HLT52615: DIPLOMA IN AYURVEDIC LIFESTYLE CONSULTATION (CRICOS)
Course Overview
The purpose of this qualification is to provide Ayurvedic Consultants to the Complementary Health Sector who are able to apply ayurvedic diagnostic and therapeutic principles in a clinical setting for the promotion of health maintenance and disease prevention and to promote these principles in the wider community. This qualification is suited to those looking to work in self-managed clinical practice or provides existing healthcare professionals with a suite of Ayurvedic diagnostic and therapeutic skills.
Graduate Profile:
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Apply ayurvedic health and nutritional principles to assess clients’ health concerns;
- Apply ayurvedic therapeutic principles to create healthcare strategies for clients;
- Provide ayurvedic bodywork therapies to support clients’ health;
- Apply administrative skills within a healthcare clinic;
- Demonstrate ayurvedic principles as the foundation of professional practice and promote these to clients and the wider community.
Education Pathway:
Graduates can further their knowledge and skills through the Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda (HLT62615).
Employment Pathway:
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to provide Ayurvedic healthcare to the community either in self-managed practice, as a member of a team within a multi-modality clinic or through community healthcare programs.
Entry Criteria:
Students need to have completed year 12 (or equivalent) with a sound achievement in English or an English level of IELTS 5.5.
International students must also meet the requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) Genuine Temporary Entrant and Genuine Student criteria
Course Delivery: Full Time (18 months):
Full-time delivery is ideal for students who want to immerse themselves in study or students seeking to study in Australia as an international student. The delivery consists of:
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1st year
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2nd year
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On Campus Lectures:
Aspects of the course are delivered in a classroom setting, requiring on campus attendance of 11 hours per week. These hours, combined with the weekly webinars and on campus training workshops, meet the contact hours required for international students.
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 underline your class notes and participate in class discussion, just as you would in any classroom setting.
Weekend Seminar
Your lecturer, Professor Vaidya Ajit (B.A.M.S, P.C.A.S), will personally lead several weekend seminars and practical training workshops at our Brisbane Campus, (121 Mains Rd, Sunnybank) to delivery and assess the practical components 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 me builds on the knowledge taught over these weekends, you must attend each of these workshops. Missing one of these 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-enrolment in a later program. For this reason, the Institute recommends students plan carefully before committing to study to ensure they can complete their qualification in the required time-frame.
Practical Training Workshops
Two mandatory 7 day practical training workshops are held at our Brisbane campus. These workshops equip students with the practical skills to become competent Ayurvedic practitioners.
The practical training comes at a point in the study programme where students have completed the necessary theoretical foundation subjects required to understand and perform these practical skills.
This opportunity is 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 Detail: Breakdown by Unit:
The qualification consists of 18 units of competency from the Health Training Package:
AYURVEDIC UNITS:
| HLTAYV001 | Develop Ayurvedic practice | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to establish the foundations of an ayurvedic practice, to evaluate what makes a sustainable practice and then to develop an approach to your own practice. |
| HLTAYV002 | Make Ayurvedic lifestyle assessments | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to assess client needs in the context of an ayurvedic lifestyle assessment framework. Students will learn to gather client information and to make an ayurvedic health assessment |
| HLTAYV003 | Provide Ayurvedic bodywork therapies | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to gather client information, prepare equipment for treatment and then provide and experience ayurvedic therapeutic treatments such as abhyanga, shirodhara and kati basti. |
| HLTAYV004 | Provide Ayurvedic lifestyle advice | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to develop ayurvedic lifestyle recommendations based on the outcomes of an existing ayurvedic health assessment. |
| HLTAYV005 | Provide advice on Ayurvedic nutrition | This unit delivers s the skills and knowledge required to develop ayurvedic nutritional recommendations based on the outcomes of an existing ayurvedic health assessment, and provide relevant advice, support and follow up to clients. |
| BSBSMB403 | Market the small business | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to monitor and improve business performance through a clear marketing strategy. |
| BSBSMB404 | Undertake small business planning | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to research and develop an integrated business plan for achieving business goals and objectives. |
| BSBSMB405 | Monitor and manage small business operations | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to implement a business plan and modify operations as required. |
| BSBSMB406 | Manage small business finances | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to implement and review financial management strategies on a regular basis |
| CHCAGE001 | Facilitate the empowerment of older people | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life. |
| CHCCOM006 | Establish and manage client relationships | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge to establish and manage professional one-to-one relationships with clients in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention. |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. |
| CHCLEG003 | Manage legal and ethical compliance | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities. |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance your own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development. |
| HLTAAP002 | Confirm physical health status | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to obtain and interpret information about client health status and to check a client’s physical health. |
| HLTAID003 | Provide first aid | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid and life support until the arrival of medical or other assistance |
| HLTINF004 | Manage the control of infection | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and monitor infection prevention and control systems in the healthcare sector. |
| HLTWHS004 | Manage work health and safety | This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate work health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures, according to WHS legislative requirements. |
Course Cost
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| Non-refundable Administration Fee (on enrolment) | $250.00 |
| Tuition Fees & Course Material: | $14,650.00 |
| Total Costs: | $14,900.00 |
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Enrolment close: 31st January |
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The Australasian Institute of Ayurvedic Studies P/L is a registered CRICOS provider, (Accredited by the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students – Provider Number 03379G), to provide recognised qualifications in Ayurveda at Diploma Level (VET Code HLT52615) and Advanced Diploma Level (VET Code HLT62615).
Please note that currently the AIAS is not conducting a CRICOS course for International Students. Please visit the page regularly for updates and announcements. International enquiries are invited to register their interest and the AIAS will inform of upcoming prospects for CRICOS delivery of Ayurveda qualifications for International Students.