On October 9, 2024, Scrum Alliance® announced its reinvestment in agile coaching with the development of a suite of five agile coaching microcredentials and a new Certified Agile Coach® (CAC™) certification.
- Agile Coaching Microcredentials: On-demand and instructor-led microcredential courses designed for professionals seeking to enhance their foundational agile coaching skills and knowledge.
- Certified Agile Coach (CAC): A new agile coaching certification is currently being developed in collaboration with a team of subject matter experts. The CAC journey will be an opportunity for deep, skills-based learning, practice, and application under the guidance of certified Scrum Alliance experts.
The CAC program will diverge from the previous Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and Certified Team Coach (CTC) written application pathways to focus on a streamlined learning journey. The aim is to combine the strengths of Scrum Alliance’s current coaching certifications and assessment processes to create an accessible, robust, and comprehensive learning path that maintains a high level of agile coaching quality. Scrum Alliance believes agile coaching skills are crucial for driving transformational change, and this program will equip professionals to advance real-world agility.
Please see below for how CEC/CTC programs are impacted:
Application portals are now closed: CTC and CEC application portals were closed on January 6, 2025. Scrum Alliance sent additional communications to applicants who were in progress to support them through this transition.
- Applications submitted by January 6, 2025, were assessed in accordance with current CTC/CEC Review Team standards and procedures. Scrum Alliance and the Coaching Review Teams are reviewing submitted and resubmitted applications that arrived by the January deadline, and are awarding CTC and CEC approvals through April 30, 2025.
- An Agile Coaching Trainer pilot is currently underway to support CTCs and CECs who wish to become Certified Scrum Alliance Trainers™ (CSATs™) for the Agile Coaching microcredentials and the future CAC. If you are an active CTC or CEC interested in this pilot, please contact the Education Programs Team.
Active CECs and CTCs will keep their designation: Those holding active CEC and/or CTC badges in 2025 will continue to display the original CEC and/or CTC badge through the current renewal cycle.
The new CAC program is currently in development: The CAC journey is currently being developed in collaboration with a team of subject matter experts, including CECs and CTCs. While the process to become a CAC is to be determined, it’s envisioned to be made up of a multi-day workshop followed by a support program. You may subscribe to News & Updates for email updates once new information becomes available.