Holland is flying the flag in Europe for coaching standards – 1,400 of its coaches have gained the European Mentoring & Coaching Council’s (EMCC) European Individual Accreditation (EIA), and 39 at master practitioner level, the highest in any country. The Dutch Association of Professional Coaches, NOBCO, is affiliated with the EMCC, and its board members also sit on EMCC-Holland’s (EMCC-NL) board. EMCC-NL is also one of the EMCC’s largest branch organisations with almost 2,000 members. Eighteen months ago, coaches joining NOBCO were given two years to gain the lowest of the four...