PCC 认证考试复习指南:考查内容、权重与 ICF 官方参考资料
Preparing for the ICF Exam for PCC: What It Measures and the Official Reference Materials
适合谁读:准备参加 ICF PCC 认证笔试、想弄清考试考什么、该复习哪些官方文件的教练。
本文内容:PCC 考生可选的两个考试版本各依据哪一版核心能力和道德准则,ICF 公布的内容大纲与各能力权重,与复习相关的题型说明,ICF 列出的官方参考资料及获取方式,以及 ICF 本身给出的备考说明。考试时长、报名、语言、费用、重考等安排见《ICF 认证考试介绍:ACC 考试与 PCC-MCC 考试》,本文不再重复。
两个考试版本与复习依据
PCC 考生在过渡期内有两个版本可选:
- 现行 ICF Credentialing Exam:最后考试日 2027 年 3 月 31 日;
- 新版 PCC-MCC Exam:2026 年 11 月 10 日起开考;
- 2026 年 11 月 10 日至 2027 年 3 月 31 日可自选;2027 年 4 月 1 日及以后首考或重考,只能参加新版。
两个版本依据的文件不同:
| 核心能力 | 道德准则 | |
|---|---|---|
| 现行 ICF Credentialing Exam | 2019 版 | 2020 版 |
| 新版 PCC-MCC Exam | 2025 版 | 2025 版 |
ICF 现行考试页面写明,考试内容考查对 2019 版核心能力、2020 版道德准则和 ICF 教练定义的掌握,并说明核心能力和道德准则虽已于 2025 年更新,但现行考试“does not yet reflect the newer version of these core documents”。
ICF 博客原文:新版考试“incorporates the most recent updates to both the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics”。
因此,复习哪一版文件,取决于考生选择参加哪一版考试。
ICF 表示,通过任一版本,获得的都是同样的 PCC 证书。
来源:
- ICF:ICF Credentialing Exam(PCC/MCC)
- ICF 博客:A Candidate's Guide to the Updated Credentialing Exam(2026-07-27)
- ICF:PCC 考生手册(PDF,2026 年 9 月修订)
考试考查什么
ICF 认证考试总览页说明,考试衡量的不只是知识,还包括运用 ICF 教练定义、核心能力和道德准则的能力。
现行考试页面原文:考试“evaluates how you make judgments and decisions in real-world coaching scenarios”。
ICF 面向教练培训机构的博客说明,新版考试评估“applied judgment in the moment and foundational coaching knowledge”。
两个版本都覆盖核心能力的四个领域:基础(Foundation)、共建关系(Co-Creating the Relationship)、有效沟通(Communicating Effectively)、培育学习与成长(Cultivating Learning and Growth)。
来源:
- ICF:认证考试总览
- ICF:ICF Credentialing Exam(PCC/MCC)
- ICF 博客:Understanding the Latest Credentialing Exam Changes for Educators(2026-07-17)
内容大纲与各能力权重
ICF 按核心能力的四个领域、八项能力公布了内容权重。现行版权重见考试页面和 PCC 考生手册;新版权重见 PCC 考生手册(2026 年 9 月修订版)。
能力名称的中文为本站译文,与《ICF 核心能力概览》一致:
| 领域 | 能力 | 现行版 | 新版 PCC-MCC Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 基础 | 1. Demonstrates Ethical Practice(践行职业道德) | 13% | 13% |
| 2. Embodies a Coaching Mindset(体现教练心态) | 12% | 13% | |
| 共建关系 | 3. Establishes and Maintains Agreements(建立并维护约定) | 12% | 12% |
| 4. Cultivates Trust and Safety(培育信任与安全) | 13% | 12% | |
| 5. Maintains Presence(保持临在) | 13% | 13% | |
| 有效沟通 | 6. Listens Actively(积极聆听) | 12% | 13% |
| 7. Evokes Awareness(唤起觉察) | 13% | 13% | |
| 培育学习与成长 | 8. Facilitates Client Growth(促进客户成长) | 12% | 11% |
现行考试页面另列出四个领域的合计:基础 25%、共建关系 38%、有效沟通 25%、培育学习与成长 12%。
新版的领域合计 ICF 未单独列出;按手册各能力权重相加(本站计算)为:基础 26%、共建关系 37%、有效沟通 26%、培育学习与成长 11%。
本站对照:新版与现行版相比,有四项能力的权重变动 1 个百分点,即体现教练心态、积极聆听上调,培育信任与安全、促进客户成长下调;其余四项不变。
新版中,知识题和情境判断题各自如何分布于这八项能力,ICF 未说明。
来源:
与复习相关的题型说明
题量、时长和分段见《ICF 认证考试介绍》。这里只列 ICF 对两种题型考查方式的说明。
情境判断题(两个版本都有):
- ICF 博客原文:要求考生“evaluate realistic coaching scenarios and choose the most and least effective responses”;
- PCC 考生手册写明,每个情境只有一个正确的最好选项和一个正确的最差选项;
- 现行考试页面原文:“The key is not to choose what you might personally do, but to determine which response is the most effective”,即依据 ICF 的能力和道德标准判断,而不是选考生本人会怎么做。
知识题(新版新增):
- ICF 博客原文:考查对“coaching concepts, principles, and professional standards”的理解;
- PCC 考生手册写明,每题 3 个选项,一个正确答案;
- ICF 博客说明,这一题型此前已用于 ACC 考试;由于知识题比情境题更直接,新版考试整体阅读量比现行考试少。
来源:
- ICF 博客:A Candidate's Guide to the Updated Credentialing Exam
- ICF 博客:Understanding the Latest Credentialing Exam Changes for Educators
- ICF:ICF Credentialing Exam(PCC/MCC)
- ICF:PCC 考生手册(PDF)
ICF 列出的官方参考资料与获取方式
以下资料均由 ICF 考试页面、ICF 博客或资料页面列出。价格为资料页标注;各语言译本情况见本站核心能力、道德准则两篇文章。
核心能力
- 2025 版核心能力:新版考试依据。资料页可免费下载英文 PDF。资料页
- 2019 版核心能力:现行考试依据,ICF 现行考试页面将其列为复习资料。资料页免费下载。资料页
- 2019 版与 2025 版对照表(ICF Core Competencies Comparison):PDF,逐项列出两版差异。资料页
结构与 2025 版变化见《ICF 核心能力概览:2025 版》。
道德准则
- 2025 版道德准则:新版考试依据。资料页免费下载。资料页
- 2020 版道德准则:现行考试依据,ICF 资料页原文称其为“the Code that one should study for the ICF exams”。资料页免费下载。资料页
2025 版的结构与变化见《ICF 道德准则要点:2025 版》。
PCC 考生手册
- 英文 PDF,免费,现行版为 2026 年 9 月修订;
- 同时列出现行版和新版的内容大纲、题型与计分;
- 手册提醒:样题上的表现不代表正式考试的表现。
样题
- ICF Credentialing Exam 样题:网页形式,共 8 道情境判断题,页面标明答案。页面未说明对应哪一版核心能力。样题页
- ACC Exam 样题:网页形式,资料页标价 0 美元,10 道知识题。ICF 面向考生的博客在介绍新版知识题时链接了该页;该页样题对应的是 ACC 考试,每题 4 个选项,与 PCC 考生手册所写新版知识题的 3 个选项不同。样题页
考试教程
- 现行考试:ICF Credentialing Exam Tutorial,免费互动教程,ICF 考试页面原文为“simulates the Pearson VUE testing platform”。入口
- 新版考试:ICF 博客写明,开考前提供免费教程,用于熟悉考试过程和新题型。截至核对日期,本站在 ICF 考试页面未见新版教程的链接。
PCC 标识(PCC Markers)
- ICF 现行考试页面在备考部分建议回顾 PCC 标识或 MCC 最低技能要求;
- PCC 标识收录在 ICF“Criteria for Assessing Coaching at the PCC Credential Level”页面的 PCC Minimum Skills Requirements 部分,可下载 PDF(文件标注 2026 年 1 月 26 日修订);
- 该页面说明,PCC 标识是评估员在录音教练对话中听取的关键行为(原文“key behaviors that assessors listen for in recorded coaching conversations”),“aren't meant to be a simple checklist”;
- 页面在第 2 项能力(体现教练心态)下写明:“Your understanding of this competency is primarily evaluated in the ICF Credentialing Exam.”
PCC 标识的页面与 PDF 本身未注明对应哪一版核心能力(PDF 只写 "The document follows the ICF Core Competencies")。ICF 在 2025 年 9 月介绍核心能力更新的博客中写明,修订核心能力时也修订了最低技能要求(原文 "we also refined the Minimum Skills Requirements")。ICF 关于新版考试的博客文章没有提到 PCC 标识。
ICF:PCC Minimum Skills Requirements
备考指引 PDF
- A Guide to Preparing for the ICF Credentialing Exam:ICF 资料页免费下载,PDF 标注 2026 年 1 月修订;
- 内容针对情境判断题,列出复习事项和考试当天注意事项,引用的资料包括核心能力、道德准则、PCC 标识、样题和考试教程。
付费学习系统
- ICF Credentialing Exam Study System:基于 ICF COACHBOCK™,包括前测、学习模块、测验、闪卡、模拟考试等,在线使用 12 个月;
- 页面未说明对应现行版还是新版考试;
- 价格见《ICF 认证考试介绍》。
ICF 声明:ICF Credentials and Standards 不要求、也不背书任何特定培训、学习指南或其他备考材料;购买或使用这些材料(包括 ICF 自己提供的)既非必需,也不保证通过考试。
ICF:ICF Credentialing Exam Study System
其他
- ICF Credentialing Webinar Series:免费、按需观看,英文,介绍认证流程,学习目标之一是了解认证考试的结构和要求。页面
来源:
- ICF:ICF Credentialing Exam(PCC/MCC)
- ICF 博客:A Candidate's Guide to the Updated Credentialing Exam
- ICF 博客:Understanding the Latest Credentialing Exam Changes for Educators
- ICF:PCC 考生手册(PDF)
- 以上各资料页链接
ICF 给出的备考说明
以下各条均出自 ICF,不是本站建议。
ICF 博客(针对两个版本):
- 两个版本的最佳准备方式相同,即深入理解核心能力和道德准则,并练习在教练情境中运用;
- 原文:“most existing preparation resources remain relevant”,理由是所考查的能力和道德标准没有根本变化。
ICF 现行考试页面列出的备考方式:
- 学习 2019 版核心能力和 2020 版道德准则,ICF 称二者是考试的基础;
- 与同伴练习教练,或从教练社群中的其他人那里获得反馈,并反思自己的教练对话和决定与 ICF 标准是否一致;
- 回顾教练培训材料,以及 PCC 标识等资料;
- 完成免费考试教程,查看样题。
ICF 备考指引 PDF 中针对情境判断题的提示:
- 阅读情境时,不做假设,不添加题目中没有的细节;
- 四个选项可能都不是考生本人会采用的做法;
- 尝试辨认每个情境对应哪一项核心能力。
来源:
- ICF 博客:A Candidate's Guide to the Updated Credentialing Exam
- ICF:ICF Credentialing Exam(PCC/MCC)
- ICF:A Guide to Preparing for the ICF Credentialing Exam(PDF)
ICF 未说明的事项
以下各项 ICF 未说明,以 ICF 官网为准:
- 新版考试中知识题与情境判断题在八项能力上的分布;
- 新版考试的领域合计权重(本文为本站按能力权重相加);
- 现有样题页对应哪一版核心能力;
- PCC 标识的页面与 PDF 本身未注明对应哪一版核心能力(ICF 博客写明修订 2025 版核心能力时也修订了最低技能要求,见上文);PCC 标识是否作为新版考试的参考资料;
- ICF Credentialing Exam Study System 是否已按新版考试更新;
- 新版考试免费教程的具体发布日期。
Preparing for the ICF Exam for PCC: What It Measures and the Official Reference Materials
PCC 认证考试复习指南:考查内容、权重与 ICF 官方参考资料
Who this is for: coaches preparing for the written exam for the ICF PCC credential.
What it covers: which Core Competencies and Code of Ethics each exam version is based on, ICF's published content weightings, how ICF describes the item types, the official reference materials ICF lists and where to get them, and ICF's own preparation guidance. For timing, scheduling, languages, fees and retakes, see our ICF credential exams article.
Two versions and what each is based on
The current ICF Credentialing Exam has its last test date on 31 March 2027. The new PCC-MCC Exam launches on 10 November 2026. Candidates may choose either between those dates; from 1 April 2027 all first attempts and retakes use the PCC-MCC Exam.
| Core Competencies | Code of Ethics | |
|---|---|---|
| Current ICF Credentialing Exam | 2019 | 2020 |
| New PCC-MCC Exam | 2025 | 2025 |
ICF says the current exam "does not yet reflect the newer version of these core documents", while the new exam "incorporates the most recent updates to both the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics." Passing either exam earns the same PCC credential.
What the exam measures
ICF says its exams measure knowledge and the ability to apply the ICF definition of coaching, Core Competencies and Code of Ethics. The current exam "evaluates how you make judgments and decisions in real-world coaching scenarios"; the new exam assesses "applied judgment in the moment and foundational coaching knowledge." Both cover the four domains: Foundation, Co-Creating the Relationship, Communicating Effectively, and Cultivating Learning and Growth.
Content weightings
| Domain | Competency | Current | PCC-MCC Exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | 1. Demonstrates Ethical Practice | 13% | 13% |
| 2. Embodies a Coaching Mindset | 12% | 13% | |
| Co-Creating the Relationship | 3. Establishes and Maintains Agreements | 12% | 12% |
| 4. Cultivates Trust and Safety | 13% | 12% | |
| 5. Maintains Presence | 13% | 13% | |
| Communicating Effectively | 6. Listens Actively | 12% | 13% |
| 7. Evokes Awareness | 13% | 13% | |
| Cultivating Learning and Growth | 8. Facilitates Client Growth | 12% | 11% |
The current exam page gives domain totals of 25%, 38%, 25% and 12%. ICF does not list domain totals for the new exam; adding the competency weightings (our calculation) gives 26%, 37%, 26% and 11%. How knowledge-based and situational judgment items are spread across the competencies is not stated by ICF.
Item types, as relevant to study
Situational judgment items (both versions) ask candidates to "evaluate realistic coaching scenarios and choose the most and least effective responses"; each scenario has one correct best and one correct worst response. ICF stresses: "The key is not to choose what you might personally do, but to determine which response is the most effective." Knowledge-based items (new) assess understanding of "coaching concepts, principles, and professional standards", with three options and one correct answer; ICF notes this item type is already used on the ACC Exam.
Official reference materials
- Core Competencies: 2025 edition (new exam), 2019 edition (current exam), and the 2019–2025 comparison chart. The 2025 and 2019 editions are free downloads.
- Code of Ethics: 2025 edition (new exam) and 2020 edition (current exam; ICF calls it "the Code that one should study for the ICF exams"). Both free.
- PCC Candidate Guide (free PDF, revised September 2026): content outlines, item types and scoring for both versions. It notes that performance on sample questions is not indicative of exam performance.
- Sample questions: eight situational judgment questions for the ICF Credentialing Exam, and ten ACC Exam knowledge-based questions, which ICF's candidate blog post links to when describing the new knowledge-based items. The ACC sample items have four options each, unlike the three options the PCC Candidate Guide gives for the new exam.
- Exam tutorial: a free interactive tutorial that "simulates the Pearson VUE testing platform" for the current exam. ICF says a free tutorial for the new exam experience and question formats will be provided before launch; as of our check date we had not seen a link on ICF's exam pages.
- PCC Markers: ICF's current exam page suggests revisiting the PCC Markers or MCC Minimum Skills Requirements. They sit in the PCC Minimum Skills Requirements section of ICF's "Criteria for Assessing Coaching at the PCC Credential Level" page (PDF revised 26 January 2026), which says they "aren't meant to be a simple checklist" and that understanding of Competency 2 "is primarily evaluated in the ICF Credentialing Exam." The page and PDF do not name a Core Competencies edition (the PDF says only "The document follows the ICF Core Competencies"); ICF's September 2025 post on the Core Competencies update says that while revising the competencies "we also refined the Minimum Skills Requirements." ICF's posts on the new exam do not mention the PCC Markers.
- A Guide to Preparing for the ICF Credentialing Exam: free PDF (revised January 2026) on situational judgment items, citing the Core Competencies, Code of Ethics, PCC Markers, sample questions and tutorial.
- ICF Credentialing Exam Study System (paid; built on the ICF COACHBOCK™; 12 months' online access including a practice exam). The page does not say which exam version it covers. ICF states it does not require or endorse any specific study materials, and that their use, including ICF's own, is neither required nor preferred and does not guarantee a passing score.
- ICF Credentialing Webinar Series: free, on demand, in English; one objective is understanding the structure and expectations of ICF credentialing exams.
ICF's own preparation guidance
ICF says the best preparation for either exam is the same: develop a strong understanding of the Core Competencies and Code of Ethics and practise applying them in coaching situations; "most existing preparation resources remain relevant". The current exam page also lists coaching peers or receiving feedback from others in the coaching community, reflecting on sessions against ICF standards, reviewing coaching education materials and the PCC Markers, and completing the tutorial and sample questions. ICF's preparation guide adds: do not make assumptions or add details not in the scenario; the four responses may not reflect what you would do; try to discern which competency each scenario represents.
Not stated by ICF
- How knowledge-based and situational judgment items are distributed across the competencies on the new exam.
- Domain totals for the new exam (ours are calculated).
- Which Core Competencies edition the existing sample questions follow.
- The PCC Markers page and PDF do not name a Core Competencies edition (ICF's blog says the Minimum Skills Requirements were refined alongside the 2025 revision; see above); whether the Markers are a reference for the new exam.
- Whether the Study System has been updated for the new exam.
- The release date of the new exam tutorial.
Sources:
- ICF: credential exams overview
- ICF: ICF Credentialing Exam (PCC/MCC)
- ICF blog: A Candidate's Guide to the Updated Credentialing Exam (27 July 2026)
- ICF blog: Understanding the Latest Credentialing Exam Changes for Educators (17 July 2026)
- ICF: PCC Candidate Guide (PDF, revised September 2026)
- ICF: PCC Candidate Guide resource page
- ICF: Core Competencies (2025)
- ICF: 2019 Core Competencies
- ICF: Core Competencies Comparison
- ICF: Code of Ethics (2025)
- ICF: Code of Ethics 2020
- ICF: Credentialing Exam sample questions
- ICF: ACC Exam sample questions
- ICF: PCC Minimum Skills Requirements (PCC Markers)
- ICF: The next evolution of the Core Competencies (September 2025)
- ICF: A Guide to Preparing for the ICF Credentialing Exam
- ICF: ICF Credentialing Exam Study System
- ICF: Credentialing Webinar Series