FAQs
Natural Health Institutes - FAQs
Self-study is not for everyone. It requires discipline and a true desire to master the subject. If, however, you are a highly self-motivated student, you will find NHI courses particularly satisfying. The material presented is relevant, carefully researched, consistent and it is a cost-effective way of learning.
Participants have complete control of their learning environment. Obviously scheduling your studies is more flexible than commuting to a traditional classroom. Studying a small amount of material each day - when you feel like studying - in a non force-fed fashion, improves retention. top
Our goal is to help you achieve your career goals without committing to a long term program and costly tuition fees. NHI, offer certificate courses on average of $400.00. You may take these certificate courses one at a time to fulfill a diploma designation. If you are ready to commit to 4 or 5 courses, the diploma packages offer a significant cost savings. Our diploma programs offer a broad range of elective choices that will fit your personal and career goals.
Each course takes approximately three months to complete depending on the obligations and responsibilities in your personal and work life. Here are some of the reasons students take an NHI program:
- For their own interests;
- To support a main stream diploma;
- To start their own business, or
- To obtain a view of the path that they will engage upon, in pursuing this type of career. top
Each course has been designed and produced by qualified instructors specifically for self-study. You will receive your course materials containing everything you need to complete your studies, including a study guide and recommended reading list.
The study material is clear and straight forward, progressing logically step by step to make learning as easy as possible. Students answer a set of review questions at the end of each lesson. They then refer to the correct answers provided to determine if they have a correct understanding of the material studied.
After all lessons are completed, the students who wish, may challenge the final exam. The final exam makes up 100% of the final mark. If the candidate passes the exam successfully (75% or higher) they will be awarded a certificate or diploma. An official letter designating your achievement and transcript of marks will accompany your diploma or certificate. top
Based on our average completion rate, most students will find that they can complete each course within three months. Although we are quite flexible with completion times it is necessary to have limitations. NHI has a completion time-line of 1 (one) year from the time you receive your certificate course. If you do not complete your certificate course within 1 year, you will not be able to challenge the exam for your certificate. Diploma courses have a completion time-line of 2 (two) years from the time you receive your courses. If you do not complete your courses within the time-line specified, there may be fees for the exam and to reinstate you into the administrative system. If you anticipate that you cannot finish within the time-line available, it is in your best interests to alert Natural Health Institutes about your situation so that we can negotiate alternatives with you.
Excessive delays in completing any or all portions of a course may result in the unavailability of the balance of the program, including final examinations. *Courses may be changed, updated, or discontinued without notice. top
Practitioners and teachers are accepted internationally by both public and private organizations. Many students who have taken these courses have started their own businesses or furthered their careers in education, technical colleges, health establishments and many other areas.
The following corporations have benefited from the same high quality training programs now being offered in North America by NHI-Natural Health Institutes:
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NHI-Natural Health Instututes is recognized by the AHHA (American Holistic Health Association). See the American Holistic Health Association Web site.
In most cases, Alternative Health disciplines are not regulated by any recognized accreditation bodies. While there are a number of regional accreditation organizations that work within the guidelines of various health, insurance or government agencies, NHI does not keep a current database of these accrediting organizations. We will list any relevant association that requests it on our Web site, but we will not endorse any one association.
There are international associates of NHI, located in Australia, South Africa, England, Europe, the United States and Mexico.
Students are encouraged to apply to appropriate government authorities for funding to draw attention to the fact that the exploding growth of the complementary health industry is creating a large demand for practitioners of complementary medicine. To see if any specific NHI course or diploma is recognized by a local or regional body, students must take the first step to identify the place of learning or association they wish to be accredited through, if applicable. Once that step is taken, NHI will be happy to liaison with that organization and provide course outlines to see if our lessons meet or exceed their requirements. top
By Credit Card, we can accept VISA and MasterCard
You can order your course via our secure on-line order form. Simply find the course/diploma in which you wish to enroll by using the 'Certificate Courses' links, our 'Complete Course Listing' link, our search field, or 'Diplomas' link. Once you find your desired course or diploma, press the 'Add Product to Cart' button. You can order multiple courses through our interface.
If you are not comfortable providing your credit card information via our secure Web site, you can still use our on-line order form, and the option to provide your credit card information by phone, fax or mail will be provided.
Personal Cheque Or Money Order
You can order your course through our secure on-line form if you do not wish to use a credit card. When the 'payment method' screen is displayed, please select your payment option (cheque, money order or credit card) and complete the form. At the end of the process, you will be able to print the completed order form to mail your cheque or money order payable to "Natural Health Institutes" to:
Natural Health Institutes
Box 31029 RPO Broadway & Taylor
Saskatoon SK S7H 5S8
Canada
Toll Free: 1-877-846-6722
Financing Plans
You can finance your course(s) or diploma over a six month period. There is a financing fee, the initial payment is only 35% of the total with the remainder of payments spread over 5 months. Click here for more information!
By Internet (Web Courses)
We will email you a link and password to your personal download area on our Web site.
By Mail (Print Courses)
Courses can be sent by ground mail in Canada and the United States. This usually takes between 4 and 10 days for delivery.
Payment Plan Course Delivery
For individual courses, course content is sent when we receive the first payment.
- No exam can be written until the final payment is made.
- There is no penalty for early payment.
Payment Plan Diploma Delivery
The two required courses are sent out as soon as we process your initial payment. Once you have made the next 2 payments, we will send out one or two of your electives. Once we have received your last payment we will send you out your last elective course.
- No exam can be written until the final payment is made.
- There is no penalty for early payment.
All prices quoted within this site are in Canadian dollars. Each course can be received by mail or E-mail. E-mail courses contain exactly the same information as a printed course. We do not ship courses outside of Canada and the United States. You can however take the course with an Electronic delivery (PDF). top
A reading list will be attached to your self-study program. These books are ordered and purchased yourself. They are not required reading though, you do not have to buy or borrow these books. All exam questions will be taken from the course material we send you. We highly recommend though, that you research and question everything that may be associated to your discipline. Have fun checking out new books in the book store, spend time at the library and browse the Internet.
Practitioner Liability Insurance
Although NHI does not provide insurance for practitioners - we are aware of agencies that may be of some help for your business or practicing requirements.
C.E. Heath (U.K.) Ltd.
133 Houndsditch
London, England EC3 A7AH
Phone: 011-44-171-234-4000 Fax: 011-44-171-234-4111
The American Association of Oriental Medicine
Phone: (610) 266-1433
National Center for Homeopathy
Phone:(703) 548-7790
The American Massage Therapy Association
Phone: (847)864-0123
PDF is the file extensions used on all of our documents. e.g. Name.pdf.
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*All courses and diplomas will be subject to a 20% restocking charge.
For print based courses: you may cancel your purchase within 7 days of receiving it. Return the course package by registered mail (or trackable courier) to our address listed below. The 7-day period begins 5 days after course material is shipped by NHI. Return receipt date is the day on which package is received, or in the case of registered mail, will be the date of the postmaster’s receipt for the package. Upon receipt of the printed material at our offices, a cheque will be issued to you for the full amount of your purchase, less the 20% restocking fee.
For web based courses: upon completion of the first download, the student has the 7 day period to cancel the order. If the student decides to cancel the order we will send a release form that the student must sign confirming that the information has been deleted. At this time access to the download area will be terminated and NHI will refund the your purchase price, less the 20% restocking fee.
Return your printed courses to:
Natural Health Institutes
Box 31029 RPO Broadway & Taylor
Saskatoon SK S7H 5S8
Canada
