Hi,
I'm thinking of doing a home study course in Aromatherapy. I was looking at The School of Natural Health Sciences and Guild Training International.
Which would be the one to go for?
Thanks 🙂
If it's for fun, choose whatever.
If it's to be professional, I would touch either with a barge pole. Professional level courses are much longer and have formal industry/government accreditation, not made up fantasy associations.
Hi
There are lots of training schools to choose from. Our training courses offer not only tutor support but access to a student video library which can be helpful if you would like some visual aids also. I have attached a course prospectus for you which you may find helpful.
Another course with rubbish accreditation.
OK for homestudy, b0ll0x for professional use.
Luna says on their website: Worldwide Accreditation - Do you cover my country?
I live in Canada can I still study your courses? We have many Canadian students, Australian as we do European, American and the Far East. It really does not matter where in the world you are based, your course is recognised by three professional holistic accreditation boards two of which are international. iphm (worldwide) IICT ( UK, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, USA, NEW ZEALAND, IRELAND) aadp (USA)
Rubbish. Different countries have different standards. Some you can practice almost anything in some countries, and be prosecuted for practicing without a licence in others. For example most of the USA and Canada have strict standards in the massage industry, and to get a licence takes 100's and 100's of hours of study and have to sit external examination. No diploma mill homestudy course will ever get you to this standard. As for the UK there is common law which allows most therapies to be practiced. But if a qualification doesn't allow to become a member of a professional association ie CThA, FHT, APNT and other organisations that are industry recognised, it isn't worth the paper it's written on. And if it doesn't give you registration to the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (not that you have to join of course as it's a voluntary self-regulator, though UK government recognised) then it is suspect.
Edit: Post that I was referring to has been removed. That's OK as it's still good to highlight that there's no quick trip or easy ride to being a good competent therapist.
Hi RP,
Due to blatent breaches of the forum rules, that member's post has now been removed. Apologies for making your post look out of place. 😉
All Love and Reiki Hugs
No probs, I'll just add an edit at the bottom 😉