Accredited Courses
Accreditation involves rigorous scrutiny of the Training Provider's course, institution and resources.
Accreditation of Courses in Nutritional Therapy
The Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC) accredits courses against the Nutritional Therapy Core Curriculum and the National Occupational Standards (NOS)
Nutritional therapy is the application
of nutrition and lifestyle medicine sciences
in the promotion of health, peak performance
and individual care.
Overview of the Process
Accreditation is a one stage process and all training providers, whether small colleges or large institutions, follow the same process:
Accreditation is a one stage process and all training providers, whether small colleges or large institutions, follow the same process:
Accreditation involves rigorous scrutiny of the Training Provider's course, institution and resources. A substantial evidence file is submitted for review, containing detailed information on educational processes, governance and management. This is followed by an Accreditation visit, whereby a team of three assessors visit the training establishment and assess it against a number of essential requirements set by the NTEC. This is designed to verify that the Training Provider is teaching to the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the Nutritional Therapy Core Curriculum.
Graduates of courses that have been fully accredited are eligible to apply for direct entry to the professional register held by the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), which PSA-accredited and supported by the Department of Health.
NTEC board members worked with Skills for Health to update the National Occupational Standards (NOS) in nutritional therapy and develop a core curriculum for the profession. The National Occupational Standards are developed and updated by Skills for Health, www.skillsforhealth.org.uk which is the Sector Skills Council for the healthcare sector, licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
The following are key documents for the process:
National Occupational Standards
Accredited Courses
The NTEC assessors accredit the courses on the basis of the information supplied by the training providers.
Any prospective student of nutritional therapy should carefully consider their choice of training institute and ask appropriate questions to help select the most appropriate course for them.
As a general guide:
- Training to meet the competencies laid down in the National Occupational Standards will require in-depth study of the health sciences
- There are no exemptions from clinical practice for other health professionals
Fully Accredited Courses
These courses have completed Accreditation and substantially meet the requirements of NTEC.
BCNH College of Nutrition and Health / University of Northampton
Waterside Campus
University Drive
Northampton
NN1 5PH
- Online learning
- Degree validated by the University Northampton
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
- Diploma in Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (this course is now closed to new students but remains accredited until remaining students have graduated)
Centre For Nutrition Education and Lifestyle Management
CNELM
PO Box 3739
Wokingham, RG40 9UA
- All programmes are Distance Learning
- BSc, MSc and PGDip programmes validated by Middlesex University
- Practice Diploma Endorsed by Qualifi
- MSc and PGDip in Personalised Nutrition + Practice Diploma
- Upgrade to MSc or PGDip for Diploma or BSc trained practitioners
- The BSc and PNPD is now closed to new students but remains an accredited route to nutritional therapy practice until remaining students have graduated. The PNPD continues in combination with the MSc and PGDip programmes detailed above.
*** Offers Return to Practice (RTP) ***
The Institute for Optimum Nutrition
Ambassador House
Paradise Road, Richmond,
London, TW9 1SQ
- Distance courses with optional attendance activities
- All courses are validated by the University of Portsmouth
- BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy
- GDip Integrative Functional Nutrition + Practice
- Students are also able to upgrade their diploma to degree level with the BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-up course
*** Offers Return to Practice (RTP) ***
Northern College of Acupuncture
61 Micklegate
York
YO1 6LJ
Tel: 01904 343305 ext2
Email: admissions@nca.ac.uk
- Mostly distance learning
- Degrees validated by the Health Sciences University (HSU)
- MSc/PGDip in Nutrition Science and Practice
- Upgrade to MSc for Diploma or BSc trained practitioners
University of West London
Nutrition and Human Sciences
4th Floor Paragon House
Boston Manor Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9GA
- Distance learning course with live, online clinic training.
- Degree validated by the University of West London
- BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy
- Upgrade to BSc (hons) for Diploma or BSc trained practitioners
University of Worcester
School of Allied Health and Community
Department of Health and Wellbeing
ECB008, Elizabeth Casson
Severn Campus
Hylton Road
Worcester
WR2 5JN
- Combination of Attendance and Distance learning
- Degrees validated by University of Worcester
- PGDip /MSc Nutritional Therapy and Lifestyle Medicine
Nutritional Therapy Education Commission
BM Box 3304 London, WC1N 3XX
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