About The AIPC
The Australian Institute of Professional Coaches (AIPC) is a highly reputable coach-training organisation offering a suite of coach education from Foundations courses and Professional Diplomas through to all of business solutions. Our Diplomas are accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and with unrivaled content, we pride ourselves in producing excellent, qualified coaches.
Our Organisation
Our Values are: Respect – Integrity – Insight – Courage – Honesty
Our Mission is to deliver high calibre coaching courses, programs, and services, that are internationally recognised, to enable personal and professional growth.
Our Vision is to enable individuals & teams to make a difference by empowering others to realise their full potential through coaching.
Our Philosophy is to ask powerful questions to enable people to see a better future for themselves and engage with them to discover their own truth and solutions.

Our Chair and Founder
Dr. Susanne Knowles founded the Australian Institute of Professional Coaches in 2012. Her motivation was to bring the powerful benefits of coaching to all individuals seeking to resolve their problems and achieve their goals but who have been frustrated because of the ordinary hassles of daily life.
In addition, she wanted to legitimise coaching as an alternate form of personal and professional development separate from mentoring, training, supervision, counselling and therapy.
She established the AIPC to teach individuals how to coach professionally, legally and ethically, giving the client undivided attention and unconditional positive regard to achieve a successful outcome owned and committed to by the client.
The role of the coach is to bring out the very best in people, to help them reach their full potential – We create excellent qualified coaches and help them make a real difference!
Susanne completed her PhD at the University of Queensland investigating how organisations develop a coaching culture. Her previous experience was as Deputy Director-General of the Department of Training and Industrial Relations oversighting TAFE Queensland. Susanne’s first book Positive Psychology Coaching has received excellent reviews.
The Education Team

Marty Doyle
Director of Training, AIPC; ICF PCC Credentialed Coach; Leadership and Organisational Coach.
Marty is a qualified & accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and an accredited Executive and Organisational Coach. He has 12 years’ experience as a Coach working with individuals to help them resolve their problems and achieve their goals, plus 6 years as a Leadership and Organisational Coach working in large corporate organisations. Marty helps individuals develop their personal, professional and leadership skills, coaching them to identify areas for growth and development, eliminate obstacles that are holding them back, and design actions to move forward.

Brian Grainger
Brian is an Education Manager and Associate Coach at the Australian Institute of Professional Coaches. With over 12 years in the Weight Loss industry and 3 years as a Life Coach Brian helps clients and students transform their mindset, create healthy habits and achieve their goals. He loves working with people to improve their relationships, their health & wellbeing, and their results.
Success Stories
Our graduates come from all walks of life and they all have one thing in common – the desire to share their knowledge and skills to help others achieve their goals, live a happier life, and make the world a better place.
They come from the heart and want to help others nurture and support that spirit which often lies dormant inside, waiting for the right person to come along and coach them so that they can find their true self.
They have much to offer, and experience joy from the simple knowledge that they have helped others succeed.
They want to live a more enriching life, giving back to the community which has helped and supported them to become the person whom they are today.
If you are considering becoming a coach, reach out to one of our graduates and experience what it is like to be coached and have your world take on
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