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THE
PROFESSIONAL ​CERTIFICATE
OF WELLNESS COACHING
Are you in the health, exercise or fitness industry and keen to improve your clients' health and wellness outcomes? Become an effective catalyst for change in others, and gain continuing education points at the same time. Embracing a client-led approach is one of the most powerful tools a professional can use in supporting clients to become the drive of their path forward to their most well selves.

Become an agent of change:
* Understand and overcome client complacency and resistance
* Encourage positive mindset and eagerness to change
* Develop your clients' self-responsibility and health ownership
* Improve client outcomes and retention
* Increase word-of-mouth from the successes of your client-led coaching

Don't have a prior qualification?  Consider our full qualification program which takes you to the gold standard in coaching, ICF and HCANZA Credentialing, or add Nutrition, Health & Wellness Coaching to your professional skills, there are no prerequisites. Gain the skills to mentor and coach clients.

*This program is ideal for ESSA members. A unique opportunity to gain 40 CPD over a 2 year period, plus gain a coaching qualification and build your client offerings. 

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

1. Psychology, Behaviour & Wellbeing
Embed an understanding of human behaviour, personality, learning, habit formation, health behaviour change process, motivational interviewing and client-led coaching. Learn how to empower clients to be the driver of change and the creator of their future.
COST, DURATION & ASSESSMENT DETAILS 
Investment:  $399
Duration:      20 hours of online study
Assessment
  • Online quiz
CONTINUING EDUCATION POINTS

  • 15 ESSA CPDs
  • 20 CPD APNA
  • Fitness Australia 15 CECs
  • 3 Physical Activity Australia PDPs
  • 12.5 REPs NZ
  • 20 CPD from ATMS
  • May assist nurses and midwives in achieving the requisite hours of continuing development required by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) for your annual renewal of your authority to practice
2. Wellbeing Management & Coaching Practices
You'll begin to develop your coaching style and confidence by experiencing powerful coaching from the client and coach perspective. Develop coaching sessions that build success for coach and client alike using the gold standard in coaching, the International Coach Federation (ICF) competencies.
COST, DURATION & ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Investment:  $525
Duration:       30 hours of study via practical tasks​
Assessment tasks:
You are required to complete four practical assessments in this unit, they will form the bulk of your time in this unit and start out gently, none of the tasks are time-consuming, instead they designed to be experiential and low-stress:
  1. Peer-to-peer session that gently starts you out with coaching from curiosity and coaching questioning. Your task here is to set aside any need to solve problems, to hold others to your expectations, to let go of any need to be right or to judge, and importantly to hold the silence for client as they process their thoughts and feelings. You and your peer will take turns at being coached and at coaching. To complete the task you'll sharing your reflections on your experience by answering a short set questions which you'll gain personalised feedback on.
  2. Connection coaching session is a live small group session of just 3-4 students to get your coaching mojo and ask all those questions you have in your mind. Your participation is all that is required.
  3. Pro bono sessions you can undertake with your peer if you've struck up a connection, a student-coach from the study group, or someone from your network. You'll record your session (with permission), watch it back and submit a reflection (not the recording) of your coaching for feedback.
  4. Lastly, you'll upload your coaching log of these sessions to complete this subject.
 
You can move through these tasks as quickly as you wish, the group sessions are run every week.
CONTINUING EDUCATION POINTS

  • 15 ESSA CPDs
  • 3 Physical Activity Australia PDPs
  • Fitness Australia 15 CECs (applies to certificates issued on or before 30/5/2022) - You must be registered Personal Trainer in order to attain these CECs.
3. Mental Health & Trauma Awareness
Drawing on Beyond Blue's Mental Health Action plan and other agencies who take a dynamic and expansive approach to emotional health, you'll be able to support, understand and respond to others with compassion and confidence. Also includes a Trauma Awareness module to develop your understanding of trauma and trauma informed coaching. 
COST, DURATION, ASSESSMENT & CPD DETAILS 
Investment:  $150
Duration:      15 hours of online study
Assessment: Participation and quizzes
CPD: 10 (ESSA)

DEVELOP YOUR CLIENT'S HEALTH LITERACY AND OWNERSHIP OF THEIR HEALTH

Turn some of those limitations into learnings and benefits for you and your clients.
* Understand and overcome client complacency and resistance
* Engage at a level that encourages positive mindset and eagerness to change
* Improve your client's outcomes and retention
* Increase word-of-mouth from success stories

KEY INFORMATION

  • Flexible online learning
  • Option to continue on to health or women's health coaching programs
  • Private, community-minded study group
  • Average estimate of study time per week is around 4 hours to complete in around 3 months (doing more will get you through faster)
  • Extensive collection of coaching tools, booklets and templates to use with clients
  • Six month Well & Truly Biz Coaching program so you start working on your business as you go
  • Continuing Professional Development Points (CPD/ CEC) available on each unit of study. CLICK HERE f​or more detail.
  • Certification in the Australia, NZ, UK, US, South Africa & Europe - Students can gain a membership and insurance packages with IICT

FEES, VALUE BUNDLE, PAYMENT PLANS

Students may enrol via an Up Front Value Bundle to take advantage of a discount and a selection of fantastic inclusions to support their coaching and business. Other options include enrolling one unit at a time at your own pace or via a payment plan. Well College students and graduates contact the office regarding RPL out of units you have previously completed.

UP FRONT VALUE BUNDLE

OR ENROL BY THE UNIT AT YOUR OWN PACE

Unit 1: Psychology, Behaviour and Wellbeing  $399 (15 CPD)
Unit 2: Wellbeing Management & Coaching Practices  $525 (15 CPD)
Unit 3: Mental Health Awareness $150 (10 CPD)

OR USE A PAYMENT PLAN

Payment plans are available on a unit-by-unit basis, there are no setup fees or interest, these are highly ethical plans. Please contact the office to enrol via a payment plan, or for more information.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

Graduates of this program can apply for membership with the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT), under the modality of Wellness Coaching and Management in Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Europe, South Africa, and the United States. Insurance bundles are also available, although some insurers will add caveats to existing cover. Graduates are required to hold prior training in health, fitness or exercise.

If you're looking for a globally recognised gold standard credential in coaching we would recommend you review the Certified Coaching Professional Program which is approved by the International Coach Federation (ICF).

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