Qualify for Special Funding

Natural Nutrition Counsellor Diploma

About the program

  • Available for high school graduates, RMTs, acupuncturists, estheticians, reiki practitioners, nurses and other complementary health professionals
  • 90 hours of clinical training and observation and internship
  • Class time is 20 hours/week with additional hours required for clinical internship and ability to work alongside future acupuncturists in providing care to patients
  • Transfer credits available from previous education if the final mark was 70 percent or higher and the class was 45 hours in length.
  • Learn to chart wellness, collaborate with colleagues, gain a strong understanding of nutrition, diet and other holistic practices, gain communication and interpersonal skills, and more
  • Classes include Body Metabolism, Nutritional Symptomatology, Sports Nutrition and More

Employment Opportunities

  • Graduates become natural nutrition counsellors possibly working in community and/or corporate settings or multidisciplinary health clinics
  • Embrace your entrepreneurial skills and start your own business
  • Acupuncturists, massage therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors and other professionals in health and wellness fields can add it to an existing skill-set, while providing existing clients with an additional service
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* All student funding, whether made available privately or through various government branches, is only approved to those who qualify, by the original source of funding. There are many criteria that each candidate must meet to be approved. Schools can only inform you of what may be available.