Become a certified health coach with our part-time Level 3 Health Coaching course at St Mary's University. In this course, you will learn behaviour change techniques, personalised care, and wellness coaching through blended online and in person study. A health coach is someone who supports and guides their clients, empowering them to make a particular health or behaviour change to achieve a wellness goal. Health coaches offer guidance and keep their clients motivated and accountable.
A wellness goal could include anything from better stress management to giving up smoking to having improved sleep hygiene to making healthier choices throughout a day.
This RSPH-accredited qualification offers expert-led training in behaviour change models, motivational techniques, and personalised care consultations. You will acquire the skills to deliver personalised care as part of a health coaching programme, in order to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups, and communities.
You will learn how to:
Underpinning knowledge includes behaviour change models, principles of behaviour change, and related tools and techniques.
Qualifying as a health coach will allow you to make a real difference to a client's life by helping them improve their choices in relation to health and wellbeing.
Health coaching is a stand-alone career but it also sits perfectly alongside professions such as personal training. It will allow you to offer a fully comprehensive and more in-depth support to your clients to aid their progress.
This course is blended and has a combination of online self-study and face-to-face teaching on campus.
This is a part-time blended course running once a week between:
While the final class is Saturday 30 January 2027 the final deadline for submission of work is Friday 5 March 2027.
Modules one to five will run:
These modules will be delivered by a four and a half hours of pre-recorded online sessions to view. There will be two sessions delivered in-person on campus between 9am-5pm on Saturday 23 January 2027 and 30 January 2027. Following the final session, you will work independently to complete four case studies for assessment.
The final submission date is Friday 5 March 2027
A more detailed timetable of timings is available on request by emailing Short Courses.
There is an introductory online session on:
Holiday dates in which there will be no classes include:
Throughout January 2027 there will be four and a half hours of pre-recorded online sessions to view.
There will be two sessions delivered in person on campus on:
Following the final session on 30 January 2027, you will work independently to complete four case studies for assessment. The final submission date is Friday 5 March 2027.
The course will be delivered through a combination of pre-recorded online lectures and online live lectures, plus in person sessions at our main campus in Twickenham.
Online live lectures will be recorded. Nevertheless, to fully benefit from the course we expect you to attend as many live online lectures as possible to be able to participate in case study analysis, workshops and discussions that will enrich your training as health coach.
The full cost is £1,350. The deposit cost is £50.
St Mary's University staff and students can book with a 10% discount via the discounted short courses page (St Mary's login required).
During the practical sessions, you will coach, be coached, observe coaching in action, and you will be required to build a portfolio of evidence.
You will be taught using a variety of teaching materials including:
Whilst enrolled upon the health coach course you will study the following four mandatory units:
You will be taught the theoretical elements throughout modules one to five, and the practice in module six.
The modules will cover a wide range of topics and themes to include:
This course is assessed via written assignments, observations, and case studies.
It is recommended that learners should have achieved a level of education equivalent to five GCSEs at grades A*-C prior to commencing the RSPH Level 3 Certificate in Health Coaching, however exemptions may be made for adult returners with experience of the workplace.
Upon successful completion of this course candidates will be awarded a Level 3 Certificate in Health Coaching from The Royal Society for Public Health. You will be able to practice as a health coach and will be eligible to join the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) which entitles you to use MRSPH after your name.
You will also be able to apply to become an affiliate member of the UK and International Health Coaching Association (UKIHCA). The course is also approved by the UKIHCA for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
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