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If
you are considering studying with us for the first time,
but are not sure how we operate, here is a list of
Frequently Asked Questions:
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Question:
Should I study Tutored or Self Study?
Answer:
We offer you a choice of two different methods of study
- "Tutored" and "Self Study". The
lessons are the same whichever method you choose. All course
work, Tutored or Self Study, is sent out in Modules which
consist of 3 lessons. As all of our courses are
accredited by the International College of Holistic Medicine we
have a duty of care to ensure that you are reaching the required
standard before any more course work can be sent.
When you enrol for a Tutored Course,
you are assigned a Personal Online Tutor to whom you submit your
work after each lesson. Its really easy, just email your
answers and your Tutor will mark your work and return it
to you by email. Usually within 3 - 5 working days. You will receive a percentage mark along
with any helpful comments that are relevant. Your Personal Tutor
is here to assist you should you run into difficulties and will
answer any questions that you may need assistance with during your
studies. You will be given the name of your 'personal online
tutor' when you submit your first assignment or ask a question.
With Self Study, you submit your
work to the Self Study Team, three assignments at a time. Your work is assessed
qualitatively but you are not given a percentage mark. If you are making serious errors
you will be informed and asked to redo the assignment, but apart from that, feedback
is minimal. Your work is not returned to you with this method,
however you will hear from us usually within 4 - 6 working days
with your next lessons. We recommend
this much more economical system to students who are familiar with studying and require the minimum amount of assistance with their coursework. This works fine for those who are acquainted with the subjects that they choose, and are able to work on their own initiative.
If you only need occasional assistance a member of staff will be available to help you.
Our dedicated Self Study Team are very knowledgeable but they are
not specialists.
In our experience, we find Self Study
students have a broad background knowledge of the subject they are
studying. They are also familiar with studying methods in
general. Tutored courses, on the other hand, provide
that 'extra pampering' for people who like or need additional
feedback and support throughout their studies. |
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Question:
What if I fail my course?
Answer:
It hardly ever happens. The coursework is not difficult and we are
not here to catch people out. Our role is to make all our students
happy and successful. We will give you all the help you need to
pass the course and become
a professional practitioner. If you need to re-sit an exam there
will be no additional cost to you. If you need extra help you will always receive it at
the School of Natural Health Sciences. |
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Question:
How long has The School of Natural Health Sciences been operating?
Answer:
We first opened our doors to students in 1997, in September
2001, SNHS Ltd., was formed. We now have over 12,000 students
studying with us from all over the world. |
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Question:
Can I Practise my therapy/therapies, once I have completed any of
your courses.
Answer:
Yes, with our valuable accreditation from The International College of
Holistic Medicine, (ICHM), all our successful graduates are
entitled to practise their therapies. This accreditation will
appear on Your Diploma(s). |
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Question:
Will I be able to obtain Insurance?
Answer: U.K.
students who
graduate from the School of Natural Health Sciences and/or become
a member of the ICHM, will be introduced to an Insurance
Company to cover you for Public Liability Insurance. Overseas
students will be able to get insured where they live. |
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Question:
How long do your courses take to complete, how long is the
course?
Answer: Regarding time-scales we do not impose any time
limits on the completion of any of our courses. You simply work
through the assignments at your own pace FREE from the restrictions
and pressures of working to deadlines. Many individuals come to us
with some knowledge of the subject/subjects they will be studying,
whilst others will be starting
from beginner level. For this reason time-scales will vary, also
every individual has a different threshold for learning. We take
into account all these variables, giving everyone the same
opportunity to learn, by taking away the pressure of time limits.
This way every student has the opportunity to produce their best
work under the most 'favourable relaxed conditions'.
This is 21st Century Adult learning. You simply put in the hours of
study at your convenience, when you have the opportunity, with no
pressure from ourselves. This way you can accommodate studying
around a busy and full lifestyle. Many of our students have full
time employment whilst others are juggling with the responsibilities
of bringing up young families. You will only hear from the School
when you submit an assignment, so you are in complete control of
your studies once you have enrolled. |
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Question:
If I do not receive the required 80% pass mark what happens then?
Answer:
Should this be the case (and it hardly ever happens) you
will be given the opportunity to re-sit your assignment or exam,
with no additional fees involved. We are not trying to 'catch you
out'. We want you to enjoy your studies and achieve the success
which you deserve. We help and encourage everyone to be successful.
Our role is to 'train our students', helping everyone to achieve
their best results under the most 'favourable
conditions'. Students enjoy studying with us and usually will stay
studying with us, working through different subjects over years, in
some cases. |
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Question:
Are your courses available everywhere in the world?
Answer:
We supply our courses all over the world.
Wherever you are located you may study with us. We provide our
coursework by Email or CD's. Most students like to print out their
lessons and study them away from the computer. To make things
simple you can Email
your assignments to us for assessment. So there are no
geographical barriers whatsoever. |
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Question:
If I enrol for more than one course or a Course Package, do I
have to study all the subjects together?
Answer: You may
complete your course subjects in any order that you choose. Some
students prefer to take their courses one at a time, while others
like to study them all together. The choice is yours. |
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Question:
Do I have to travel anywhere to take my Final Examination?
Answer:
No attendance is required for your Final Examination.
Should you wish to appoint your own personal adjudicator then please
do. However, we do not require students to memorise their
coursework. We are simply assessing that the coursework has
been understood. This is after all Adult Learning, 21st Century
style. |
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Question:
Do you have any sample lessons I can see before I enrol?
Answer: You
are very welcome to request one or two sample pages from the lessons.
Just write in to enquiries@naturalhealthcourses.com
and let us know which courses you are interested it. |
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Question:
If I wish to pay for my course by instalments, how do I make my
monthly payments?
Answer:
We have a special web page where you may
make your monthly payments. The URL of this payments page will be
emailed to you when you enrol. |
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Question:
Do you recommend any special books to accompany the courses?
Answer: While not
essential for most courses, undertaking extra reading can greatly
improve the depth and breadth of your knowledge and help you to
understand the course material better. A link to our Recommended Reading List
will be sent to you when you enrol on your chosen course.
The only subjects for which there are set books are Anatomy &
Physiology, Homoeopathy and Child Psychology. For all our other
courses it is entirely up to you whether you wish to get any of the
recommended books or not. |
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Do I need to do any practical work?
Answer: Your Practical Work is carried out
with our assistance and guidance, this is an enjoyable and
enlightening experience. Our courses are unique, not only in the
'easy to understand format' that they are presented in, but also
because as Distance Learning Courses, they have achieved
'Accreditation level', without the need for 'practical
attendance'. This reflects the high level' of detail and
information found in all our
lessons and reflects our 21st Century Assessment and examining
procedures. All the 'Practical Elements' are dealt with in
the coursework, by way of detailed diagrams.
WITH ALL HANDS-ON THERAPIES: Please arrange your own team of
volunteers to coincide with your enrolment for any 'hands-on'
therapy subject. We ask you to begin working with these people
as soon as you commence your studies, putting into practise
every movement which you are covering in your coursework. This
will give you confidence which will build throughout your
course. (We advise you to select individuals who are close to
you, whom you feel comfortable with, who have no serious
ailments, it is essential that you receive detailed feedback
from these volunteers in order that you can work with them to
build your confidence and perfect your techniques) This will
give you the required confidence to build on your knowledge and
expertise throughout your course. Should you experience any problems during this
initial period, this is the time to ask us for assistance.
It is our role as professional trainers to assist on an on-going
basis, throughout the learning period of all our students.
This is your opportunity to gain valuable hands on experience
prior to working with your paying clients once you have
graduated.
CASE STUDIES - We will require a minimum of three case-studies
(three different volunteers) to be written up and submitted to us
prior to your final (theory) examination. Each case-study should
give details of a series of at least three different sessions. We provide everyone
with guidelines on how to conduct this Practical Work. If
you need additional assistance or advice our 'friendly team' are
at your disposal to guide you through. This really is the 'fun
part' of your coursework, working with the therapy that you are
studying, assessing your results and obtaining feedback from
your volunteers will serve to enhance your confidence once you
begin working with your paying clients. Enjoy this vital part of
your training, this will pay dividends later in your career as a
professional therapist.
WORKSHOPS - Although not compulsory at present,
workshops are available and are of great benefit to those
student who choose to attend. |
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Question:
Do you publish your Terms and Conditions?
Answer: Yes we do. The School of Natural Health Sciences is a helpful, friendly
organisation which will always do its best to help its students, however the
Terms & Conditions, as set out on this
website define our
legal position.
By applying to become a student, or by using our website, you agree
to be legally bound by our
Terms & Conditions.
We also have a
Privacy Policy.
When using this website or
enrolling on our courses your privacy is completely protected.
Your name, email address and other personal information are strictly
confidential
and will never be shared with or sold to anyone. Our
Privacy Policy gives more details and sets out the legal
position. |
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Question: Why are your course fees so much more reasonable than others?
Answer: Basically there are so many people offering courses that it is
often difficult to make the distinction between what is a worthy
training establishment and those who are not.
We have a twelve year track record in the Holistic Therapy field,
providing courses only related to this specialised area, whilst
others may offer Holistic Therapies, Accounting, Carpentry and all
manor of other different subjects.
With regards to the fees, we are passionate about making these
courses affordable for everyone, with this marketing strategy, it is
highly unlikely that you will find an accredited course of this
level at a more reasonable fee.
We are simply market leaders for providing excellent courses at
prices which are affordable for everyone and not just the chosen
few.
We are regarded as the leading distance learning school training to
practitioner level in the major Holistic Therapies. Our student
following has tipped 12,000, we are currently training that number
of students from around the world, which is a phenomenal achievement
in twelve years of operation.Have you looked at our
Testimonials
Page on our website:
http://www.naturalhealthcourses.com/testimon.htm
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Here you will see the emails we receive regarding how pleased our
students are with the service and coursework they receive from us.
There would be no way we would have reached the 'dizzy heights of
our success' without such enthusiastic and positive
feedback from our students. Very rarely will a student come to us
for just one course and never be heard of again. Our success is moulded
around the fact that our students stay with us, enrolling for more
and more courses over several years.
It may be of help to you to take a look at Our Web Page entitled
Our Graduates.
This can be found as follows:
http://www.naturalhealthcourses.com/Success_Stories/SuccessStories.htm
Here you will see the careers that a selection of our graduates from
around the world are
successfully creating for themselves with our qualifications. |
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Question:
Please can you tell me what title I would use
after graduating from your School. Also what sort of salary would an
advisor/therapist expect to earn and where would I begin to find
work?
Answer: Once you have successfully completed our designated
courses you will be entitled to work in the field(s) of
specialisation which you have studied.
Basically how you decide to market yourself is your decision,
whether it is advisor, consultant etc. However, as we train to
Practitioner Level, our graduates will mainly call themselves
Therapists (In their particular field of specialisation) This is
really a personal thing to decide once you have graduated.
Some examples would be: Nutritional Therapist, Aromatherapist,
Stress Management Consultant, Meridian Psychotherapist or Colour
and Crystal Healing Therapist etc.
Often our graduates will begin by working alongside other
therapists who are qualified in different fields, this gives you
the immediate advantage of being able to share a ready made
client base without encroaching on the business of the other
therapists. For example you may decide to work with Counsellors,
Aromatherapists, Reflexologists or indeed work from local Gyms
and Spas.
To learn more about Networking in this way, please go to the
Reading Room on our website:
http://www.naturalhealthcourses.com/Reading_Room/Networking.htm
Our workshop leader has written a particularly relevant article
about how she got started through 'Networking' with other like
minded therapists. Her name is Sue Pash.
This idea has proved so successful that Sue has set up her own
Therapists Network. A link to this is at the base of her article,
here it is again:
http://www.thetherapistnetwork.com/
Regarding fees: Usually you will charge a rate for a treatment
and it is a good idea to consult other therapists where you live for lists
of their charges. Initially, we recommend that you start by making
your prices competitive but not too low as this could
create a non-professional image and cause bad feeling.
It may be of help to you to take a look at Our Web Page entitled
"Success Stories" which can be found as follows:
http://www.naturalhealthcourses.com/Success_Stories/SuccessStories.htm
Here you will see the careers that a selection of our graduates
are successfully creating for themselves with our
qualifications. |
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