BudgetCoach® Trainer Certification Program
Vision Resourcing Group in partnership w/ Vision International University
BudgetCoach training is designed to teach you to help others get their financial house in order. As a Financial BudgetCoach you will analyze your client’s situation and guide them in preparing and achieving a practical well-balanced spending plan.
What a BudgetCoach does…
- Formulate proven strategies for your clients to reduce debt and increase savings while becoming more generous.
- Educate clients about dealing with creditors, improving FICO scores and preventing or resolving Identity Theft.
- Provide tools to help clients track their finances.
- Use Connecting to Your Finances, a digital workbook to help guide each client to successfully complete their biblical financial strategies.
- Recommend career resources for college and the workplace.
- Understand and explain biblical financial principles and related scriptures illustrating how to live the life of a faithful steward.
- Develop and implement a prayer strategy for your clients.
Note: Before becoming a Financial BudgetCoach:
- You should have a desire or ‘calling’ to learn, teach, and apply Biblical financial principles in your life while assisting others.
- Commit to coach at least (1) one client per quarter (4 months).
Download the: Become a Budget Coach Brochure (PDF)
Budgetcoach Trainer Certification, How to get started…
If you have any questions or would like additional information prior to registering, please reach out to us and we will contact you as soon as possible.
Step ONE Prerequisite
Select and complete one of the following Bible studies:
- Compass™ Navigating Your Finances God’s Way
- Compass™ Money and Marriage Bible Study
- Crown™ Do Well Financial Bible Study and MoneyLife Personal Bible Study
OR As an alternative to the studies listed above
- Read 3 chapters per week from the Compass “Your Money Counts” digital book, and submit a report to your instructor on what you’ve learned and how this could be applied to becoming a Financial BudgetCoach. This activity can be done in parallel with Financial BudgetCoach training.
Step TWO Prerequisite
Have your Church Leader complete and approve the Church Leadership Approval Form (CLAF). Please send the following link to your Church Pastor/Leader for approval. Copy the link below and paste it into an email to your pastor.
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Step THREE Training Options
Register for (1) one of (3) three BudgetCoach. See Training Options details below.
BudgetCoach Registration FEE: $175 Individual • $275 Couples
Financial BudgetCoach Training
Connecting to your finances
Developed by our ministry partner Connect Financial Ministries.
Course Core Training Materials
Once we receive your confirmed registration you will be sent a link to the full version of “Connecting to Your Finances (Digital) Workbook.” This excellent resource used as a foundation reference for this course.
BudgetCoach Training Options:
(Click on the links to view the PDF data sheets and learn more about each option)
- ONLINE: (8) eight 1 ½ hr. weekly meetings ONLINE day or evening.
VRG ONLINE BudgetCoach Training (285 KB) PDF
- HYBRID: (6) six 1 ½ hr. weekly meetings ONLINE, plus (1) one 8-hour day ONSITE with the instructor.
VRG HYBRID BudgetCoach Training (286 KB) PDF
- ONSITE: (2) two 8 hour days ONSITE with the instructor.
VRG ONSITE BudgetCoach Training (91 KB) PDF