Professional Development Programs
The Complementary Healthcare Council - Strengthening the Industry through Education
The Complementary Healthcare Council (CHC) now offers participants in-depth and up-to-date training on all aspects of the complementary healthcare products industry.
Career Opportunities
'Must-do' courses for anyone with aspirations in the complementary healthcare industry. The skills gained upon graduation of these courses will be of particular benefit to:
• Complementary Health Food Retailers and Pharmacy Assistants
• People new to the complementary healthcare industry
• Staff of industry businsses, all of whom should have this level of working knowledge:
◦ Sales and Marketing staff
◦ Laboratory & Product developement staff
◦ Office & Customer Service staff
Course Highlights
• Self paced on-line learning with easy to understand, printable modules
• Email tutor assistance
• Able to be completed as a stand-alone certificate or as part of the Diploma of Complemntary Healthcare Products
Course Overview - see full course outline at
http://moodle.chc.org.au
Diploma of Complementary Healthcare Products
Specifically designed for the complementary healthcare industry, the Diploma of Complementary Healthcare Products comprises 6 module based certificates focussing on the key knowledge areas required for a career in the complementary healthcare industry.
Comprising:
• Certificate in Foundation Studies for Complementary Healthcare Products (FS-CHP)
• Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Nutritional Supplements (CCHP-NS)
• Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Herbal Supplements (CCHP-HS)
• Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Homeopathics & Flower Essences (CCHP-HFE)
• Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Therapeutics (CCHP-T)
• Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Retail Sales (CCHP-RS)
Each certificate is able to be undertaken as a stand alone Certificate course and as part of the requirements for completing the Diploma of Complementary Healthcare Products.
Foundation Studies for Complementary Healthcare Products (FS-CHP)
Specifically designed for the complementary healthcare industry, the Certificate in Fondation Studies for Complementary Healthcare Products is an introductory course for people with no background in health.
Learning Goals
• Gain a sound understanding of the body, from a cellular & tissue level right the way up to how each individual body system works and the factors contributing to disease
• Understand foundations of the complementary healthcare industry and its regulation
• Gain foundaton knowledge allowing further learning of how nutritional supplements, herbal supplements and homeopathic & flower essences may impact the body systems
• Enhance your existing skills you bring to your role, providing greater job opportunity and laying the foundations to become a future leader of the industry.
Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Nutritional Supplements (CCHP-NS)
The Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Nutritional Supplements provides graduates with a sound understanding of nutritional supplements available for retail sale in Australia. With a detailed description of individual nutritional supplements, students will graduate with practical and theoretical knowledge of nutritional supplements and their effect on the body.
Learning Goals
• Speak meaningfully about individual nutritional supplements, their impact on the body, main uses,dosage, adverse effects, available supplements and dietary sources
• Understand the role of nutritional supplements in the complementary healthcare industry
• Enhance your existing skills you bring to your role, providing greater job opportunity
• Clarify controversies about nutritional supplements, thus improving consumer confidence and subsequently sales
• Confidence in accurately guiding customer to the nutritional supplement that best match their needs.
Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Herbal Supplements (CCHP-HS)
The Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Herbal Supplements provides graduates with a sound understanding of herbal supplements available for retail sale in Australia and NewZealand. With a detailed description of individual herbal supplements, students will graduate with practical and theoretical knowledge of herbal supplements and their effect on the body.
Learning Goals
• Understand the role of herbal supplements in the complementary healthcare industry
• Speak meaningfully about individual herbal supplements, their main uses, key constituents, dosage and adverse effects
• Enhance your existing skills you bring to your role, providing greater job opportunity
• Clarify controversies about herbal supplements, thus improving consumer confidence and subsequently sales
• Confidence in accurately guiding customer to the herbal supplement that best match their needs.
Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Homeopathics & Flower Essences (CCHP-HF)
Specifically designed for the complementary healthcare industry, the Certificate in Homeopathics and Flower Essences is an introductory course for people without a background in health sciences.
Providing students with sound understanding of homeopathic principals and their individual uses, students will graduate with confidence in accurately guide customers to the homeopathic that best suits their need. With Bach, Australian Bush & North American Flower Essences also covered in this course, students will graduate with a well rounded understanding of this subject.
Learning Goals
•Speak meaningfully about individual homeopathics and flower essences, their impact on the body, main uses, dosage, potency & adverse effects
•Understand the role homeopathics and flower essences in the complementary healthcare industry
•Enhance your existing skills you bring to your role, providing greater job opportunity
•Clarifying controversies about homeopathics and flower essences, thus improving customer confidence and subsequently sales
•Confidence in accurately guiding customers to homeopathics and flower essences that best match their needs
You don’t have to be an industry member to enrol. If you have an interest in complementary healthcare or are intending to work in this area, these courses will be ideal for increasing your knowledge and understanding.
Pricing
Each certificate is able to be undertaken as a stand alone Certificate course and as part of the requirements for completing the Diploma of Complementary Healthcare Products.
| Member |
|
| Indvidual Certificate Enrolment |
$480 |
| 2 Certificate Package Enrolment |
$880 |
| Full Diploma (6 certificate) Enrolment |
$2600 |
| Non Member |
|
| Indvidual Certificate Enrolment |
$600 |
| 2 Certificate Package Enrolment |
$1100 |
| Full Diploma (6 certificate) Enrolment |
$3200 |
Where required Indivual Modules can be purchased for $60
Future Courses
Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Homeopathics & Flower Essences
Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Therapeutics
Certificate in Complementary Healthcare Products - Retail Sales
Enrol Today and Begin your Journey of Knowledge
You don’t have to be an industry member to enrol. If you have an interest in complementary healthcare or are intending to work in this area, these courses will be ideal for increasing your knowledge and understanding.
For more information please refer to our education website http://moodle.chc.org.au where you will find a full course outlines on each certificate.
Alternatively please contact Katrina Jack on education@chc.org.au or 02 62604022
