The Coaches Training Institute was brought to Dubai in  by Gonan Premfors, a prominent businesswoman, with twenty years experience in the Gulf. She identified the need for a locally based education for professional coaches after she traveled extensively to Europe and the United States to further her own professional coaching credentials.

From the moment CTI UAE/GCC opened its doors the coaching profession has become both more accessible and affordable as the need for traveling to attend CTI courses has been eliminated.

CTI UAE/GCC has its own dedicated training facility in Knowledge Village in Dubai and off-site courses are delivered at the request of corporate clients. Gonan is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), CTI Leadership Program Graduate and a CTI Faculty Member and Front of the Room Leader.