Transition into a Career you Love - become a qualified herbalist and support clients with holistic, plant-based solutions
Herbal Medicine blends traditional wisdom with modern scientific understanding to promote whole-body wellbeing. In this industry-recognised course, you’ll gain the confidence and clinical skills to practice as a Western Herbal Medicine practitioner and support clients with personalised herbal formulations.
What you will learn
- Herbal Medicine philosophy & materia medica
- Formulating & preparing herbal medicines
- Case taking, analysis & clinical decision-making
- Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry & pathology foundations
- Herbal dispensing & manufacturing
- Setting up & running a successful herbal medicine practice.
For subject list, study plans, and clinical practice requirements download the Course Outline Brochure here
Study Your Way
Nature Care makes learning accessible for everyone. Choose the learning style that suits your lifestyle or do a combination of both course delivery options.
- Self-Paced Online Learning: The majority of subjects available in a flexible, self-paced online delivery format. You can enrol at any time throughout the year and take up to 6 months to complete each subject, allowing you to study when it suits you.
- Lecturer-Led Online Sessions: Join scheduled virtual online classes and engage with trainers and peers in real time with our lecturer-led sessions. Can’t join the class in real time? No problem, the class recordings are available to watch in-line with your own weekly scheulde
Getting Started
- Self-Paced Online Learning: You can enrol into the Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Western Herbal Medicine and start your selected subjects at any time of the year!
- Lecturer-Led Online Sessions: The Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Western Herbal Medicine course has an annual intake commencing from 4 March.
If you miss the annual intake, you can commence your studies by the self-paced course delivery mode and join the lecturer-led sessions later in the year. You can also choose your course delivery mode on a subject-by-subject basis.
Course Recognition
Nature Care College is an approved education provider for the Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Western Herbal Medicine with the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS).
Nature Care learners get free student membership with ATMS. By joining ATMS you become a member of Australia’s leading natural medicine Association and will be supported on your journey to becoming an Accredited Professional Practitioner.
Once you graduate you can upgrade your student membership to ATMS Accredited Membership with access to professional indemnity insurance cover offered exclusively to ATMS members as well as many other membership benefits.
Course Outcome
Graduates of the Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Western Herbal Medicine are equipped to practice as an Herbal Medicine Practitioner in roles such as:
- Clinical Herbalist
- Dispensary or Retail Herbal Advisor
- Complementary Practitioner within collaborative health settings
Graduates will have the skills to confidently support clients with integrative, holistic personalised health care using plant medicines, to deliver people focused care that prioritises wellbeing.
Course Enrolment
You are welcome to enrol if you are 18 years and over. Nature Care’s wide demographic of learners makes learning with likeminded people an enriching and fulfilling experience.
How to enrol
You can secure your place today by enrolling with a $295 deposit. Being a one off $95 Course Program Enrolment Fee and a $200 deposit that is credited towards your first subject.
You can enrol online here
Why learn herbal medicine with Nature Care?
- Flexible Learning Options: Study at your own pace over 3, 4 or 5 years. Choose between our online lecturer-led sessions, or online self-paced study - or, a mixture of both!
- Clinical Confidence: Complete structured clinic training with 50% supervised hours in Nature Care’s online clinic, and 50% external clinical hours to be completed face to face.
- Industry Recognised: This course is approved by the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS). Enrolled students receive free ATMS student membership.
- Established & Trusted: Nature Care College has been training natural health practitioners since 1973
- Supportive Community: Learn in a warm, inclusive environment with experienced lecturers, passionate peers and a supportive Nature Care team
“Nature itself is the best physician” – Hippocrates
Nature Care welcomes you to learn about the exciting world of Herbal Medicine and how to harness the power of plants to restore balance of body and mind.
Disclaimer: The Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Western Herbal Medicine is not a nationally recognised qualification under the Australian Qualification Framework and does not lead to issuance of AQF documentation.
For course accreditation details please refer to the Course Outline Recognition Information.