NTEC Certified Post-Qualification Training
The Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC) provides certification for nutrition courses that support professional development of nutritional therapy graduates and other nutrition professionals that are members of a professional body and/or registered with either relevant PSA recognised Statutory or Accredited Regulator.
The certification provides a quality assessment mark for courses designed for clinically trained nutritional therapists from NTEC accredited courses, and other nutrition professionals (educated to degree level or equivalent) that wish to learn more about nutrition and lifestyle medicine sciences post relevant qualification.
All courses brought forward for certification must have content that reflects current nutrition research, including the evidence-based, bioscience basis of nutritional therapy, which recognises that nutrition and lifestyle choices affect health outcomes and that each individual has their own unique nutritional needs.
Additionally, the courses should include:
a. assessment of learning and clinical practice relevant to the skills being developed, leading to a completion certificate OR
b. demonstrates and assesses experiential learning relevant to nutrition professionals, leading to a completion certificate.
* https://experientiallearninginstitute.org/what-is-experiential-learning/
Course content will align with the BANT Wellbeing Guidelines and The Consultation Process that supports the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Network Approach.
NTEC Certified Post-Qualification Training does not imply that learners will be trained as Nutritional Therapists, qualified to work in a therapeutic capacity with clients, or eligible for registration as Nutritional Therapists. Furthermore, NTEC’s role will be to quality assure that courses are achieving their intended outcomes, and, once the course is running, those graduating will be asked for feedback via an online reporting portal that NTEC will set up for each course.
All courses successfully achieving NTEC Certification for Post-Qualification Training will be automatically awarded BANT CPD without the need to formally apply to BANT.
Certified Courses
Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel Ltd
Weston, Dean Place, Winchester, SO22 5RU
Phone: 07966 040107
Email: drnina@drninafullershavel.com
Web: drninafullershavel.com
Course: Systems Approach to Cancer - Level 1
Certification awarded for a period of two years (to December 2025)
Leiths School of Food and Wine
16-20 Wendell Road, London, W12 9RT
Web: http://www.leiths.com
Course: Nutrition in Culinary Practice
Certification awarded for a period of two years (to December 2025)
The Eating Clinic
36 Belmont Road, Westgate, Kent, CT8 8AY
Web: http://www.theeatingclinic.com
Course: Nutritional therapy for eating disorders: Advanced practitioner programme (NTED)
Certification awarded for a period of two years (to September 2026)
The Institute for Optimum Nutrition
Ambassador House | Paradise Road, Richmond, London, TW9 1SQ
Phone: 020 8614 7800
Web: http://www.ion.ac.uk
Course: Cancer: Nutritional support before, during and after treatment and beyond
(Three day course for nutrition practitioners)
Certification awarded for a period of two years (to October 2024)
Trifocus
1st Floor, 292 Surry Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
Phone: 0861 444 765 ext 17
Email: lisa@trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za
Web: http://www.trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za
Web: http://www.trifocusfitnessacademy.co.uk
Course: Diploma in Sports Nutrition
Certification awarded for a period of two years (to May 2026)
Apply for NTEC Certified Post-Qualification Training
Application for NTEC certification for post-qualification training is open to:
1) Courses meeting standard of learning and assessment appropriate for qualified nutrition professionals.
2) Courses with experiential learning and/or development of practical skills and knowledge, as relevant to Nutritional Therapists and degree qualified nutrition practitioners, with or without assessment.
Fees are based on the depth of content and duration of the course.
For more information on fees please contact the NTEC administrator on administration@nteducationcommission.org.uk
Applications will be assessed by a panel of experienced NTEC assessors and can be submitted using this Form:
Academic Levels explained
All courses will have an education level, this means simply, a ‘difficulty level which indicates the difficulty and complexity of the knowledge and skills associated with the course. In the UK there are eight levels and Qualified NT practitioners are recognised to have reached a validated (University or other Ofqual recognised validating body for example Qualifi) level of 6 or 7 by completing an NTEC accredited course and other nutrition professionals will have an equivalent level 6 or 7 Nutrition Qualification.
Level 6 qualifications for example include graduate certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s degrees and bachelor’s degrees with honours and level 7 includes master’s degrees and postgraduate diplomas. The Regulated Qualifications Framework sets criteria for levels and an individual, corporate body or a commercial company cannot set a level.
NTEC recognises courses that are suitable for those who have achieved level 6 or higher in their professional qualification, and, if you would like to know more about the skills associated with that level then the following link will be helpful.
https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels.
Other useful sources include The Quality Assurance Agency.
QAA Framework for Higher Education. See Table 1 for levels and 4.15 and 4.17 for descriptor.
Course Aims explained
This is a broad general statement that outlines the primary purpose or intended outcome of the course and suggests what should be achieved on completion.
For more information see here or here.
Learning Outcomes Explained
All courses submitted to NTEC should have a clear learning outcome(s). These will broadly describe what the course is about and its overall purpose. NTEC recognises that many courses will be submitted from outside the world of formal education and so will not be expecting multiple learning outcomes, but we do ask for a clear, broad description of what the course is about and how that will benefit practitioners.
The intended learning outcomes for the course describes what the student should be able to do by the end of the course and could include for example, areas such as knowledge, understanding, application, synthesis and evaluation.
For some examples see here and/or here and as stated above NTEC recognises that some short courses maybe outside formal education.
In the same way, if the course is modular, each module should have a set of appropriate learning outcomes which will be narrower, more specific and link to the assessment and marking criteria.
Reasonable adjustments should be in place for students with specific needs appropriate to the nature of the course and the length of the course.
Assessment Processes Explained
Assessment tasks must be aligned to the learning outcomes and provide adequate opportunity for students to demonstrate that they have achieved the learning outcomes which may include assessment of experiential learning for nutrition professionals related to course content.
Experiential learning is simply a way of learning by activity, this might be, for example, be sharing real case studies and discussing them with an experienced tutor, either individually or in a group. The key point is that there is learning by actively engaging in real experiences and then reflecting on those to gain a deeper understanding of the subject. Essentially learning by doing and connecting theory to practice.
Formal assessment can take many forms, and the course provider is actively encouraged to design their own assessment of the learning.
Assessment/marking criteria suggest what the learners are expected to do to demonstrate they have achieved the relevant learning outcomes for the module/course. They should be clear, explicit and transparent in a marking scheme/grid/rubric. See example here from the University of Worcester and here from the University of York. Many more can be found online.
If the learning is experiential, then the guidelines that those teaching the course will use to assess this, should also be provided. This can include an evaluation of the student's practical experience through, for example, evidence-based portfolios/reports which may include analysis, reflections, discussion etc. See here for an example, and you will find more online.
Moderation or second marking where relevant should also be evidenced as well as processes for resubmission and remarking in the event of a failure a suitable range of assessments should be available for students with specific difficulties and reasonable adjustments should be made.
Referencing Explained
All teaching materials should be referenced, so, a clear list of references should be provided as supporting documentation for any course(s). We are not expecting you to reference the documents submitted or to fully reference each slide, module or the course but we will want to see one list of references that support all the material being taught.
There are many styles of referencing so choose one and ensure consistency within your list. For some examples see here or here.
Course Feedback
NTEC would like to receive feedback from those that have completed your course. When it has been approved for certification and been completed by a cohort, we will supply you with a link that your graduates can complete. This can be anonymous if you prefer and the results will feed into a google sheet that we will be happy to share with you. An example of how this works is available on request.
Submit by email to administration@nteducationcommission.org.uk
or by post to NTEC, BM Box 3304, London, WC1N 3XX
Application form submission check list:
• NTEC submission sheet
• Course handbook or student instruction material (or access to online instruction materials)
• Module / course descriptors
• Teaching materials examples (or an online login to these materials)
• Assessment instructions and marking grid / criteria for all assessments
• Cancellation policy
Please ensure all requested documents are included to avoid any delay processing your application.
