Diploma of Health Coaching

This course provides you with the capabilities to deliver health coaching advice and practice, nutrition and fitness, and develop your research and professional development skills. The Diploma of Health Coaching 10237NAT is ideal for people with a passion for health and the desire to create change in an inspiring new career. If you already work in health or fitness, this course offers you the coaching skill set to expand your service offering.

You will gain confidence and knowledge in:

• evaluating client health information
• safe exercise and movement
• nutrition and diet
• behaviour change assessment
• coaching health and wellbeing goals
• legal and ethical compliance
• work priorities and professional development.

Upon completion you will have the confidence and skillset to work as a health coach in the booming health and fitness industry, empowering clients to effectively change their behaviour to achieve their health goals.

This course is an approved program endorsed by the Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association.

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Career opportunities exist in a variety of areas and health coaching is rapidly expanding as the demand for effective and innovative health solutions grows. Health coaching allows professionals from a range of health related backgrounds such as GP's, practice nurses and fitness trainers to expand their service offering with a new model of care.

Health coaching focuses on addressing client expectations and incorporating healthy eating, stress management and lifestyle issues to empower the client while providing ongoing support.

Health coaches work across a wide variety of areas, including:

• individual health coaching
• fitness and wellness centres
• corporate health programs
• government funded health coaching programs
• health entrepreneur and blogging
• school health programs
• medical centres.

To be awarded the 10237NAT Diploma of Health Coaching, a student must successfully complete a total of nine (9) units of competency, comprising of:

• nine (9) core units.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

You may be able to complete your qualification sooner through formal recognition of your existing skills. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To receive RPL, we assess your previous work, education and life experiences against recognised qualifications. Applications for RPL can be made prior to enrolling.

Call us on 1300 TAFE VP (1300 823 387) to discuss RPL options with the course manager.