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Training Pathways
Your journey into professional health coaching and nutrition
At Active Health Group, our training is structured as a clear progression pathway, supporting you from foundational learning through to professional and clinical-level practice.
Whether you’re new to health coaching, returning after a break, or ready to deepen your practitioner skills, you can enter at the level that matches your experience and goals.
All pathways are delivered online or blended, supported by experienced tutors, structured assessments, and a learning experience designed for busy adults.
Pathway 1
Foundations in Health Coaching (Level 3)
Your starting point into professional health coaching
Ideal if you are new to the field, changing careers, or want a gentle but structured entry into coaching and lifestyle health.
This pathway introduces the core principles of health coaching, behaviour change, and client-centred practice, helping you build confidence before progressing to higher-level training.
Available programmes:
• Level 3 Foundations in Health Coaching (Access Course)
• Level 3 RSPH Certificate in Health Coaching
You’ll develop:
• Core coaching skills
• Understanding of lifestyle health
• Ethical practice foundations
• Confidence working with individuals
• A clear progression route into Level 5
Outcome:
A recognised Level 3 qualification and readiness to progress into professional practitioner training.
Pathway 2
Professional Practice: Integrative Health & Nutrition (Level 5)
Train to work confidently with real clients
This is your main professional practitioner pathway.
This pathway supports learners who want to work professionally in health coaching, nutrition, or an integrated model combining both disciplines.
Health coaching and nutrition are distinct professions, governed by different professional bodies and scopes of practice. At Level 5, you can choose to qualify in one discipline or follow a combined pathway that brings coaching and nutrition together for a broader practitioner skillset.
This route is suitable if you want to work with clients, expand your existing practice, or formalise your credentials in either health coaching, nutrition, or integrative health support.
Available Level 5 qualifications:
• Level 5 Certificate in Coaching for Health and Wellbeing
• Level 5 Certificate in Gut Microbiome and Nutrition
• Level 5 Advanced Nutrition Adviser Diploma
• Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Health and Nutrition Coaching
The Advanced Diploma provides an integrated pathway for learners who wish to train in both coaching and nutrition, while the certificates and adviser diploma allow you to qualify within a single discipline or build staged certification.
You’ll develop:
• Professional coaching capability (where applicable)
• Applied nutrition knowledge (where applicable)
• Client assessment skills
• Ethical scope of practice aligned to your qualification route
• Real-world practitioner confidence
Outcome:
Recognised Level 5 qualification(s) supporting professional practice in health coaching, nutrition, or an integrated model, with progression options into clinical-level training.
Pathway 3
Clinical-Level Training (Level 6)
Advanced practitioner training for deeper clinical understanding
Designed for those who wish to progress into clinical nutrition, advanced health coaching, or an integrated practitioner route combining both disciplines.
Health coaching and clinical nutrition remain distinct professional pathways at this level, each with its own scope of practice and professional alignment. Learners may choose to qualify in one discipline or follow an integrated route for broader practitioner capability.
Available Level 6 qualifications:
• Level 6 Diploma in Clinical Nutrition
• Level 6 Diploma in Health Coaching and Clinical Nutrition
You’ll develop:
• Advanced nutrition knowledge
• Deeper coaching capability (where applicable)
• Clinical reasoning and case awareness
• Ethical scope of practice aligned to your qualification route
• Professional readiness for higher-level client work
Outcome:
Recognised Level 6 qualifications supporting advanced practitioner capability in clinical nutrition, health coaching, or an integrated model.