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Level 5 Advanced Nutrition Adviser Diploma
Become a Qualified Nutritional Adviser – No Experience Needed
If you're passionate about health, wellness, and helping others, but have no previous experience or qualifications, our Level 5 Advanced Nutritional Adviser Diploma is the perfect starting point. This comprehensive, beginner-friendly course has been carefully designed for those looking to build a career as a nutrition adviser, whether you're changing careers, exploring a new interest, or looking to enhance your existing lifestyle knowledge.
About the Course
Our Level 5 Advanced Nutritional Adviser Diploma provides you with a strong foundation in nutritional science, behaviour change techniques, and practical meal planning skills. You’ll learn how to support others to make healthy, informed food choices and improve their overall wellbeing.
Whether you want to become a nutrition coach, offer nutritional advice in a wellness setting, or simply build a rewarding new career in holistic health—this course is for you.
No prior knowledge or qualifications are required to enrol.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is ideal for:
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Complete beginners looking to start a career in nutrition.
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Health-conscious individuals wanting to gain recognised skills.
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Career changers seeking work in wellness, coaching or holistic therapies.
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Parents, carers, or community workers wanting to support others.
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Anyone who wants to make a difference in people’s lives through food and lifestyle guidance.
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.
What You Will Learn
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Nutrition Foundation: Principles of Nutrition; Key Guidelines; Nationally Recommended Practice; Nutrition and Physical Activity; Collecting Nutritional Information; Using Nutritional Information.
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Digestive System and Gut Health: The Gut Microbiome; Digestive Basics; Clean Eating for Gut Health; Fermented Foods for Gut Health; Probiotics and Gut Health; Detoxification for Gut Health; Moods and Gut Health; Food Sensitivities and Intolerances; Common Gut Conditions.
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Nutrition Fundamentals: Protein; Fats; Carbohydrates; Dietary Fibre; Micronutrients; Phytochemicals; Water; Fructose.
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Nutrition Protocols: Paleo Diet; Intermittent Fasting; Carb Loading; Carb Cycling.
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Advanced Nutrition Protocols: Ketogenic Diet; Elimination Diet; Detox Diet; Metabolic Repair Diet;
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Sports Programming: Nutrition for Endurance Athletes; Nutrition for Physique Athletes; Nutrition for Strength/Power Athletes.
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Specific Needs Nutrition: Plant-Based Diets; Nutrition for Young, Women and Older People; Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders; Autoimmune Disorders.
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Lifestyle Management: Sleep; Exercise Nutrition; Stress.
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Supplementation: Vitamin D; Omega 3; Whey Protein; Creatine.
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Behaviour Change: Motivational Interviewing; Goal Setting; Empathy.
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Business, Marketing and Social Media
Key Course Details
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Qualification Level: Level 5 (RQF Ofqual Regulated)
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Awarding Body: AHG Level 5 Advanced Nutrition Adviser Diploma and Focus Awards Level 5 Certificate in Gut Microbiome and Nutrition (RQF)
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Delivery: 100% Online, Self-Paced Study with up to 12 months to complete
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Assessment: Portfolio of Evidence (no exam)
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TQT (Total Qualification Time): 365 hours
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Course Format: Videos, workbooks, and case studies
Progression Opportunities
On completion of the Level 5 Advanced Nutritional Adviser Diploma, you can progress to:
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Level 6 Diploma in Nutritional Therapy
Course Fee: £1299.00, with 10% payment in full discount available. Alternatively, pay six monthly instalments of £216.50.
Course Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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? There are no compulsory lessons, however we do offer Zoom workshops that you can attend.
Why does your course cost more than others with the same accreditations? We have seen this qualification offered by various companies that offer a wide variety of qualifications. Feedback we have received is that there is no comprehensive course materials included. If you are considering a different training provider, we would strongly recommend you speak to one of their tutors, and ask to see samples of the course materials, teaching videos etc.
Which organisations can I join? We recommend learners join the FNTP.