ENROLMENT OPTIONS INDIVIDUAL UNITS OF STUDY, DIPLOMA ELECTIVES AND GENERAL PROGRAMME ELECTIVES
You’ll find below all single subjects across all of our programmes, plus elective options. Diploma students who have enrolled via an Upfront Bundle should simply contact the office to have their diploma choices added to their learning system account.
If you are unsure of your choices please reach out.
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Understanding human nature beyond the obvious behaviours we can see is an essential part of working with others. Through theory and practical work, this fascinating subject will take you inside the world of psychology into areas such as personality, habit formation, and theories on how motivation works best, to name just a few topics you'll cover. You'll begin your foray into coaching, learning how to provide amazing coaching sessions that empower your clients to create the healthy and vital lives they dream of. DNHC501: Unit of study in:- The Level 5 Diploma in Coaching for Lifestyle & Wellbeing
- The Level 5 Diploma in Nutrition and Health Coaching
- Certified Women’s Health & Wellness Coaching
- HCANZA Coaching Gap Training
- ESSA
- AusActive
- REPS NZ
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Dive into the latest evidence-based nutrition knowledge and embark on a journey to better health and wellness. Our comprehensive nutrition unit equips you with essential knowledge to feel confident in your understanding of nutrition. Option to pathway to a degree with credit to Torrens University or Endeavour College of Natural Health (Australia only). DNHC502: Unit of study in:
- The Level 5 Diploma in Coaching for Lifestyle & Wellbeing
- The Level 5 Diploma in Nutrition & Health Coaching
- HCANZA Health Coaching Gap Training
- Professional Certificate of Meal Planning
- ESSA
- REPS NZ
- ATMS
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This unit of study consists of Mental Health Awareness content which covers depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, psychosis and substance use problems. A range of crises are reviewed from suicidal thoughts and behaviours, self-injury, panic attacks, traumatic events, acute effects from substance use, psychotic states to aggressive behaviours. You'll gain an understanding of the signs and symptoms of the mental health challenges that far too many of us must cope within society today, whether directly or indirectly, as well as understand the support that has been shown to be effective in research. Drawn from an extensive array of government and not-for-profit agencies and their resources this module will bring together the best information and resources so you can work through the workbook. DNHC504: Unit of study in:
- The Level 5 Diploma in Coaching for Lifestyle & Wellbeing
- The Level 5 Diploma in Nutrition and Health Coaching
- Certified Women’s Health & Wellness Coaching
- Bio Optimised Life Programme
- ESSA
- AusActive (5 CECs)
- REPS NZ
- ATMS
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Healthy movement doesn't mean donning lycra, movement is best when it has an intrinsic value that creates joy. You'll explore how to support clients to enjoy movement for health over body control. Includes simple tools are provided so you can share with clients seeking to create more movement in their lives.
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Part of being a successful coach involves having built confidence in your coaching while training, and gaining a clear vision of your clientele and how to best connect with them. In your practicum subject, you’ll accrue your coaching hours, explore holistic modalities, learn how to refer clients to other professionals and work alongside them, and how to connect with local, regional and global agencies who may provide support for your clients where needed. You’ll attend live virtual classes, and be coached and mentored through your practical component of your training towards becoming a Practicing and Successful Coach.
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You'll find this online course is a uniquely detailed look at the myriad of factors that influence the wellbeing of women in our society. You will gain an understanding of the subtle factors in society that influence women and girls access to health and wellbeing. The extensive review of hormones, their function and effect will build a platform for your knowledge and understanding of their role in women's health. The course also explores areas of health such as adrenal fatigue, reproductive health issues, sexual health and life cycle changes and some of the challenges around these. Women's Health and Hormones is designed to improve the health literacy of women and professionals working with women to enable truly informed choice and improved wellbeing. NOTE TO ESSA MEMBERS: If completing this course for ESSA CPD (15 points), you must enrol and complete by 31 October 2026 due to our migration of CPD courses to PartnerPD. Contact the office if you have any questions.
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A unique, comprehensive program allowing you to work with clients as a Women's Health & Wellness Coach. Encompassing all elements of our human wellbeing, and with a core focus unit on Women's Health & Hormones, this course will prepare you to be a highly skilled and professional coach, specialising in the health of women. This unit of study is:
- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- The 4th unit of study in the Certified Women's Health and Wellness Coaching Programme (compulsory)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ESSA
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
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We've dieted for too long! Despite diets failing some 95% of us, we have continued with this recipe for un-success. It's time to set aside punishing ourselves with that which sustains (food) and gives us life. Time to be free from guilt, restriction, and admonishment. The non-diet approach aligns beautifully with coaching principles. As a client-first approach designed to support the self-determination process coaching is a perfect vehicle for a non-diet approach. This course will explore the long and unsuccessful history of dieting, society's weight bias, and body image challenges and their influence on body satisfaction, body image, and personal wellbeing. You'll review the influence of media and social media, the thin ideal and self-comparison. The non-diet approach is framed by the Health At Every Size (R) approach, the course walks through how to reconnect to natural body cues of hunger and fullness in order to eat for health and nourishment of the mind, body and soul. It covers the importance of acceptance of all foods, and of the natural diversity of body sizes and shapes, and looks at ways to find joyful expressions of movement. This unit of study is:
- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- HCANZA
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
- ESSA NOTE TO ESSA MEMBERS: If completing this course for ESSA CPD (15 points), you must enrol and complete by 31 October 2026 due to our migration of CPD courses to PartnerPD. Contact the office if you have any questions.
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This is the course everyone's talking about and can't get enough of! 'Nothing else like it anywhere!' Why is it that some foods have more appeal to us than others? Why are some foods harder to say ‘no’ to? And why is it so hard to change our eating habits? The course delves into the science and the psychology behind our eating habits to help make sense of why some habits die hard, and just how they came about in the first place. Understanding why we eat what we eat is essential knowledge to anyone who works in the area of health and nutrition. Also ideal for those working in the nutrition, fitness or weight-loss industries. Creating eating plans for others will be most effectively done if you hold a thorough understanding of food psychology. Why not Get Started Now. This subject is an elective in the Accredited Nutrition & Health Coaching program... why not change lives! This unit of study is:
- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
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You'll explore concepts such as:
- Constitutional diet (individualistic and energetic)
- Prana, the cosmic principle of movement of energy
- Understanding your constitution (Prakriti) and overcoming imbalances (Vikruti)
- The influence of the Five Great Elements (Mahabhutas) of fire, earth, air, water and space/ether on our lives
- How to work with your Dosha (physical constitution) and Guna (psychological) constitution
This unit of study is:- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
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Topics covered include the elements of a healthy diet, an introduction to nutrients, and the relationship between food and energy. Students will explore Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs), hydration and fluid intake in sport, techniques for managing hydration during events, and how hydration affects performance and body temperature. The unit delves into energy production, systems, and expenditure, with a focus on macronutrients, fuel timing, and intake. It examines the roles of carbohydrates, fats, and protein in sports performance, along with concepts like body fat distribution, body mass measurements, and energy balance. Additional topics include nutritional supplements, the use of sporting agents, and their impact on performance. To put theory into practice, the course provides tools like meal planners, food suggestions, and guidance on the importance of timing in nutrition. It also addresses issues related to overweightness and body fat loss, and concludes with references and appendices for further study. This unit of study is:
- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
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Herbal Medicine is a great insight into the healing power of plants, it focuses on safe and readily accessible herbs and plants to bring together a practical look at the compounds in plants and how these give rise to plant health benefits. You will review history, regulation, body systems, and a wee bit of chemistry around the major constituents in plants so you can recognise their potential effect, as well as production methods and a herbal monograph of the major herbal remedies. You'll culminate your unit with having created a lovely blended tea as your assessment. Or alternatively, for expediency, there is an untimed quiz. This unit of study is:
- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
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Everyone has a view on what constitutes a superfood, some debate if they even exist. At last, a course that takes you through how we can potentially rate food to know when it has specific functions for health. Evidence-based study, you'll look in-depth at free radicals, progress onto antioxidants, ratings of foods including ORAC, cover functional foods and their role in global health, and look at the newest area of food nutrition and epigenetics specifically looking at telomeres and nutrition. Ideal for those working in the nutrition, fitness or weight management industries. Ensure that when you work with clients on their eating habits you can assist them to choose the best nutrition for their needs. This unit of study is:
- An approved Level 5 Diploma elective (for both electives)
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
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A holistic wellness course for you and yours, covering the Five Pillars of Well Beings; Nourishment* (for the body, mind and spirit); Connections (self, others, and beyond); Compassion (to self and others); Wisdom; and Transcendence. Every booklet is a writable booklet so you can work through the activities and really deepen your experience of holistic wellness. This course is a holistic approach to making a Well World for all its inhabitants and arises from a wholly authentic place... we believe in a Well World for all.
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Explore areas of holistic wellness so you might support your communities wellbeing. You'll deep dive into holistic wellness to graduate a confident practitioner with a solid foundation in the philosophy of holism and holistic health options. Each subject differs slightly and you'll use workbooks, live classes, practical work, videos, and extended readings to grow your knowing. As always our program is highly flexible so you can move through at a pace that means you absorb all there is on offer. Study from home, or work and enjoy connecting in person with other students and instructors. Units of Study
- WCGE001: Introduction to Holistic Wellness
- WCGE002: Integrative Wellness Techniques
- WCGE003: The Practice of Coaching Clients Holistically
- DNHC504: Mental Health & Trauma Awareness
- DNHC513: Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Nutrition
- DNHC506: Practicum: Ready for Practice
- Choice of 1 elective
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In this course you'll learn how to work with wellness tools including somatic therapies, red light, brain health, confidence building, and intuitive eating. You'll explore the world of wellness including areas such as endocrine disruptors, chemicals and medications and their effect on human wellbeing and issues around this including seed freedom, land ownership, environmental custodianship. Lastly, you'll look closely at stress, sleep disturbances and sleep coaching, and natural health. Units of study
- WCGE001: Introduction to Holistic Wellness
- WCGE002: Integrative Wellness Techniques
- WCGE003: The Practice of Coaching Clients Holistically
- DNHC504: Mental Health & Trauma Awareness
- DNHC513: Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Nutrition
- DNHC506: Practicum: Ready for Practice
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Low Toxicity Lifestyle Coaching is Module 5 (subject) from the Bio Optimised Life Programme and can be credited into the full programme at any time. Understand one of the greatest challenges to human health, toxins, and work with clients seeking to create an environment limiting toxins that affect their wellbeing. We begin by unpacking the common toxin issues such as endocrine disruptors and microplastics, as well as a brief look at the vast array of toxins used in health care itself. Next stop are the toxins in our food supply including those that occur naturally as well as a consequence of food production systems and the drive for profit. In this section we are also introduced to the issue of antibiotics in the food supply and pesticides such as glyphosate. This takes us to the world of mould toxicity, the exposure routes, effects on health and how to reduce exposure. No discussion of toxicity would be complete without a thorough review of heavy metals and human health. These topics culminate in the exploration of detoxification options and how the body can bind and remove many toxins, even with just simple dietary changes. There are no hidden fees, you will have instant access.
Please note our Terms and Conditions are that there are no refunds for a change of mind.
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This is a great general interest subject, and also ideal as an elective choice in some of our coaching programs. If you're looking to hold a formal qualification in meal planning this course is best taken as part of the full Professional Certificate of Meal & Menu Planning program as this will open the door to registration and insurance. Please note that to formally meal plan you will need to hold an underlying qualification in fitness, exercise, cookery, nutrition, health or similar. The unit covers how to collate data on meals, how to work with clients to create healthful eating plans and how to continue to evolve meal and menus for health. Course work involves extensive activities in planning and assessing, recipe creation and evaluation, software for meal planning with clients and much more. Available in Australia, NZ, America, Canada, the UK and further.
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The essential dietary, nutritional and lifestyle factors involved in fertility, conception, pregnancy and lactation. Topics include influences on fertility, understanding conception, timing and conception, reducing the risk of miscarriage, nutritional and lifestyle recommendations and creating a healthy diet to improve conception, safe eating in pregnancy, nutrient requirements post-birth, allergy links, breastmilk production and dietary influences, and much more. This course is ideal for midwives and other health care professionals working in the area of women's health. We have large groups of midwives from numerous women's clinics, fertility clinics and hospitals undertaking this professional training course. This unit of study is:
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
- Approved continuing education study for:
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Creating Healthy Lifestyle Programs & Courses (Previously 'Designing & Delivering Healthy Lifestyle Programs') If you're writing programs or courses for presentations, events or retreats, this course is perfect for you. The course is divided into three modules so no matter how you are presenting your content you are covered. 1. Creating online programs You'll learn how to design, create and run an online program using current online applications and platforms (including learning systems) to present a cost-effective and seamless and professional program. 2. Designing courses You'll then dive deeper into how to create courses from inception to presenting, including how to write competencies and learning outcomes so you can have your course approved by your choice of industry bodies. The module explores the concept of effective educational strategies, understanding learners, and the requirements to create professional industry-standard training. This module includes a 'done-for-you' professional Canva presentation so you can customise with your branding and content, and be ready to showcase your professional skills with confidence. 3. Working with groups Explores how to create interactive and connected sessions that are inclusive and meaningful for all. This unit of study is:
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
- ESSA
- Approved continuing education study for:
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Comprehensive and practical, this course will ensure you feel confident that your little one or children in your care are getting the best start to set them up with lifelong good health. This course offers a rare insight into Childhood Nutrition that you are unlikely to find elsewhere. Covering global guidelines spanning birth to adolescence, all you need to know about early nutrition and healthy eating is in this course. Suited for parents, carers, child care workers, educators, coaches, counsellors, nurses and GPs, the language is friendly and the content is fully referenced with extensive tools, guidelines and readings to take your understanding as far as you require. This unit of study is:
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
- Approved continuing education study for:
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Flexible, short distance course (yes we know the contents look enormous, but we make it easy to follow) in weight loss nutrition, focusing on the physiology of weight gain and body fat reduction with a look at the psychology behind eating. You won't be bored with the whole basic nutrition you have already covered in Cert III or IV, this course focuses on weight loss nutrition. The 2nd edition introduces concepts in nutrition psychology and non-diet approaches to a healthy weight, with data from around the world and is suitable for those in Australia, NZ, US and the UK. Extensive client tip sheets and healthy eating booklets. Perfect for those working in health, sports, fitness or weight loss consultancy. The assessment is an online untimed quiz. "We need to focus on health, body cues and healthy eating, rather than on one nutrient, food or 'diet' or issues of body shape. We need to shift the focus to what is a healthy diet is, over what we shouldn't be eating". This unit of study is:
- Approved continuing education study for:
- ATMS
- REPS NZ
- Approved continuing education study for:
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Turn your coaching qualification into a real, sustainable business. The 'GROW – Build Your Coaching Business Series' was created for coaches, health professionals, and wellbeing practitioners who are ready to move beyond “just studying” and start building a business with clarity and confidence. Whether you are newly graduated, still studying, or already working with clients, this workbook series will guide you step-by-step through the real foundations of creating a coaching business that feels aligned, professional, and sustainable.What's included:
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12 workbooks
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Business Plan template included free
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Defining your business purpose, vision and mission
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Define your niche and ideal client
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Create a strong business name and logo
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Getting your business official
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Entrepreneurial mindset
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Smart pricing and scaling your business
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Designing free offers
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Building your digital platforms (social media and website)
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Each workbook contributes to developing a strong business plan you can actually use.Unlike generic business courses, this series was designed specifically for the coaching and wellness industry, using real-world examples, reflective activities, practical templates, checklists, and implementation tasks that help you take action as you learn.The GROW series is designed to reduce overwhelm and help you move from uncertainty to direction — one workbook at a time. Perfect for:- Health Coaches
- Wellness Coaches
- Nutrition Coaches
- Life Coaches
- Holistic Practitioners
- Fitness & Mindset Coaches
- New and emerging wellbeing businesses
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UNDERSTAND WHAT MOTIVATES OTHERS This course has a very diverse appeal; health care and fitness professionals can improve their success rate as well as their client's successes and increase their motivation. Understand people better and learn how to use rewards appropriately to encourage clients, staff, even your children. If you are a manager, learn to motivate your staff in a positive way to improve staff and customer satisfaction, leading to improved staff retention and productivity. Inclusive all learning facilities, resources, text and guides. NOTE: This unit is not available as an elective in any programs, the course has reasonable overlap with the Psychology & Behaviour Change unit in each of our programs
