Approved Health & Wellness Coaching Programs
Australia & New Zealand Programs
Professional Membership
NBHWC
- Wellcoaches Australia – Core Coach Training and Certification Program
- Wellness Coaching Australia – Professional Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching
- Wellness Coaching Australia – Diploma of Health & Wellness Coaching
HCANZA Equivalency Pathway Approved
- Accredited Health Coaching Australia, Health Coach Specialist
- Accredited Health Coaching Australia, Health Coach Mastery
- PreKure, Health Coach Certificate
- Victoria University Polytechnic, Diploma of Health Coaching
- Well College Global, Certified Coach Practitioner
- Wellness Coaching Australia – Level 3 plus Adv. Dip in Allied Health
Lists are continually being updated. See Note below.
International Programs
Professional Membership
NBHWC
- Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, Inc – Health Coach Certification Program
- Kresser Institute – ADAPT Health Coach Training Program
- Mayo Clinic – Wellness Coach Training Program
- Institute for Integrative Nutrition – Coaching Intensive Practicum 2.0 (must complete HCTP & CIP 2.0)
- International Nurse Coach Association – Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate (INCCP)
- Real Balance Global Wellness Services Inc., Professional Wellness & Health Coach Certification
- Wellcoaches USA – Core Coach Training and Certification Program
- YogaMedCo – Integrative Health Coach Training
Lists are continually being updated. See Note below.
Click here for the Quick Reference Guide Membership Levels and Eligibility a summary of the ways of obtaining membership levels and making an application.
Eligibility for Associate Membership:
HCANZA may consider other programs to be eligible for Associate Membership approval where:
- The certification represents a program with a minimum of 60 hours of core coaching and health-related competencies and skills development.
- Within the 60 hours, a minimum of 20 hours must have been delivered as synchronous training as defined by the NBHWC standard.
Important: We strongly recommend that you refer to your accrediting school or program for confirmation that these requirements are met.
It is important that you confirm this before applying online, as a rejection of your Application for Associate Membership results in only a 50% refund.
Student Membership:
How else can an Allied Health professional obtain a Professional or Associate Membership?
HCANZA may consider other significant coaching qualification when they are held in conjunction with a qualification at an Advanced Diploma level or above in a health-related field. For example A credential with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as an ACC, PCC or MCC, together with a qualification in a health-related area, such as Nursing, Nutrition, Naturopathy or Exercise Science, we will consider an application for PROFESSIONAL membership.
The Associate membership category includes all Allied Health Professionals who are appropriately qualified and credentialed in their profession, e.g. nutritionists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, exercise scientists etc., wanting to participate in the Vision and Mission of HCANZA but who do not have a health and wellness coaching qualification. If they have undertaken professional development work in coaching, believe they are using a coaching approach in their work due to short course training and have a strong interest in the field, we will consider an application for ASSOCIATE membership.
In either of these circumstances, requests must be made in writing and will be considered on an individual basis. Please complete the PDF Application Form and submit your request to HCANZA for individual consideration with details and copies of your qualifications, certificates, attached and emailed to membership@hcanza.org.
Note: HCANZA membership approved programs are being continually reviewed. We reserve the right to amend our membership criteria from time to time in line with the development in industry standards, the creation of new programs or the reformulation of current programs.
We do not receive affiliation fees for the number of new candidates linking from HCANZA to a programs website