AYURVEDIC STUDIES AT HEALTH INSTITUTE AUSTRALASIA

Advanced Diploma
of Ayurveda

OVERVIEW

About this course

Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda qualifies you to practice as an Ayurvedic Practitioner.

Ayurveda is respected worldwide as one of the most important traditional systems of healing. The popularity of Ayurveda as a modality of health and wellbeing has steadily grown in recent years. With this growth comes the demand for suitably qualified practitioners to guide people safely and effectively. The Advanced Diploma in Ayurvedic is a nationally recognised. vocational training course that draws from the extensive classical and authentic traditions of Ayurveda. This course provides a breadth and depth of learning that is second to none, and which has earned it the highest regard nationally and internationally. Whilst firmly anchored in the classical heritage of Ayurveda, the course is based on a synthesis of the current perspectives on health, along with an integration of contemporary wellbeing information and practices. This accredited Ayurvedic course has been developed in consultation with a wide range of teachers and practitioners of Ayurveda, including representatives of the health care industry and training authorities.

As an Ayurvedic Practitioner you will be able to check the equilibrium of each person, defining their composition and help them quantify the status of their equilibrium. You will also help the client/patient define his or her ideal state and recommend means to achieve it. As Ayurveda has so much to do with health and personality development, with its moorings on adaptability and building natural resistance to disease, the program is structured not only to help clients achieve good health, but also understand the nuances of adaptability so that a healthy lifestyle becomes a lifetime habitual pursuit.
ACCREDITATION CODES
HLT62615
CRICOS 0100556
DELIVERY METHOD
On Campus
Mixed Delivery*
Online*
COURSE LENGHT
1200 hours / 104 weeks / 2 years
including 400 hours of supervised clinical training
COURSE PRE-REQUISITE
None
COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
IELT score 5.5 is required for international students
COURSE OUTCOMES
Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda
*Mixed Delivery / Online students - not available for international students.
The course includes an 8 day detox retreat at Nirvana Wellbeing Retreat required to be attended in person by all students regardless of study format.
CORE UNITS OF COMPETENCY
SUBJECTS AND STUDY TOPICS
The course encompasses a variety of subjects and areas including
  • Doshas
  • Ayurvedic nutrition
  • Ayurvedic herbal medicine
  • Panchakarma practices
  • Ayurvedic massage and therapies
  • Marmas (specific points in the body) and chakras
In addition, biomedical sciences, communication and basic counselling, workplace health and safety, practice management, professional practice and de - velopment in relation to the practice of Ayurveda are covered. Many other short courses are also offered to complement the course and create awareness of other natural therapy modalities such as yoga, meditation, vedic astrology and more.

WHEN CAN I START?
Online: start anytime
On Campus: there are 4 intakes per year that align with QLD school terms
2024 Starting Dates
22 January
15 April
8 July
30 September
2025 Starting Dates
28 January
22 April
14 July
7 October
Term Dates 2024
Monday 22 January 2024 – Thursday 28 March 2024
Monday 15 April 2024 – Friday 21 June 2024
Monday 8 July 2024 – Friday 13 September 2024
Monday 30 September 2024 – Friday 13 December 2024
Term Breaks 2024
Friday 29 March 2024 – Sunday 14 April 2024
Saturday 22 June 2024 – Sunday 7 July 2024
Saturday 14 September 2024 – Sunday 29 September 2024
Saturday 14 December 2024 – Monday 27 January 2025
WHAT IS THE STUDY TIMETABLE LIKE?
Online: at your own pace
On Campus:
CLINICAL TRAINING AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Students are required to complete a minimum 400 hours of supervised clinical training. These clinical sessions are conducted and supervised by qualified practitioners at the student clinic on campus. Other designated clinical schools or clinics across Australia may be accessed, with approval, by domestic students looking to gain clinical experience. Assessors and mentors must have both vocational and training qualifications required to conduct training and assessments. In order to maintain the authenticity and the quality of training and assessment, virtual campus students who have gained their clinical skills outside of the HIA campus clinic are encouraged to attend their final term of clinical placement at the HIA clinic. This provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their competency and assessors to identify any short comings and provide required feedback, as well as remedial actions.

All students participate in a structured industry clinic placement! Selected HIA Ayurveda students may be offered the opportunity to participate in studies in India, and clinical placement at a leading Ayurvedic Hospital in India. * Clinical placement costs / travel / accommodation etc are at an additional cost.
INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEES
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Upon completion of the course, graduates are eligible to apply for memberships at professional associations such as the Australian Natural Therapists Association or other professional membership organisations that represent Ayurvedic practitioners.

However, Industry association may require additional information and conditions for membership and requirements may change periodically. As such, prospective students are encouraged to contact the relevant professional bodies for current membership requirements.

Currently there are no licensing requirements to practice Ayurveda in Australia.
IS ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN AYURVEDA FOR YOU?

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With over 40 years of providing education in Australia, many of our alumni have made Ayurveda their way of life and are working in the field across Australia, and worldwide.

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