The credential that makes
People leaders
agentic-ready.
The APF Certified PeopleOps Coach™ is the most comprehensive HR & PeopleOps certification in the world — the only flagship program that integrates coaching mastery, AI-governance fluency, and agile PeopleOps design into one ICF ACTC-accredited pathway, built for leaders who will run the human-AI workforce through 2030.
APF Certified
PeopleOps Coach™
certified professionals
ICF ACTC accreditation
credits per cohort
(2024–2026 intakes)
HR was built
for a world that
no longer exists.
Every HR function is now an AI-augmented function. AI agents are already screening candidates, rating performance, forecasting attrition, and recommending compensation in your organization — with or without your explicit governance. The question is no longer whether AI changes People Operations. It already has.
The APF Certified PeopleOps Coach™ is the world's first flagship PeopleOps certification that assumes this reality from day one. It treats the coach role as it is — a human accountable for governing decisions across five human generations and a growing agentic workforce — and gives you the coaching mastery, governance literacy, and transformation methodology to lead it.
This is not a traditional HR certification with AI bolted on the side. It is a ground-up rebuild of what "PeopleOps coach" means in the age of intelligent work.
Seven capabilities you'll
leave the program practicing.
Not theory. Not frameworks on a slide. Capabilities you apply from Day 5 — starting with a live PeopleOps Transformation Roadmap you build during the program.
From PeopleOps practitioner to
certified coach.
Live instructor-led, small cohort (14–18 participants), paired with an executive coach — so you leave with certification and a practice, not just a slide deck.
- APF™ manifesto & principles
- Human-AI workforce architecture
- The coach's accountability model
- Opening coaching lab
- Systems thinking for HR
- Culture diagnostic toolkit
- Psychological safety at scale
- Multi-gen + AI team design
- Discovery, frame, prototype
- Employee journey mapping
- AI-augmented EX moments
- Metrics that matter
- Coaching competencies & ethics
- AI governance literacy
- Coaching the AI-accountable leader
- Building a coaching culture
- Live roadmap presentation
- Written assessment
- Peer & instructor review
- Digital badge issuance
Seven reasons People leaders
choose the CPC™.
Each reason is a before/after — the kind of shift the average APF CPC™ alumnus reports three to six months after certification.
Built for leaders who
own the People P&L.
APF CPC™ is designed for senior HR, People Ops, and business leaders who are already accountable for outcomes — not for those exploring whether HR is a career fit.
You'll get the most from this program if you own (or will soon own) the People function at a division level or higher, or if you're a consultant or coach serving those leaders. The program assumes fluency in the basics so we can spend the 24 hours on what moves the needle.
- A generalist HR 101 course or HR career starter
- A technical AI engineering or ML literacy program
- A compliance training for EU AI Act or regional regulation
- An asynchronous self-paced course — it is a live, coached cohort
CPC™ certification makes
you HARI L™ ready.
HARI L™ — Human · Agile · Responsive Intelligence for Leaders — is the world's first individual AI governance assessment, the diagnostic boards are now asking CHROs to sit. APF CPC™ graduates arrive at HARI L™ already fluent in the six governance dimensions and scoring significantly above the global average of 52.
If you complete CPC™, you are pre-qualified to book a facilitated HARI L™ session and receive your personal Leadership Card — the credential boards are starting to read before hiring CHROs.
Learn about HARI L™ →
The credential includes
everything below.
One programme fee. Every deliverable below. No upsells during the cohort.
Globally recognized.
Rigorously accredited.
APF CPC™ is one of fewer than 20 programs globally holding both ICF ACTC accreditation and HRCI CPE approval — a combination that is structurally difficult to replicate.
ACTC
CPE
You're not learning
from a slide deck.
You're learning from the
person who wrote it.
APF CPC™ is delivered by Lakshmi, founder of the Agile PeopleOps Framework™ and architect of the APF™ Manifesto. Over the past eight years she has trained, coached, and certified PeopleOps leaders across 60+ countries — from mid-market HR managers to CHROs at McKinsey, Deloitte, IBM, Siemens, and Allianz.
She holds ICF credentialed coach status and leads the organization that earned ICF ACTC accreditation — one of fewer than 20 globally. She also authored HARI L™, the individual AI governance assessment boards are now asking CHROs to sit.
Every cohort is paired with an additional executive coach to maintain a 1:9 coach-to-participant ratio — so the depth of feedback you get during the capstone is what the credential's reputation is built on.
People who chose
to lead differently.
APF CPC™ alumni in 60+ countries — from HR managers to CHROs — on what the credential changed.
The program doesn't just give you knowledge — it requires you to demonstrate practical understanding by developing a live PeopleOps Transformation Roadmap and present it to the instructor. APF programs are a must-do for all HR professionals, agile practitioners, consultants, and coaches.
My entire PeopleOps team took the different APF Certification programs and it allowed us to immediately apply a common knowledge base to our workplace. Incredibly useful for our company and our careers — we recommend the entire pathway.
The CPC program contents and concepts were designed very thoughtfully, taking into account the transformation required in the PeopleOps function in the current VUCA world. It is exactly the credential I was looking for.
APF Certified PeopleOps Coach™ is a well-structured program providing a robust integrated approach from a human capital perspective in driving business agility. The content is rich and well-researched. Lakshmi is a trustworthy trainer with excellent facilitation skills.
It was a great experience to participate in the Certified PeopleOps Coach Program. The many important program areas with explanations and videos deepened my knowledge. The capstone assignment was crucial to demonstrate the application of learnings and mindset.
Attending the certification training was beyond expectation. It made me aware of the difference between knowing agile and understanding it. Great quality material, excellent coach. She helped me see areas of improvement in projects I had been working on.
Your next 4 days could
change the next 4 years.
Small cohorts (14–18 seats) across AMER, EMEA, and APAC time zones. Early registration saves 15%.
The questions every
serious candidate asks.
If your question isn't here, message our admissions team — a certified APF trainer will reply within one business day.
Lead the
human-AI era.
Don't wait out of it.
The People leaders entering 2030 with an ICF-accredited coaching credential and AI-era fluency are making that decision right now. APF CPC™ gives you both, in four days, with peers who become your practice for the next decade.