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The Advanced Certificate in Nutritional Science is designed for health coaches, practitioners, and professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of evidence-based nutrition and apply it with confidence in practice. This certificate builds on the fundamentals of nutritional science and takes you into advanced topics including metabolic health, gut health, weight management, and nutrition for special populations. You’ll critically examine the latest research and gain practical tools to support clients in making sustainable nutrition and lifestyle changes.

This six-month, part-time training prepares you to work as a Health Coach within Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction (IPMHA) services across Aotearoa. You will build strong behaviour change and coaching skills to support tāngata whaiora experiencing mental distress, addiction, and long-term conditions. Training is culturally responsive by design, embedding Te Ao Māori knowledge and Māori and Pasifika models of health alongside evidence-based coaching and lifestyle medicine. You will learn to use kai, movement, sleep, and connection as practical tools to support hauora. Learning is delivered through a flexible mix of self-paced online study, live workshops, coaching practice, mentoring, and in-clinic assessment. You will complete this training with the confidence, clarity, and competence to step into your new role.

In this course you'll learn key business fundamentals to launch your purpose-led business. This 6 week course is a sprint, it's about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck into getting your ducks in a row to get your business off the ground. Our business faculty will be walking alongside you every step of the way, imparting knowledge and providing feedback in key areas of business fundamentals. They'll support you to set your vision, create your core product, learn how to sell yourself and your skills to potential clients, nail the basics of marketing and set up your key business systems.

Learn what and whom to believe when it comes to the latest nutrition, exercise, and health research.

Elevate your understanding of nutrition in this advanced course on macronutrients and micronutrients. Dive into topics like Vitamin D’s role in health, protein and anabolic resistance, the effects of food processing, and more. This course offers practical, evidence-based strategies to enhance metabolic health and empower your clients to make informed dietary choices.

This course covers all you need to know about metabolism, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of how nutrients, hormones, and lifestyle factors shape metabolic health. You'll explore the complex interactions between diet, hormones, and metabolism, focusing on key mechanisms like insulin resistance, fat adaptation, and mitochondrial function, all while incorporating the latest research in metabolic science.

This course provides an in depth exploration of therapeutic nutrition, equipping you with the knowledge and practical tools to support clients in achieving optimal health through targeted dietary interventions. You will investigate a range of nutritional approaches, including wholefood diets, low carbohydrate strategies, fasting, plant-based eating, autoimmune protocols, and metabolic therapies, all underpinned by the latest scientific research and expert insights.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of nutritional behaviour change related to different client goals, combining the latest scientific research with practical coaching strategies to support clients in achieving meaningful and sustainable health improvements. You will dive into a range of topics, including metabolic flexibility, low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets, weight management, food addiction, and the psychosocial dynamics of health coaching – all underpinned by the latest research and real-world applications.

This course explores the gut’s role as far more than a digestive organ – it's a central hub for immunity, metabolism, mental health, and overall wellbeing. Advances in microbiome science have revealed how gut bacteria, fungi, and viruses influence everything from inflammation and hormone balance to appetite, mood, and cognitive function. Beyond its microbial inhabitants, the gut’s physical structure and function play a vital role in nutrient absorption, immune defense, and communication with the brain and other organ systems. Throughout this course, you'll also examine common gut disorders like Coeliac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and dysbiosis. By understanding the latest science and critically assessing microbiome-related health claims, you'll gain practical insights into supporting gut health for overall wellbeing.

In this course, you’ll learn how to navigate nutritional evidence with clarity and confidence. You’ll explore how research is generated, interpreted, and applied – and why it can be slow to change, even when the science is clear. You’ll examine key controversies in public health nutrition, learn how to spot flawed data and conflicts of interest, and develop the skills to critically assess nutrition claims in the media, in guidelines, and in scientific literature.

Learn the foundations of mental health epidemiology.

Explore the basics of brain biology and neuroscience.

Learn about the science of behaviour therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Learn about substance misuse and addiction and how to best support your clients.

Explore advanced lifestyle medicine for mental health

Learn about the importance of trauma-informed care

Learn the basics of health coaching to create sustainable change for whānau.

Learn about the latest scientific research in mental health practice.

As a Regional Lead in the PREKURE & Collaborative Aotearoa IPMHA Health Coach Training Programme, you play a pivotal role in transforming primary care across Aotearoa. This programme builds your confidence as a health coaching mentor and assessor, and deepens your understanding of the science, methodology, and skills that underpin effective health coaching. This online course is home to everything you need across your training journey.