Diploma in Weight Management Coaching

Become a Registered Weight Management Coach with NZIHF

NZIHF is excited to be New Zealand’s exclusive provider of the Diploma in Weight Management Coaching which shows how sustainable weight loss can be achieved without restrictive dieting or exhaustive exercise.

NZ adults classify as overweight or obese

Increase in obesity rates since 2003

Research shows that biology, environment, psychology and genetics significantly affect bodyweight. The Diploma in Weight Management Coaching provides you with the broad knowledge base required to work effectively in this area.

The Diploma also equips you with a range of professional tools and techniques that enable you to coach people to develop healthy, sustainable and effective habits giving them long-term control of their weight.

Graduates of the diploma enjoy access to professional practise tools to use with each weight management coaching client.

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Make a Difference in your Community and the Lives of New Zealanders

At NZIHF we specialise in practical education that improves the health and wellbeing of individuals and the community. We’ve been making health & fitness education fit for purpose, fun and meaningful since 2006.

We put our heart into every student’s learning pathway to ensure that education is a worthwhile personal investment, a memorable experience and an achievement you’ll cherish for years to come.

Our courses are constantly updated to accommodate the latest scientific research and reflect the changing needs of New Zealanders. The Diploma in Weight Management Coaching is no exception.

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Whether for personal interest or to help others, there’s never been a better and more important time to study Weight Management Coaching than right now!

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Programme Overview

Flexible study to fit around your work, family life, and other commitments

Online learning is mixed with four contact lab days where you’ll apply what you’re learning in activities that replicate the real-world tasks of a Weight Management Coach.

What makes this programme unique?

A focus on behaviour modification rather than food, diets, and macronutrient ratios.
Comprehensive research from the fields of biology, psychology, sociology and anthropology, as well as nutrition and physical activity.
A carefully chosen mix of theory and practical, giving you a true understanding of what drives weight gain and the tools to overcome it.
A friendly, supportive, fun and meaningful education experience that’s second to none.

Assessment Overview

How will I be assessed?

Online Assessment

Practical Assessment

Practical assessments are usually completed one-on-one with your assessor. These assessments replicate the core activities of a Weight Management Coach.

Additionally, assessments provide a valuable learning opportunity from which you will receive constructive feedback on how to implement these activities with real clients.

You’ll also be assessed as you apply your newly found skills by coaching two clients as they work towards their respective weight management goals.

This approach to assessment not only focuses on developing your competence, it also helps to develop your confidence in the core activities required to become an effective Weight Management Coach.

Who should enrol?

You’ll need to have a genuine interest in learning about weight management, whether for personal reasons or to help others learn how to successfully manage their weight.

You’ll need to:

Have access to the internet and a computer.
Be available to attend four practical lab days.
Be organised to complete and hand in assessments on time.

The ability to speak, read, and write English fluently is also important.

Course Content

Course Overview

1. Nutrition Fundamentals

2. Science of Modern Diets

3. Understanding Weight Management

This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of:

Why rates of overweight and obesity have increased dramatically over the past 40 years.
The biological adaptations that humans have made to survive in environments where food was scarce.
Why these adaptations encourage weight gain and resist our attempts to lose weight.

You’ll learn about:

Why we eat.
How our weight is regulated.
The parallels between eating behaviours and addictive behaviours such as taking drugs.
The biological, psychological, environmental and societal factors that need to be addressed to successfully manage weight in the long-term.

4. Suporting Behaviour Change

Expect your beliefs about obesity and weight gain to be challenged as you:

Examine models of behaviour change and techniques used in behavioural change interventions.
Learn about how our behaviours are controlled and manipulated.
Investigate the influence of the food industry and the impact of government regulation (or lack of impact).
Learn about how to guide and support people in the process of behaviour change.
Build an understanding of ‘obesity stigma’ and how to minimise the impact it has on clients and coaches alike.

5. Coaching Tools and Techniques

This final course is all about application. You’ll learn how to apply behavioural change techniques to help your peers and clients improve their eating and physical activity behaviours.

You’ll gain:

Access to numerous tools and techniques specifically designed for Weight Management Coaches to help guide and support clients.
Step by step guidance on the use of these tools and techniques.
The opportunity to practice using these tools and techniques to shape your own behaviours and/or the behaviours of those you wish to help as a weight management coach.

Study Info

Delivery

Delivery Mode

Contact

Contact Times

Payment Options

Low Weekly Repayments

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Fees and Inclusions

Diploma in Weight Management Coaching.

Course fees: $3,995

Inclusions:

450+ page full-colour textbook - not available anywhere else.
Full eLearn access including additional content to help you set up and operate as a Weight Management Coach.
26-52 weeks of support from your personal tutor (depending on your needs)
Structured and highly interactive small group practical lab days.
Personal coaching to support your professional development.
All theory and practical assessments and any re-assessments.
Comprehensive information guides and workbooks for use with clients.
Assistance completing and reflecting on work with clients.
Qualification reporting.
Certificate ordering and delivery.
Two years of registration and promotion on the New Zealand Register of Weight Management Coaches.

What People Are Saying

The course was very thorough and covered all the bases I needed. I love how it’s not a diet or short-term plan. It’s real life. It's tweaking not changing, altering not eliminating; it’s just real for real people.

Whether you're wanting to expand your current business, start a new one, help your community or your loved ones, or even just do something for yourself, you'll be glad you invested in this course.

Tyshia Gillies
Registered Weight Management Coach

This course gives a fresh approach to the weight dilemma without relying on famous people to promote it or suggesting unachievable / unrealistic weight loss. It brings a personal approach to the issue, working with the client to identify what will work best with them, with their input.

Using a three pronged approach including nutrition, movement and behaviour modification is a great addition to a Personal Training qualification.

Murray Bladen
Registered Weight Management Coach

Use Your Passion to Change Lives

Become a Registered Weight Management Coach and make a real difference in your community and the lives of New Zealanders.

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