World Class Nutrition Coaching Course - Advanced Certificate
Introduction to our Advanced Nutrition Coaching course
Whether you are an aspiring nutrition coach, an ambitious fitness professional, or simply striving for peak health and performance – you’re in the right place.
Our Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course has been meticulously designed by a team of industry-leading health, nutrition and performance experts to equip you with the latest and most advanced level of nutrition knowledge.
This Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course is the first ever internationally recognised Level 4 Qualification in Nutrition Coaching. The programme is structured using a modular approach and is delivered by a group of expert presenters, all of whom are specialists in their respective fields.
At The BTN Academy, we are committed to delivering the highest standard of nutrition coaching qualifications in the industry and to do so, we use some of the world’s brightest minds in nutrition.
Benefits
- Master the anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of nutrition
- Understand the fine art of coaching real people
- Be confident to coach a diverse range of clients
- Be able to assess clients effectively and efficiently
- Learn how to properly monitor consistency and adherence with clients
- Study around work and home life, in your own time as this course is 100% online and self-paced
- Certified Level 4 Qualification through Active IQ
What's included
- Four course textbooks written by industry leading tutors
- Lifelong access to course
- Student support group
- Electronic & hard copy certification
- 1-2-1 support from the BTN tutors
- Tried and tested assessment tools & plans to use with clients
- Career development with our FREE business academy
- Study case studies on how to be successful after graduation
- FREE access to iPT, a globally used business education platform for coaches for you to advance your career and business
Sign up to our Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course
Become a professional nutrition coach with our industry-recognised Active IQ Level 4 Certificate in Coaching Nutrition. The only regulated qualification in the active leisure sector dedicated to coaching nutrition and it’s exclusive to the BTN Academy.
If you are passionate about diet, nutrition and healthy eating, and you’re keen to turn that passion into an exciting and rewarding career, then our Level 4 Advanced Certificate in Coaching Nutrition is likely to be the perfect qualification for you.
This is the most advanced nutrition coaching qualification in the health, fitness and wellbeing sector and is the only Ofqual regulated qualification designed specifically for nutrition coaching.
This is a serious qualification created for serious professionals. The content is extremely comprehensive and that’s why we recommend students take 6-12 months to complete this programme. This programme covers an extensive range of subjects and every subject is presented comprehensively and meticulously by industry-leading experts.
If you are serious about becoming a nutrition coach, then the BTN Academy is the only provider you can seriously consider.
Level 4 Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course (Digital)
Enrol today to kickstart your career as a professional nutrition coach.
- Start learning today
- Flexible payment options
- Unlimited support
- Expert training materials
- Self-paced learning
- Ofqual regulated level 4 qualification
- Active IQ regulated qualification (Ofqual)
This is no ordinary nutrition coaching course...
Course overview: Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course
Master the art of personalised coaching and learn nutritional strategies that meet the needs of diverse client populations with this Active iQ-accredited Level 4 Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course.
The course structure spans five separate units, each one featuring a range of engaging, informative modules designed to equip you with cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills in that subject area.
The course is accessed from our virtual learning platform and all of the mandatory assessments are completed online (see below). Every student receives 4 comprehensive training manuals (print and digital) covering all of the course content. Additionally, students are also resourced with online lectures which are specifically designed to broaden and deepen their understanding of all of the subjects.
This course equips you with advanced, evidence-based nutritional knowledge to coach a diverse range of clients. It also provides practical skills for addressing specific needs like diabetes, allergies, menopause, and competitive sports preparation.
All of our course tutors are industry-leading nutrition and performance experts in their own right and when you take this advanced nutrition qualification with the BTN Academy, you can rest assured that you’re learning from the best.
This Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course is application-only and self-paced, so you can learn in your own time.
Course content: Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course
This Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course is literally packed with the latest, evidence-based nutrition course content. This programme is delivered by a team of expert health, nutrition and fitness coaches with decades of combined experience. To find out more about specific course content, take a look at the modules below.
- Module 1: What is evidence-based practice?
- Module 2: The role of a nutrition coach
- Module 3: Critical thinking
- Module 4: Reading research
- Module 5: The digestive system
- Module 6: The fasted and fed states
- Module 7: Energy production and protein synthesis
- Module 8: Energy balance and rates of loss/gain
- Module 9: Coaching weight loss – the stages of change
- Module 10: Coaching weight loss – barriers and addiction
- Module 11: Coaching weight loss – nutritional programming
- Module 12: Nutritional strategies to maximise hypertrophy
- Module 13: Case study – Typical weight loss client
- Module 14: Effective consultations
- Module 15: Tracking and monitoring body compositions
- Module 16: Tracking and monitoring nutrient intakes
- Module 17: Effective online coaching
- Module 18: Group online weight loss
- Module 19: Food environment and habits
- Module 20: Stress and your clients’ progress
- Module 21: Alcohol
- Module 22: Motivational interviewing
- Module 23: Case study – shift worker
- Module 24: Evidence-based nutrition for endurance sports
- Module 25: Assisted athletes
- Module 26: Team sports nutrition
- Module 27: Coaching physique during sports prep
- Module 28: Nutritional considerations for making weight
- Module 29: Case study – athlete
- Module 30: Female clients
- Module 31: Pre and post natal clients
- Module 32: Intermittent fasting
- Module 33: Child nutritions
- Module 34: Clients with PCOS
- Module 35: Clients with diabetes
- Module 36: Injury recovery nutrition
- Module 37: Ketogenic dieting
- Module 38: Case study – PCOS
- Module 39: Allergy, intolerance and the immune system
- Module 40: IBS
- Module 41: Plant based nutrition
- Module 42: Elderly clients
- Module 43: Eating disorders
- Module 44: Case study – female client with multiple barriers
Frequently asked questions
Our Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course is the leading Level 4 Nutrition Coaching Qualification in the UK, ideal for fitness coaches, personal trainers, health practitioners and aspiring nutrition coaches looking to upskill themselves and become a world-class nutrition coach. This programme is also perfect for those looking to start a career in coaching, or to support their own personal health and fitness journey.
There are no formal entry requirements to enrol on this Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course, although we do recommend students have a baseline level of understanding of nutrition science, either through our Fundamentals of Nutrition Coaching Course, or an equivalent qualification in nutrition. This is an Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course and as such, will not revisit the basic and more will fundamental topics (e.g., principles of healthy eating, macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration) that are often included in lower-level nutrition courses.
The BTN Academy’s Level 4 Qualification in Nutrition Coaching is designed to assess your knowledge, understanding and application of nutrition theory in real-world situations and scenarios.
At the end of each unit, students will be required to complete a comprehensive multi-choice assessment (5 in total), designed to assess knowledge and application of knowledge to specific coaching scenarios.
These assessments are marked automatically online and students receive instant feedback on their performance. When students don’t achieve the pass mark (70%), they will be required to re-take their assessments, but there are no re-assessment fees and students can re-take assessments as many times as they need to. We always advise however that they engage with the support team before re-taking assessments.
On completion of this Level 4 Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course, you can be confident that you’ll receive a highly respected industry-recognised qualification, that is Ofqual regulated and certificated by Active IQ. More importantly, however, you’ll have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become a competent nutrition coach.
The BTN Academy’s Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course offers flexible learning options, allowing you to complete the coursework at your own pace and on your own schedule. We recommend dedicating 5-7 hours per week to learning and most students find that this is enough to make good and regular progress.
The course can be completed in 2-3 months, but most students take between 6-12 months because they adopt a mastery approach to their studies, rather than just trying to get the coursework complete. We would always encourage students to engage with all that the course has to offer, not to rush, and focus on becoming the most knowledgeable and skilled nutrition coach that they can be. This just doesn’t happen overnight.
The Fundamentals of Nutrition Coaching Course covers fundamental topics such as hydration, sleep and micronutrients in far more detail than the Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course. If you haven’t studied these topics before then we would recommend the Fundamentals of Nutrition Coaching Course first as your knowledge may end up lacking in practice. However, if you have studied nutrition before and then we’d suggest going straight to the Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course.
If you’re still unsure, check out our blog on the topic “Should I do the Fundamentals of Nutrition Coaching Course first?”
Clients often expect their personal trainer to be able to assist them with their nutrition and dietary habits. To put it simply, they expect nutrition coaching to be part of the package. As a result, it will be hugely beneficial for a personal trainer to confidently provide this service to their clients, as it will allow them to provide a more well-rounded, informative and high quality personal training experience.
Level 4 qualification
The first internationally recognized Level 4 Qualification in Nutrition Coaching, completed by thousands of coaches. Our Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course provides a respected industry qualification to advance your career, no matter the path you choose.
Externally verified
Feel confident knowing you’re learning from a credible, certified industry training provider. Our Advanced Nutrition Course is certificated by the leading awarding body in the health, fitness and wellbeing sector, Active iQ, ensuring that all our students receive the professional recognition for their learning and achievements that they rightly deserve.
All of our training materials have been rigorously audited by Active IQ which is why they have created this qualification specifically for our programme. The BTN Academy is the only place where students can complete the Active IQ Level 4 certificate in Coaching Nutrition.
We’re also a CIMSPA education partner and the quality of our teaching, learning and assessment methods regularly assessed by CIMSPA to ensure that all our students receive the highest quality of learning experience possible. We’re proud to say that we’re top of the class in that regard!
Who teaches on the course?
Throughout the course of The BTN Advanced Nutrition Coaching Course you will be taught by an array of specialist tutors, ranging from PhD researchers, lecturers, and dietitians, to athletes and experienced coaches, giving you the best learning experience possible.
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