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Executive Function Coach Certification
Earn the Board Certified Executive Function Coach credential through a 150-hour executive functioning training program and an independently proctored board examination. Open to clinicians, educators, and professionals from every background.
Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Personal Credential Pathway Assessment
Before beginning your board certification journey, many candidates choose to take the Personal Credential Pathway Assessment. This brief professional questionnaire helps the Board identify which credential pathway best fits your background, education, and career goals. Your responses allow us to tailor the board certification process to your experience, ensuring you enter the program that aligns with the type of work you do and the clients or settings you serve.
After completing the assessment, you will receive your results from the Board within minutes. It will outline your recommended credential pathway based on your assessment, explain how the Executive Function Training and credentialing process works, and provide your next steps for enrollment. This personalized approach ensures that every professional begins the certification journey with clarity, direction, and confidence.
Take the Pathway AssessmentBoard Certification Is Not a Certificate of Completion
The credential distinction that matters to schools, clinics, and clients.
| What Sets the Credential Apart | Board Certified Executive Function Coach (NBEFC) | Certificate of Completion |
|---|---|---|
| How it is earned | Passing an independently proctored board examination | Attending or finishing a course |
| Competency verified by an outside party | ✓ Yes, third-party proctored | No, attendance only |
| Unique credential ID | ✓ Issued to every coach | None |
| Public registry listing for client and employer verification | ✓ Listed and verifiable | Not listed |
| Professional code of ethics | ✓ Bound by an enforced code | Not required |
| Ongoing requirement to keep the credential | ✓ 40 hours (4 CEU) every two years | None |
| Credential renewal fee | ✓ $575 every two years, includes continued access to the Neurocognitive EFTech System, the EF techniques library, and the NBEFC Business Blueprint | None |
| Protected professional title | ✓ Trademark protected credential | No protected title |
Choose Your Certification
Start with board certification in executive functioning coaching, or earn it alongside a specialty credential through a dual track built on the same foundation.
Two Ways to Fund Your Certification
Pay your tuition at enrollment, or have your tuition covered by your employer.
Tuition
Tuition is paid at enrollment directly through the online enrollment process. Standard payment methods are accepted at checkout.
Employer-Funded Tuition
Many NBEFC candidates have their tuition covered by their employer as professional development. Private schools, private practices, and other employers regularly fund this program for their staff.
NBEFC programs are designed to qualify for Title II, Part A professional development funds. Districts also fund NBEFC programs through IDEA Part B, Title IV, Part A, Title I schoolwide funds, and their local professional development budgets.
Download the Tuition Reimbursement Packet for everything your employer’s finance office needs: program overview, curriculum, credentialing structure, payment options, and an administrator FAQ.
Download the Tuition Reimbursement PacketGraduate Spotlight
Board Certified Executive Function Coaches, in their own words.
Andrea Fresco
My NBEFC® certification with the ADHD coaching certification, combined with my Master’s degree in Reading, has strengthened my ability to support the diverse needs of our students and has helped inform the development of the Academic Resource Center. The program has been especially valuable because of the quality and relevance of the information.
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Nick Fogle
I chose this program because I wanted to take my executive functioning practice to the next level. It has brought a more organized, science-based approach to my practice. I was surprised with the depth of each lesson, going one step further to explain the science behind the techniques and theories being taught.
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Kiersten Meyers
I looked at a variety of different programs but landed on NBEFC® because it fit my needs with flexibility, the research based information, the blueprint for launching a business, and the Neurocognitive EFTech System. My business Unlocking Pathways, LLC has officially launched because of this amazing program.
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Emily Keunen
I completed this certification to deepen my understanding of ADHD and executive functioning so I can better support students and families with practical, evidence-based strategies. I look forward to bringing this knowledge into my work as a Learning Specialist.
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What comes with your program, in addition to the 150 hours of training.
Neurocognitive EFTech System™
NBEFC’s proprietary system of 137 intervention techniques, included with your program. Try one of our techniques free.
Get a Free EFTech TechniqueNBEFC Business Blueprint
An interactive system for building your practice across product, platform, traffic, and retention. Yours from the day you enroll.
Independently Proctored Exam
Your board examination is delivered and proctored by an independent third party. Verification by an outside proctor is what separates a board credential from a certificate of attendance.
ESA, HSA, and FSA Provider Pathway
A specialty course on education savings account, health savings account, and flexible spending account funding pathways. 16 lessons, 5 modules, 15 editable forms, and a State Annex updated annually.
xTiles for Coaches and Clients
A full course on the workspace system, plus a custom coach template and a custom client template built for NBEFC through our partnership with xTiles.
The White Label Business Vault
Earning the credential is the start. The Vault is what you use the following Monday.
Every program includes a library of client-ready materials built for executive function coaching: teaching decks you present in session, the paperwork a practice runs on, workshop material for reaching parents in your community, and report templates for summarizing progress. Everything is white label, meaning it arrives unbranded and editable, so you add your logo and contact details and it becomes your practice’s material rather than ours.
Session Decks
Teaching decks you present in session.
Practice Paperwork
The paperwork a practice runs on.
Parent Workshop Material
Workshop material for reaching parents in your community.
Client Reports
Report templates for summarizing progress.
Unbranded and editable, ready for your logo.
One Credential. Your Education, Recognized.
Every NBEFC graduate earns the same title through the same curriculum and the same board examination. A professional designation is added to reflect the education and experience you already bring.
What Executive Functioning Coaches Earn
EF coach income falls into two distinct paths. Most average salary articles conflate them, which understates what is possible on the private practice side.
Employed at an EF Coaching Company
Steady income, structured caseloads, no client acquisition burden. The employer sets rates and handles marketing.
Source: ZipRecruiter, March 2026. Individual results vary.
Private Practice or Per-Session
Independent practice where the coach sets rates, defines niche, and builds their own client base.
Sources: published company rates and industry data. Individual results vary.
The employed path has a ceiling set by the employer. The private practice path has a ceiling set by what your credential, your framework, and your positioning can justify. NBEFC board certification supports either path and is built to enable the second.
Earn the Credential. Join the Network.
Step into a credentialed practice built on a verified framework.
Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time