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Become a Certified Health and Nutrition Coach
Empower others. Build a rewarding career. Transform lives—starting with your own.
Elevate your career in health and wellness with our Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Health and Nutrition Coaching.
This comprehensive programme is meticulously designed to equip aspiring health coaches with the knowledge and skills necessary to make a significant impact in the industry.
As one of the first UK schools to offer Health Coaching courses, we are proud to continue to offer the highest standard in health coach training.
Why Choose Our Level 5 Advanced Diploma?
· Comprehensive Curriculum: Our course offers an extensive curriculum that covers a wide range of topics, including anatomy and physiology, chronic health conditions, psychoneuroimmunology, gut health, weight management, mindfulness, stress management, and more. This ensures you are well-prepared to address diverse client needs.
· Dual Scope of Practice: Upon completion, you'll be proficient in both health coaching and nutrition coaching, broadening your scope of practice and enabling you to work with a wider range of clients.
· Flexible Online Learning: Our 100% self-paced online course is delivered through the AHG Online Academy, featuring a blend of e-books, videos, pre-recorded lectures, and live Zoom classes to accommodate various learning styles. Access to private member groups and online study groups keeps you motivated and engaged throughout your learning journey.
· Accreditation and Certification: The course is approved by the UK & International Health Coaching Association (UKIHCA), ensuring it meets high industry standards.
Who This Course Is For
This programme is ideal for:
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Career changers seeking meaningful work that aligns with their values
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Therapists or PTs wanting to expand their scope of practice
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Coaches, healers, or nutrition enthusiasts ready to go professional
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Health professionals seeking a more holistic, person-centred approach
Is This Course Right for You? Absolutely—If You...
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Are looking for a career with meaning and freedom
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Are passionate about health and helping others
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Want practical training and expert mentorship
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Prefer studying flexibly, around your current life
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Are ready to work for yourself or in a health team
You do not need a medical or science background—just a desire to help others and a commitment to your own personal growth.
Course Prerequisite
To enrol on the Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Health and Nutrition Coaching course, you must first complete our Level 3 Certificate in the Foundations of Health Coaching (Access Course).
This ensures you have the essential knowledge and core coaching skills to progress confidently into Level 5 study.
Click here for full details of our Access Course.
Course Structure
The Level 5 programme provides a total of 600 hours of guided learning, designed to be completed within up to 24 months. This includes:
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120 hours of live, interactive sessions, delivered online through a flexible schedule of afternoons, evenings, and selected weekends.
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50 hours of health coaching practice, allowing you to develop and demonstrate professional coaching competence.
This blended format combines live tutor-led teaching, self-directed study, practical experience, and continuous feedback to ensure a rich and supportive learning journey.
We run two main enrolment intakes each year – March and September.
Learners also have the opportunity to gain an Ofqual-regulated Level 5 Certificate in Coaching for Health and Wellbeing partway through the course, providing an additional nationally recognised qualification and professional advantage.
What You’ll Learn
Integrative Health & Nutrition Topics:
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Gut health, autoimmunity, food intolerances
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Stress management, weight issues, hormone balance
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Psychoneuroimmunology, mind-body medicine
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Nutrition across life stages, specialist diets, sports nutrition
Coaching & Mentoring:
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Behaviour change, motivational interviewing, NLP
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Goal setting, trauma-informed coaching, positive psychology
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Professional boundaries, red flags, ethics
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Workplace wellness and group coaching
Business & Marketing:
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Business planning, branding, digital marketing
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Social media strategy, niche development
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Creating and delivering your own signature programme
HOLISTIC HEALTH
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Anatomy & Physiology
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Pathology
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Health Solutions
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Chronic Health Conditions
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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Mind-Body Link
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Autoimmune Issues
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Gut Health
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Food Intolerances
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Weight Management
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Mens Health
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Womens Health
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Environmental Toxins
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Breathwork
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Mindfulness
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Meditation
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Stress Management
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Lifestyle Management
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Physical Activity for Health
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Polyvagal Theory
NUTRITION
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Nutrition Science
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Modern Nutrition Protocols
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Advanced Nutrition Protocols
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Specific Needs Nutrition
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Sports Nutrition
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Food Knowledge
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Evidence Based Supplements
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Specialist Diets
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Nutrition for Physical Activity
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Nutrition through the Life Stages
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Nutrition for Health Issues
COACHING
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Professional Practice
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Red Flags
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Principles and Concepts of Health Coaching
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Effective Communication
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Coaching Theories and Practice
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NLP Techniques
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Coaching with NLP
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Group Coaching
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Behaviour Change Techniques
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Goal Setting
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Stress Management
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Mental Health Awareness
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Trauma Informed Practice
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Emotional Intelligence
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Positive Psychology
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Motivational Interviewing
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Workplace Wellness Coaching
Investment and Enrollment
The course fee is £3,499.00, with a 10% discount available for full payment, granting you immediate access to all course materials. Alternatively, you can opt for our pay-as-you learn scheme, where you can pay in either 12 or 18 monthly payments via subscription and your lessons will be unlocked monthly over 12/18 months. Please note that we keep our course fees low as we are a non-profit training company.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept Advanced Learner Loans.
Course Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average duration of this course? This course has been accredited at 600 hours. We recommend studying a minimum of 7 hours per week. You have up to 24 months to complete. Learners take on average 12 months to complete, studying at their own pace.
Are there assignments, exams and case studies? How is the course assessed? At the end of most of the modules there will be some type of assignment, usually short essay style, Q&A or self-reflection. There is also an end of course knowledge review. All learners have to undertake 25 coaching sessions, which constitutes your case studies. We give ample training prior to this, and help our learners to access people looking to volunteer. Learners who do not attend 120 hours of live teaching sessions will also have to attend a Viva at the end of the course.
Do you provide client forms and programmes? We provide you with a wide range of client forms, covering both coaching and nutrition. Whilst you are free to use these, we always encourage you to create your own when you know how you best work. We also provide some generic programmes for you, and again, we provide these to use, but more importantly to show you how to create your own that are unique to you, and what you offer. Working generically is not the best way when it comes to working with clients, and we teach you how to tailor the programmes to suit your clients. We also teach how to work with companies that will provide you with blood testing and diagnostic services, so that you can offer an even fuller service to your clients.
What support do you offer? We pride ourselves in offering the best support around! As well as fortnightly supervised online peer support groups, we offer monthly supervision, and pastoral support. We also have a thriving online peer support platform, where our students, mentors and graduates offer each other support. For those who can visit us in Manchester, we offer regular face-to-face networking events at our beautiful Monastery venue. We have a student support team to help you with the day-to-day questions, and tutors are available for anything technical.
Do I need to attend live sessions? Yes - you need to attend 120 hours of live interactive Zoom lessons over the duration of your course. We run a weekly session each Thursday from 7pm until 8/30/9pm, plus additional workshops, peer support groups, mentoring groups, and supervision groups, at various times, to allow as many opportunities to attend.
Why is your course considerably less than others with similar accreditations? We are quite unique in that we are a not-for-profit training company. Because we do not have to pay out dividends to shareholders, we can keep our course fees low. We also do not employ sales people to sell our courses. If you book a call to discuss a course, you will speak to one of our actual course tutors, who are best placed to give you the most accurate advice about the course and the industry, and don't follow a script.
Which organisations can I join? Upon successful completion of the course, if you have attended 120 hours of live sessions, you will be eligible to join the UKIHCA as a FULL member. If you have not met the 120 hours criteria, you can join them as an affiliate. You can also join IICT, IPHM, FNTP, and we also recommend you join the Nutrition Society.
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