Training

TCI - the art of leading

Individual seminars

You can attend individual seminars for personal or professional development

Complete training

You can complete a full training course in Theme-Centered-Interaction (TCI).

You can find current course offers on our seminar platform.
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Basic Training

Objective, goal, aim: To get to know the system, attitude and methodology of TCI and apply it to your own professional role and personal development.

Scope

At least 117 work units (90 min. each)

Building Block System

Free choice of seminars from the RCI range (with advice recommended).

Young Adults

Discounted Basic Training for Young Adults (18-27 years).

Pre-structured Training Course

Compact training in a fixed group (2-3 years) plus elective seminars.

Decision

A Decision-making Workshop is held in advance to compare offers and expectations.

Certificate

Certificate

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Advanced Training

Objective, goal, aim: To deepen and further develop knowledge and skills in TCI for one’s own profession and for creative and safe application in one’s own field of work and related areas of activity.

Start

with Concept Workshop (KWS)

End

with Diploma Workshop (DWS)

Scope

At least 135 work units (90 minutes each)

In addition

40 peer group sessions (self-organized learning)

Certificate

Diploma

In order to meet the changing needs of our participants, RCI-international’s lecturers are working on the further development of TCI Advanced Training. The objectives, goals and quality standards are still valid – but the training should be more practical, more clearly structured and more reliably accompanied.

Pilot training courses have been developed and an updated first draft for the “modular system”, with:

  • Training guarantee for people with a Certificate
  • Reduction to 100 – 110 work units
  • Deepening TCI in relation to your own fields of application,
  • Practice and experience-oriented learning
  • Accompanying supervision
  • Support and advice from the RCI

If you have any questions, please contact the IEC: education@ruth-cohn-institute.org

Questions about training?

teaching credential

Qualification for Training in TCI after completion of the Diploma.

Orientation Workshop (OWS)

OWS 2026
Date: 24-26.4.2026
Seminar leader: Dr. Hartwig Kiesow and Rolf Lenhartz
Location: Pullach

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Graduation workshop (GWS)

GWS 2026
Date: 24-26.4.2026
Seminar leader: Marc Verschueren and Ursula Endler-Hoehne
Location: Pullach
Course fee: 300 euros + board and lodging

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Deadline

for work: December 1 of each year.

Interested parties can obtain information and advice on the topic of graduation from the graduation committee.

Ursula Endler-Hoehne

Contact persons for instructors in training

Ulfilasstraße 19
81739 Munich
Germany
ursula.endler-hoehne@gmx.net
T: +49 179-2944708

Rolf Lenhartz

Contact person for international affairs

Am Aspelkreuz 2
50859 Cologne
Germany
rolf.lenhartz@t-online.de
T: +49 163-5003634

Dr. Hartwig Kiesow

Contact person for lecturers

Meisenweg 5
18057 Rostock
Germany
dr.kiesow@posteo.de
T: +49 157-58279201

Marc Verschueren

Drakenhoflaan 170 bus 502
2100 Deurne
Belgium
marclm.verschueren@skynet.be
T: +32 474 66 24 17

Dr. Sandra Bischoff

Contact person for instructors in training

Pferdehof 16
D 24107 Kiel
sandrabischoff@gmx.de
T: +49 431 978926

Questions about training?

Lecturer

You can find all authorized TCI trainers on our seminar platform.
You are also welcome to contact the seminar leaders directly.

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Peer group

Compulsory component of Advanced Training.
Peer groups promote initiative, self-organization and leadership skills.

Members at the same level of training

Self-organized (meeting, management, duration)

"Sibling groups" without permanent management

Space for biographical work and practicing leadership

Founding a new peer group

If you are interested contact Marina Scheidler

Contact at the IEC

Torge Voss
Phone +49 4821 65367
E-mail: torge-voss@gmx.de

International Education Committee (IEC)

The International Education Committee (IEC) is responsible for supra-regional training issues.
How to contact us: education@ruth-cohn-institute.org

Graduate members

Dorit Keese

Reingard Lange

Andrea Simon

Marleen Vandenberghe

Non-graduate members

Dr. Martina Fach-Overhoff

Ulrike Renker

Marion Stein

Torge Voss

We stand for clear, transparent and practicable regulations with regard to training based on the applicable Training Guidelines and implementation regulations.

These provide orientation for trainees and teachers.

We support regions and teachers in carrying out TCI training.

As a committee, we ensure the implementation of training regulations in cases where there are no regional training responsibilities.

We initiate the further development of the Training Guidelines if we recognize a need for this from our work.

Offering and securing RCI courses

  • ZWS – Certificate Workshop in the Building Block System
  • KWS – Concept Workshop
  • DWS – Diploma Workshop

Approval of fixed training courses (FA) of provider groups and cooperations.

Special approvals for courses offered by graduate students to be recognized as training courses.

Recognition of “other training” for basic and Advanced Training.

Cooperation and coordination with the regional training committees.