Choose the right course

[Music] choosing the right starting point for your reflexology learning is so important it can shape your career quality training is essential to set good sturdy Foundation blocks in place for you to build upon through your reflexology Journey if you want to become an a member and study a quality qualification which will open up doors for you in your career the AO have a minimum criteria we accept for membership which gives you a good place to start we look for courses that offer a regulated University accredited or credit rated qualification delivery of the course is also important to us and must include 49 or more hours of face-to-face teaching allow you to complete 100 treatments which would be written up into case studies or proof of treatment the face-to-face element of the course must run for over four months it might take you longer to complete your case studies and why is this so important to us at the a let's start by looking at what's important to you we suggest that you ask yourself where you would like to see your reflexology take you do you want to be an a member do you want to be a cnhc registrant do you want to work in hospices NHS trusts or with vulnerable people not all qualifications and courses open up the doors the NHS and cnhc along with the AO are tightening their criteria for eligibility if you want the freedom to work anywhere and not come up against restrictions choosing the right course initi is so important the AO believe the time you get face to face with a tutor can be invaluable the Hands-On guidance and support you get helps you to develop your practical technique build your confidence and offers the time for you to ask questions where the whole class can benefit 100 treatments may sound a lot the journey you go on through a reflexology course means these treatments give you adequate time to grow gain confidence and knowledge as well as offering a vast amount of reflective practice time this is also why we ask the course duration is at least 4 months for the face-to-face learning element a regulated qualification is regulated by government body such as ofqual in England this ensures it meets the minimum qualification framework covers the Core Curriculum and National Occupational standards there's external moderation by an awarding body who will be accountable to off qual accredited and unregulated qualifications in theory can teach anything they want to they will follow a syllabus but are not accountable able to offal or government standards they can also change core content at any time and moderation is either internal or non-existent we know there are some amazing tutors and courses which are accredited or unregulated but due to them not being moderated by an awarding body and not accountable to offall we do not recognize their qualification for membership the a Gateway School program is there for you the learner to find the right course in the right location easily these schools have chosen to be part of our program because they too see the importance of delivering a quality qualification the Gateway schools care and they want you to have the confidence that you're completing the right qualification they want to allow you to open up all the opportunities you can future proofing your career and to receive some of the best training on the [Music] market make sure you understand what's available to you at the end of your course choose the right course and open up all the doors to your future [Music]