Transition into a Career you Love - become a qualified Naturopath and support clients through holistic, evidence-informed natural health care
Naturopathy combines traditional healing wisdom with modern scientific knowledge to support whole-person wellness. In this industry-recognised course, you’ll gain the clinical skills, holistic understanding, and confidence to work as a qualified Clinical Naturopath, helping clients achieve better health through nutrition, herbal medicine, lifestyle support, and integrative naturopathic care.
What you will learn
- Naturopathic philosophy & therapeutic principles
- Clinical nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy & lifestyle therapeutics
- Case taking, clinical reasoning & treatment planning
- Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry & pathology foundations
- Comprehensive health assessment techniques
- Setting up & running a successful naturopathic 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 at a time that suits you.
Getting Started
- Self-Paced Online Learning: You can enrol into the Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Naturopathy and start your selected subjects at any time of the year!
- Lecturer-Led Online Sessions: The Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Naturopathy 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 Naturopathy 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 Naturopathy are equipped to practice as a Naturopath in roles such as:
- Clinical Naturopath in private practice
- Integrative Health Practitioner
- Complementary Practitioner within collaborative health settings
You will graduate with the clinical knowledge, practical skills, and therapeutic confidence to support clients with holistic, personalised naturopathic care using nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy and lifestyle therapeutics.
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 by enrolling with a $295 deposit. Being a one of $95 Course Program Enrolment Fee and a $200 deposit that is credited towards your first subject.
You can enrol online here
Why learn naturopathy 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 Naturopathy and how to support balance of body and mind through natural medicine practices.
Disclaimer: The Advanced Practitioner of Clinical Naturopathy 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.