HLT62615: ADVANCE DIPLOMA IN AYURVEDA
Course Overview
Advanced Diploma Ayurveda HLT62615 is the highest level, Government Recognized Qualification in Ayurveda available in Australia. This qualification covers the skills needed to work as an Ayurvedic Practitioner offering advanced, Practitioner level remedial treatments including Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine, Ayurvedic Body Therapies, Ayurvedic Nutritional Medicine, and advanced therapeutic treatments. The qualification also provides an advanced understanding of Ayurvedic Pathology and diagnosis, incorporating Ayurvedic Iridology, Advanced Pulse Diagnosis, and Tongue Diagnosis.
Graduates of this qualification will have a greater ability to determine and manage deeper levels, disease states, and health issues.
This design and content program is a response to the demand for and expectations of higher trained Ayurveda Practitioners in the community.
HLT62615 Advanced Diploma will provide more depth and resources to further the skills acquired in HLT526156 Diploma Ayurveda by:
Going deeper into the study of Ayurvedic Materia Medica – herbs and traditional herbal preparations of Ayurveda
Moving into the study of Ayurvedic Pathology by way of exploring the
ayurvedic understanding, perspective and management of disease states for various channels, including how to learn differential diagnosis.
Understanding In structuring treatment plans for those diseases,
Taking up the next level of Nadi Pariksha (ayurvedic pulse diagnosis) including determination of ‘Organ’ pulses
Learning the assessment tool of Ayurvedic Iris Diagnosis
Being taken through the next level of Ayurvedic case studies and presentations to further support and advance the elementary work undertaken in Diploma level case studies
Training in more advanced therapeutic procedures including the ‘Navara Kizzi Herbal Massage procedure’ (for degenerative joint disorders and muscle wasting, autoimmune joint inflammation, paralysis and immune disorders); the ‘Udwarthanam’ method with herbal steam chamber for assisting metabolic disorders, weight problems, and lymphatic congestion); the ‘Therapeutic Nasya package’ (nasal insufflation via herbal tailam); more Musculoskeletal ‘Basti Treatments’ and incorporating the ‘Nadi Swedana’ apparatus (for disc bulges, frozen shoulder, arthritic knees, spondylosis and sports injuries); the ‘Kizzali Herbal Bolus’ procedure; ‘Karna Purna’ and the advanced level ‘Shirodhara Treatment’ plans
More Marma Point Massage, more Ayurvedic Cooking, more Ayurvedic Psychology and Ayurvedic Counselling, more Ayurvedic Tongue Diagnosis, more Ayurvedic Nutrition (including designing 21 day meal plans).
Students will also receive another 200 hours of supervised clinical work. Extensive case study presentation with Dr. Ajit, Australasia’s most experienced Ayurvedic clinician, of 43 years clinical experience.
Graduate Profile:
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Diagnose more complex disease states, according to Ayurveda using the traditional 8 and 10-fold principles of assessment;
- Evaluate the condition and design extensive Ayurvedic healthcare strategies for clients, at the Advanced Diploma level
- Prepare and dispense Ayurvedic Herbal Formulations to manage client health care concerns;
- Provide and review specialised Ayurvedic Remedial Therapies to treat a range of disease states;
- Provide leadership to staff and clients through clinical practice and the wider community through the demonstration of Ayurvedic principles in professional practice.
Career Opportunities:
This qualification prepares students to work more confidently in handling more complex health situations as Ayurvedic Practitioners.
HLT62615 provides the Ayurvedic content that those wishing to extend themselves beyond the Diploma Ayurveda level skills set. The course will serve to deliver more in-depth elements and content of Ayurveda that serious seekers cannot avoid to miss.
The course also provides ‘streaming’ possibilities into further degree level health sciences.
Employment Pathway:
Graduates of this qualification will be trained to develop and provide Ayurvedic Practitioner level healthcare (with a higher level of knowledge and skills, than Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultants) to the community, either in private practice, or in an integrated healthcare environment, collaborating with Allopathic and other Complementary Health Practitioners.
Course Information:
Please first review the Diploma Ayurveda HLT52615 Course Information and then contact our Admissions Team to discuss content and delivery of the Advanced Diploma Ayurveda HLT62615.
The Advanced Diploma Ayurveda requires the skills and knowledge acquired through the AIAS Diploma Ayurveda HLT52615. The AIAS strongly believes in high standards and for Ayurvedic practice and has as the leader in Ayurvedic education, with decades of experience, very carefully designed the way in which Ayurvedic skills can best be learned and in a progressive way, fine-tuned to produce capable Ayurvedic Practitioners. By the time one has completed their Advanced Diploma Ayurveda they will have spent three years in training. This aligns with the minimum practitioner level training time formats in so many other health disciplines.
Duration: 18 months (Multi-Modal delivery)
- NB: International student visas not available for this delivery option
- Entry criteria: Applicants must hold
- Advanced Diploma Ayurveda HLT62615.
- Administration Fee (non-refundable): $500.00
- Tuition Fees: $16,000.00 (Payment plans available on request)
NB: Cost of air travel, lodging, and meals for on-campus workshops are not included Enrolments: please contact the
A.I.A.S Course Co-Ordinator Enrolments Close: 31st August 2022
Classes start:13th October 2022
Common Units:
| HLTAYV006 | Take cases within an Ayurvedic framework |
| HLTAYV007 | Diagnose conditions within an Ayurvedic framework |
| HLTAYV008 | Provide Ayurvedic remedial therapies |
| HLTAYV009 | Provide therapeutic Ayurvedic nutritional advice |
| HLTAYV010 | Select and advise on Ayurvedic medicines – dravyaguna |
| HLTAYV011 | Prepare and dispense Ayurvedic medicines – dravyaguna |
| HLTAYV012 | Monitor and evaluate Ayurvedic treatments |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| HLTAAP003 | Analyse and respond to client health information |
Students can receive credit for any ayurvedic and common units (above) already completed, as long as the unit codes match those listed.
Course Delivery
Multi-Modal, Flexible Delivery – (18 months). The AIAS initiated the multi-modal delivery (a ‘flexible’ and blended method of providing Ayurvedic education) of authentic Ayurveda in Australia. Consequently, the AIAS has been the leader in this area of Ayurvedic learning in Australia. Multi-Modal Delivery is a blended interactive delivery model that is sensitive to the needs of modern students. The Course has been developed over decades to meet the needs of diverse students, learning from across Australia.
Ayurveda is a unique area of study and requires a significant teacher and well designed and thorough program of learning. Dr. Ajit B.A.M.S takes this matter very seriously and has been involved in leading the standards in Ayurvedic Education locally and internationally, most recently being selected as the Australasian representative at the 2018 WHO working group meeting, benchmarking standards in Ayurvedic Practice and Education in Jaipur (India). The Institute recognizes that many people struggle to balance their academic, personal, and professional lives and so delivers its academic program in the following format, over 18 months, for graduates of Ayurveda HLT52615 (otherwise, normally, the full HLT62615 which includes a minimum of 400 hours supervised clinical assessment, is delivered over a three-year period – for those who have not completed Diploma Ayurveda HLT52615).
1st year
- Weekly ‘live’ webinars with your teacher, Dr. Ajit
- 2 x two-day weekend Ayurveda Intensives at our Brisbane Campus (Saturday & Sunday)
- 1 x nine-day Practicum training at the AIAS Brisbane Campus
- Weekly online study
2nd year
- Weekly ‘live’ webinars with your teacher, Dr. Ajit
- 1 x Two-day weekend Ayurveda Intensives at our Brisbane Campus (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
- 1 x Nine-day Practicum training at the AIAS Brisbane Campus
- 2 x 7-day Practicum training at the AIAS Brisbane Campus
- Weekly online study
Weekly study commitment:
18 hrs per week.
Webinars
Through the Internet, online webinars create a ‘virtual classroom’ on your computer. Even though you are in the comfort of your own home, you can enjoy the benefits of interaction with your teacher and fellow students. You can see your lecturer, Professor, Vaidya Ajit (B.A.M.S, P.C.A.S), and listen to him demonstrate and lecture while you highlight your course module notes and participate in class discussions, just as you would in any classroom setting. This online delivery of theory lectures has greatly helped interstate students and full-time workers access traditional Ayurvedic study in a modern setting.
Weekend Intensives
Your teacher, Professor, Vaidya Ajit (B.A.M.S, P.C.A.S) is a senior Ayurvedic Clinician and the most experienced Ayurvedic lecturer in Australia.
Dr. Ajit will personally lead along with his team of tutors several weekend Intensives and be involved in practical training workshops at our Brisbane Campus, (121 Mains Rd, Sunnybank, Brisbane) to deliver and assess the practical skills requirements of the qualification. These weekends are a vital component of the course, where you will learn to apply the knowledge delivered through your webinars.
Because of the way the program builds on the knowledge taught over these weekends, you must attend each of these workshops. Missing one of these three-day weekends will mean you will not be able to complete the qualification in your current enrolment. In such cases, you would need to withdraw from your course of study and seek re-enrollment in a future program. For this reason, the Institute recommends students plan carefully before committing to study to ensure they can complete their qualifications in the required time frame.
Practicums
wo x mandatory 7 x day practical training workshops are held at our Brisbane campus. These practicums are necessary in order to equip students with the practical skills to become competent ayurvedic Practitioners and to satisfy assessment requirements for HLT62615.
These opportunities are one of the great experiences that comes from study with the Institute and is also a time when many students bond and make lifelong friendships. The Institute will provide an induction booklet for these workshops that include information on travel, meals and accommodation. (At this stage of the course, many students elect to share costs and stay together).
Course Cost
| Non-refundable Administration Fee (on enrolment): | $500.00 |
| Tuition Fees & Course Material: | $14,900.00 |
| (Course Material includes cost of module notes, video conferencing and practicum consumables but excludes air travel, lodging and meals for the practicums) | |
Payment Plans available on request To Enroll: Please phone the Course Co-Ordinator (Ph:+61 7 33458682) Next intake commences October 2021 | |