching Course showed me the way. I will be forever grateful.”
Antje Berlin
Cape Town, South Africa
“Whenever anyone asks me to characterize my training and experience at New Ventures West, I always use the same four adjectives: rigorous, meticulous, generous, and loving.”
Michael Scott
Sausalito, CA
“I was impressed by the quality and readiness of my fellow participants and got a lot from breakout discussions. Adam is knowledgeable, skilled and the environment he created was calming, reassuring and stimulating at the same time.”
Linda C, VP Talent
“Foundations of Coaching was by far the best course of its type I have ever taken! Big kudos to James for building the model and sharing it with the world! I am so very grateful.”
Trudy Chapman
Ottawa, ON
“NVW was transformative for both my coaching and my sense of agency in my own life: I moved from goal-setting and achieving to actively shaping the experience I want to be living.”
Jo Ilfeld
Berkeley, CA
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