You can't expect to begin
a new career with just a couple of weekends of study --
life's not like that. To make it worth the time and money
you will invest in your training, check out that the
training course meets
the following criteria:
Does it provide a truly
comprehensive training?
Will you achieve a comprehensive
skill base by the end of your training to become an holistic
therapist?
Is the holistic therapy school
well established and has it achieved some type of outside
accreditation (ie Open College Network or NVQ?)
Is the training establishment
recognised by a professional organisation so that you
can gain a professional qualification?
To achieve a comprehensive skills
base you will be looking at spending at least 150 hours
of tutor-directed learning with an equivalent time spent
for home study and practical case studies in your chosen
field. Does the training you have chosen do this?
Depending on the professional
organisation that you aspire to, you must expect to also
train in Anatomy & Physiology,
Counselling skills, Business skills and Nutrition.
Is it
taught by fully qualified professionals in their field?
Check out the qualifications of the
tutors at the holistic therapy school you have chosen.
All training establishments are now required to employ
tutors with teaching qualifications and in some cases Assessors'
Awards as well.
Does the course include a
complete set of documentation, or is your future career dependant
on your note-takiing skills?
How effective will
you be as a therapist?
Will the training you receive give
you the ability to make a real difference to those who
seek help?
Get in touch with past graduates
of the training school and ask them how effective their
training was to enable them to practise professionally.
How easy was it for them to get
their new holistic practice off the ground?
What on-going
support in there from your training school or organisation?
What promotional activities do they
do on behalf of their trainees?
Are they running an effective
central website with on-line referrals?
Do they produce full colour professional
leaflets, cards, posters which have been approved by the
Advertising Standards Authority for you to use to promote
your practice?
Do they do colour advertising in
magazines and periodicals from time to time?
Do they attend exhibitions to promote
the therapy?
Is there further
optional training for practitioners so that they can
maintain and build on their skills after they have qualified?
