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Late availability
We have one place left on the following courses: -
Level 3 Body Massage @ Brighton Holistics
Price £935 (inc VAT) and all training material
For further information please click on this link http://www.brightonholistics.co.uk/courses/fhtbodymassage.php
Level 2 Waxing @South Downs Holistics
May Wednesday 29th through to Thursday 30th – 2013
Assessment Day – October Monday 28th – 2013
Price £260 (inc VAT) and all training material
For further information please click on this link http://www.southdownsholistics.co.uk/courses/waxing.php
For further information please call 01273 672690 or 01798 888 233
Cruse Beareavement Care
We have just had the collection tins emptied by Cruse Bereavement Care and we have raised £34.28 in 6 months.
For further information on Cruse Bereavement Care please click Here
The FHT Excellence in Practice Awards
The FHT Excellence in Practice awards was first launched in 2011, to recognise and shine a spotlight on the exemplary work being carried out by FHT members, and inspire other therapists.
Last year Jon won commended tutor 2012. If you think that he or any other member of staff of Brighton & South Downs Holistics are worthy of being entered again please click Here and complete the relevant form. Thank you
South Downs First Aid
South Downs First Aid has been set up to offer a number of fully accredited First Aid Qualifications. These courses are all registered and fully recognised by the HSE and are all on the QCF.
The courses on offer are:
- 3 Day First Aid at Work
- 2 Day First Aid Requalification
- 1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work
- ½ Day Refresher Courses
- 2 Day Paediatric First Aid
- Activity First Aid
- Defibrillator Training
- Health and Safety
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pathology
For a full list of First Aid courses available please click Here
New Courses Available
Aromatherapy Level 3, For further information on Level 3 Aromatherapy please click Here
Intro to Aromatherapy with pre blended oil This is an FHT Accredited Short course and is great if you have a level 3 body massage or Level 3 Swedish Massage and want to start to use Pre blended aromatherapy products. For further information on Intro to Aromatherapy with Pre Blended oils please click Here
Sports Therapy Level 3 For further information on Level 3 Sports Therapy please click Here
Reflexology Level 3 For further information on Level 3 Reflexology please click Here
For a full list of courses available please click Here
New Team Members
It gives me great pleasure to introduce three new members of the team to you.
Pam, will be teaching Aromatherapy and Reflexology.
Sue, will be teaching Sports therapy, Reflexology and Aromatherapy
Carol, will be teaching a course called Dimensional Energy Course
Ryan, although Ryan has worked with us for six years, he has now qualified as a First Aid Tutor and Assessor.
For further information on all the team here at Brighton & South Downs Holistics please click Here
Why should I choose an FHT accredited courses?
The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) is the largest and leading professional association for therapists in the UK and Ireland.
All courses accredited by the FHT are mapped to the National Occupational Standards to make sure that the highest standards are achieved.
All training schools go through an accreditation visit to make sure that they meet the requirements with health, safety and training standards.
It is important that as a learner you make sure that the course you want to learn is one that meets all your existing and on-going work as a therapist. Please note that some insurance companies do not accept unaccredited training.
The Difference Between ITEC and VTCT
VTCT’s assessment model is based on the competence model and continuous assessment, meaning that the centre provides the assessors. This means that the centre has more control over the assessment process and total input into the assessment decisions. An internal verifier quality assures the process and VTCT externally samples 10% of the assessments.
The VTCT model is based on trust and is reliant on the integrity of the centre and their assessors. VTCT and education centres work in partnership to quality assure the course.
ITEC is 100% externally examined and so the centre has no input whatsoever in the assessment decisions which are made based on practical and written examinations at the end of the course, conducted by an ITEC External Examiner.
The Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is the national credit transfer system for education qualification in England , Northern Ireland and Wales . The QCF replaces the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) which closed for accreditations at the end of 2010.
All QCF qualifications are written collaboratively by all awarding bodies and VTCT and ITEC work very closely together, so our qualifications are identical.
The assessment model is the defining factor – i.e. if you want continuous assessment = VTCT or if you want end loaded external examinations = ITEC.
Many centres choose to offer both VTCT and ITEC as they complement each other very well. Please note we do not provide ITEC qualifications.
So really it is down to your preference, it’s a bit like the Coke and Pepsi scenario. Some people like coke and some like Pepsi, some people like ITEC and some VTCT.
VTCT or FHT
We offer two routes for qualifications, VTCT and FHT.
VTCT is one of the largest Government approved Awarding Bodies and FHT is the largest and leading professional association for complementary, beauty and sports therapy.
All FHT qualifications taught at Brighton Holistics follow the National Occupational Standards and Core Curricula in the UK.
The Reason for working with two very high profile organisations is to give you the learner the best options to suite your requirements.
The courses follow the same format, the final assessment are slightly different.
The courses follow the same format but, the final assessments are slightly different. To discuss which option best suits you, please contact us on 01273 672 690
Price Freeze
For the third year running there will be no price increase on treatments or training at Brighton Holistics & South Downs Holistics.
Please click HERE for the 2013 training prospectus.