Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching – Flexible Online Course
The online, self-paced Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching course gives you the option to access professional insurance as a Nutrition & Health Coach. Finally make sense of conflicting nutritional information and help people improve their nutrition and health.
Become a Nutrition & Health Coach – 100% online
As a Nutrition & Health Coach you can provide personalised health and nutrition advice, assessments, meal, nutrition and health programs. You can advise on food choices, kilojoules/calories, macronutrient ratios and targets, micronutrient needs, meal and recipe planning and hydration to optimise health. You can also help your clients improve their health, fitness, lifestyle, stress management, mindset, body weight, fat loss and body composition.
The Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching offers you:
- 100% online, self-paced study with complete printed course pack included in the course fee.
- Automatic eligibility for professional recognition and indemnity insurance as a Health & Nutrition Coach via the IICT.
- Comprehensive, easy-to-understand education in the latest health and nutrition science, as well as practical health coaching principles and techniques.
- Course developed and supported by Australian nutrition professionals and industry experts.
- Start anytime – same day online access and express-posted printed course packs.
Course Fee
$895.00 – includes:
- Online classroom contains everything you need to complete your studies including ebook versions of texts, video lectures, tutorials and practice quizzes.
- Complete, printed course materials and delivery
- Video lectures and tutorials
- Ongoing study support including assessment assistance if needed
- Interest-free AfterPay instalments available
Course duration
150 hours across three core certificate courses (3 x 50 hours). Start and finish as quickly as you like or extend your studies past 6 months at no extra cost (conditions apply).
Course Structure (3 x 50 hour certificate courses)
- Certificate of Nutrition & Diet
- Certificate of Nutrition, Stress Management & Mental Wellbeing
- Certificate of Health, Nutrition & Weight Loss Coaching
Course Pathways: You can complete the Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health by enrolling in each subject individually as separate certificate courses. This flexible options allows you to progress at your own pace (see Enrolment Terms and Conditions for details).
Course Assessments
The Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching includes three certificate courses, each with an open-book, self-paced written assessment that includes multiple-choice, short-answer and case-study questions. You will also need to submit video of yourself coaching a client (or a friend), demonstrating your ability to provide nutrition and health guidance and coaching.
Course Delivery
- Self-paced study with online learning platform including video tutorials, e-texts and assessments
- Complete, professionally printed course packs express posted to you
Professional recognition & insurance as a Nutrition & Health Coach
By completing the Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching you will be eligible for professional recognition and indemnity insurance via the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT) as a Health & Nutrition Coach. This insurance covers you to provide personalised health and nutrition advice, programs and plans (including food, nutrient, macronutrient and kilojoule / calorie recommendations for body weight and health) and coach clients with their nutrition, eating patterns, meal and menu planning, body weight, sleep, physical activity, stress management, lifestyle and health goals. To find out more about membership and insurance please see our information page.
Course prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for the Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching
Can I call myself a Nutritionist?
The term “nutritionist” is not a protected title in Australia. Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist without any study at all (we do not recommend this). You can refer to yourself as a Nutritionist or Nutrition & Health Coach. To read more about this please see our information page. To find out more about studying nutrition and or dietetics at a degree / university level please see here.
Study Support
Ongoing academic support from highly-qualified Australian nutritionists via email, phone, zoom and your online classroom.
Satisfaction Guarantee
If for any reason you are unhappy with your course in the first 14 days we will refund your course fees (conditions apply).
Course Tutor
Kristen Beck (Registered Nutritionist (RN042) Nutrition Society of Australia)
Qualifications & Memberships:
- Master of Human Nutrition (Deakin University)
- 2018 Deakin University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
- Juris Doctor (RMIT University – currently studying)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education Studies (Higher Education) (Macquarie University)
- Bachelor of Health Science (University of New England)
- Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy (Nature Care College)
- Diploma of Nutrition
- Diploma of Homeopathy
- Diploma of Botanical Medicine
- Registered Nutritionist (RN042) – Nutrition Society of Australia
- Professional member Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)
Kristen is also a highly experienced academic and media commentator who regularly appears on shows including Channel 7 Sunrise, A Current Affair, The Project.
click here to find out more about Kristen’s qualifications and professional experience
What our students say about the Advanced Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching course
“The way this nutrition course was presented gave me all the answers I’ve had in my head for years. Thank you!” Luke Tobin, QLD
“Just wanted to say thank you for making this course available. The content of this course was presented clearly and enjoyable to read and comprehend. It was fantastic to have the learning resources in hard copy and a true delight that I could take these with me and utilise those spare moments. Human nutrition is a wonderful area of study and I look forward to implementing my new skills.” Bree G, VIC
“I liked the fact that the course was short enough to tackle while working full time, but detailed enough that I felt like I was learning a lot” Cal Spencer, QLD
“I really enjoyed the course, it expanded my knowledge of nutrition into greater depth, in ways that can help myself with my own diet and also help my clients and my business. I also really enjoyed having a physical textbook to read from, it made it easier to study as I find reading in front of a computer screen all the time makes me tired and I fall into distractions easier (end up surfing the web, facebook, youtube etc). The content was easy to understand and follow, I think it was well structured. I have thought hard about how the course can be improved and I’m not too sure, as I thoroughly enjoyed it just the way it is. I liked the learning activity questions as applying knowledge is a great way to learn and I liked having the videos as well to supplement my learning”. Matt, NSW.
“The course material was very easy to read and understand. Thank you for everything, I really enjoyed the courses I completed” Meredith Van Lierop, VIC.
Questions? Please contact us. We’d love to hear from you.
