The course fee is per annum over a period of 3 years.
- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
The course fee is per annum over a period of 3 years.
***Level 6 Diploma in Nutritional Therapy*** regulated by CNHC (Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council)
The Nutritional Therapy Diploma is ION’s internationally renowned qualification that has been running for over thirty years. The NTDC was one of the first courses to obtain accreditation* by the Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC) reflecting the quality and rigour of the learning completed by our students.
Our philosophical approach is founded in Functional Medicine that grew out of naturopathy, the work of orthomolecular scientists such as Linus Pauling, and current research in psychoneuroimmunology. Functional Medicine is a science-based, holistic, client-centred approach to assessment, prevention and the management of complex health problems and chronic disease. It aims to identify biochemical and physiological imbalances that may be causing health problems in the individual, and address these principally through nutrition, lifestyle management and behavioural change.
We are very proud of our diploma courses and look forward to welcoming you here at ION for the start of your journey towards better health and nourishment for you, your family and clients.
Our 3 year comprehensive part-time modular course delivers an evidence informed curriculum that is up to date. Alongside rigorous clinical training to form the necessary basis of a career as a trusted, safe, effective nutritional therapy practitioner with the highest professional standards.
In Year 1 the focus is food and nutrition sciences. The foundation of effective practice is a comprehensive knowledge of the principles and philosophy of practice, components of food and their roles in human biochemistry and health, leading to dietary analysis and menu-planning.
In Year 2 the focus moves to exploring underlying biomechanical imbalances, diseases and conditions and the impact of nutrition. You begin to learn about functional tests, therapeutic foods, nutraceuticals, drug nutrient interactions and how to work with clients therapeutically through roleplay.
Year 3 considers more advanced health issues, specialist and complex aspects of practice, understanding your boundaries as a practitioner, researching, planning and reflecting on how you propose to develop a successful career or business in nutritional therapy. There is a more in-depth study of the therapeutic relationship, using functional testing and personalising management plans. The emphasis is on clinical practice underpinned by research, translated into live clinical practice in the Optimum Nutrition Clinic in Richmond.
How will I learn?
You will be taught by experienced lectures and clinical practitioners with expertise in specialist subjects and who contribute to the profession, ensuring your qualification in industry-relevant and meets the needs of employers.
We give you skills to develop your critical thinking and ability to practise independently. As you progress through the course you will learn how to write for a wide variety of audiences, research and source information, analyse and questions ideas, think creatively safely and ethically and construct logical arguments based on diverse sources of evidence to support your conclusions. Your clinical practice skills will be developed initially through role play and case scenarios. In year 3 you will have sufficient knowledge and skills to enter the Optimum Nutrition Clinic and work directly with clients, supervised individually by our Clinical Practice Tutors.
Attendance Learning
Lectures take place at our Richmond upon Thames facilities, between 9.30am and 5.30pm, over a number of pre-scheduled weekends between September and June, with approximately four-week intervals between lecture weekends.
A variety of teaching methods are used including lectures, workshops and seminars. Lectures are recorded to give you the opportunity to listen to them again to embed and enhance your learning and understanding.
In between lecture weekends tutors will engage with you via course forums and core formative activities that support academic progress. All assessments are timetabled and pre-scheduled tutorials (in person or online) are built-in to further support your learning.
ION currently offers one entry date for this mode:
The course is offered in attendance and eLearning options.
How will I be assessed?
Our approach to assessment is one of preparing you for entry to the nutritional therapy profession and to post-graduate education. Assessments are designed to demonstrate that you have met the National Occupational Standards and Core curriculum so that you are eligible to join the professional body the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) register.
Your module leaders will prepare you to succeed. You will be provided with clear, detailed written and video presented assessment criteria.
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What support will I be given?
Many of our students come to nutritional therapy having experienced for themselves or through a loved one the healing power of nutrition often when other approaches have failed. Others are looking for a career change, or a better work-life or are returning to work balance. They all want to share their passion by helping others, either family and friends or the public to discovery these benefits too. There is a strong drive to understand how nutritional therapy works and how to apply this therapeutically.
Most nutrition practitioners have a portfolio career (a number of part-time jobs) which requires them to highly motivated networkers, creative and able to seek out opportunities. The focus of their portfolio is usually their own nutritional therapy clinic which they combine with other roles e.g. group practice, working with corporates and communities (schools, charities etc.), providing technical support for supplement and testing companies, teaching etc
Applicants must normally demonstrate a broad general education including:
Students who do not meet the requirements are offered a place on the ION Science Access Course which consists of three modules: Chemistry, Biology & Anatomy and Physiology.
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