Courses

Why Choose CNELM?

You wish to……
  • become a personalised nutritional therapy practitioner, nutrition coach and diet and nutrition educator
  • be at the forefront of innovative personalised nutritional therapy education, research and practice
  • become part of our global online community of educators and fellow students who teach and study with us from around the world
  • become part of our graduate community who offer a portfolio of personalised nutritional therapy, coaching and educational services
  • hold a recognised UK university qualification in personalised nutrition
  • hold a professional accredited or endorsed qualifications in personalised nutritional therapy practice, dietary education and coaching
  • be able to to apply to belong to reputable professional associations following qualification. For example,  the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
You believe that……
 
  • personalised nutrition and lifestyle interventions should take into account an individuals social, cultural, psychological, financial and ethical values 
  • this is needed to help prevent chronic health problems and support individuals living with a chronic condition
  • preventative nutrition and lifestyle strategies cover all life stages from pre-conceptual care to healthy ageing
  • simply implementing public health guidelines would see a major improvement in individual health
You value CNELM’S Vision that having……
  • the knowledge and skills to help individuals implement sustainable nutrition and lifestyle changes should enhance their wellbeing
  • access online to high quality, accessible and globally relevant evidence based nutrition education and training should help to raise the profile of the importance of personalised nutrition around the world
  • your beliefs challenged and/or validated by the opinions of others and the scientific evidence is important
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Personalised Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy

Apply for a university validated MSc or PG dip degree in Personalised Nutrition. Or combine the MSc or PGDip programme with CNELM’s Personalised Nutrition Practice Diploma (PNPD) as an NTEC accredited route to Nutritional Therapy practice enabling graduates to apply for professional membership with BANT and for registration with the CNHC.

or combined with

Please note that the PNPD is not a standalone award and can only be studied in combination with either the MSc or PG Dip.

To clarify which course is right for you, visit  Which Course?

Personalised Nutrition & Health Coaching

Apply for a university validated MSc or PG dip degree in Personalised Nutrition. Or combine the MSc or PGDip programme with CNELM’s Nutrition & Health Coaching Diploma (NHCD)

or combined with

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Coaching Practice

Our coaching courses provide unique opportunities for students to develop a wide range of skills and techniques at varying levels, that help facilitate positive and sustainable change for themselves and others. Starting with a short course you can build on skills and the level of outcome over time, identifying whether a career as a nutrition and health coach is right for you. 

 
You can apply for our professionally accredited Dietary Educator Certificate (DEC) leading to practice as a Dietary Educator. Our Nutrition and Health Coach Diploma (NHCD) includes the DEC, and an accredited NLP Practitioner Certificate. We are seeking professional accreditation for the NHCD course which also incudes coaching for weight management and a business development module.
 
Health professionals and students studying health professional courses can apply for the NLP Practitioner course, optionally followed by the Why Weight module, independently of the DEC or NHCD. 

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Return to Practice & Continued Professional Development

If your practice and BANT professional membership has lapsed for 2-7 years then our comprehensive online Return to Nutritional Therapy Practice programme aligns with BANT requirements. Alongside completing BANT Learning Modules you can commence a structured refresher prior to seeing clients under supervision with our experience team of Clinic Supervisors in our Teaching Clinic. 

Keeping up-to-date and enhancing practical skills is a must for all graduates. We are committed to providing opportunities for graduates to continue their professional development. Personalised Sports Nutrition (PSN) is designed for existing healthcare professionals which addresses the functional approach to Sports Nutrition. Justifying personalised nutrition interventions for competitive athletes or sporting individuals who may be training alongside chronic health problems is central to this module.

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Our Bioscience Entry Course (BEC) is successfully completed by many applicants prior to joining our accredited routes to nutritional therapy practice, MSc & PG Dip degree programmes, Dietary Educator Certificate (DEC) and Nutrition & Health Coaching Diploma (NHCD). Several applicants each year take one or more BEC modules to join other health science courses.

The courses we offer focus on our students developing the level of knowledge and skills to work in a variety of roles, following graduation, in both employed and self-employed contexts including:

Clinical Practice