Online Short Course · Nutrition & Business

Start Your Own Nutrition Business.

If you love food and what it does for the body, this course turns that into work. You learn to assess diets and write meal plans for clients, plus the business side: marketing, insurance, finance and the day to day.

From $15per week, flexible plan
100 hoursof guided study
Lifetimecourse access
20+topics across two modules
Anytimestart today, fully online
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaFitness, Health & Nutrition
LevelBeginner friendly
Study Hours100 study hours
AccessLifetime, available worldwide
Study ModeFully online, start anytime
AssessmentShort-answer and multiple-choice
PaymentsFrom $15 a week
Comes with
  • 7-day money back guarantee
  • Interest-free weekly plan, no credit check
  • Small business training included
  • CPD endorsed with a Credly digital badge
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Start Your Own Nutrition Business

Half of this course is the business half. Marketing, insurance and registration, finance, and running the day to day. You learn the food side, and how to make a living from it.

Upskill For Your Current Role

Already training clients? The food questions come at you every session. Learn meal plans, weight loss, supplements and eating around training, and answer them with confidence.

Study Around Your Life

Your own pace, start anytime, and lifetime access. Assessments are short answer and multiple choice, and you can retake them as many times as you need. Marking comes back within one business day.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Food skills get used all over the fitness world: gyms, studios, online client work, and your own small business. The work is easy to picture: sitting down with a client, sorting their meal plan, then checking how the week went.

Nutrition Consultant

Working with clients on their eating: looking at what they eat now, writing the plan, then adjusting it as they go.

Fitness Trainer

Food questions land in every session. Meal plans, supplements and eating around training are the skills this course builds.

Personal Trainer

The business topics here are written for personal training work: clients, insurance, marketing and the money side.

Fitness Centre Advisor

Helping members choose a plan and pointing them the right way on food, day in and day out.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience: nutritionist and dietitian work needs accredited tertiary study, and personal training work needs an accredited fitness qualification.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Over twenty topics across two modules: the food first, then the business.

01
Nutrition Basics And Meal Plans
How food works in the body, and how to build a plan for one person.
Assessing a Person's Current Diet
Basic Nutritional Principles
Writing Meal Plans
Understanding How the Body Uses Nutrients as Fuel for Energy
Understanding Nutritional Deficiencies and Common Nutritional Intolerances
02
Popular Diets And Weight Loss
The eating styles clients ask about, and what sits behind them.
Carbohydrate Loading
Intermittent Fasting
Ketogenic Diet
Nutrition - Balancing Extremes
Nutritional Recommendations for Weight Loss
03
Eating Around Training
What to eat and drink before, during and after a session.
Nutrition for Before, During, and After Exercise
The Anabolic Nutrient Timing Factor Nutrition for Muscle Growth
The Basics of Sports and Health Supplements
The Importance of Hydration Before, During and After Exercise
04
Running The Business
The money, the paperwork and the clients that keep it going.
Beginning your Business with the End in Mind
Looking After Your Clients
Operating a Small Fitness Business
Running a Successful Business Day to Day
Insurance and Registration Requirements for your Personal Training Business
Marketing Your Personal Training Business
Understanding Finance for the Fitness Professional
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Over twenty topics, two modules, nutrition first, then the business
  • Writing meal plans, assess a diet, then build the plan around the client
  • Small business training, marketing, insurance, finance and daily running
  • Video lessons on demand, step-by-step modules, start anytime

As a Student

  • One-on-one mentor support, a real-world mentor with industry experience
  • Tutor help by phone and email, Monday to Friday, plus live chat 7 days a week
  • Marking within 1 business day, with assessments you can retake
  • Lifetime access, available worldwide, no study deadline
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Here is what stands out in this course.

01
The Business Half Comes With It

Beginning your business with the end in mind, looking after your clients, operating a small fitness business, insurance and registration, marketing, and finance. The business end gets full coverage.

02
Meal Plans You Build For One Person

You assess what a client eats now, then write the plan around them. Weight loss, muscle growth, deficiencies and common intolerances are all in there.

03
Food Around Training

Eating before, during and after exercise, nutrient timing, hydration, and the basics of sports and health supplements. The questions gym clients ask most.

04
Lifetime Access, No Deadline

Your access never runs out. Finish at your own pace, then come back to a topic when a client question brings it up again.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

SHORT COURSE

Nutrition and Business Micro-Credential

Course Completion Acknowledgement · Online Courses Australia

A Short-Form Credential

Finish the course and you receive the college's Course Completion Acknowledgement, plus a short-form credential for the Nutrition and Business Micro-Credential.

CPD Points Employers Recognise

The course is fully CPD endorsed. Your points show on your completion acknowledgement as proof you keep learning.

A Credly Digital Badge

A digital badge issued by Credly, ready to share wherever you want to show it.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask About the Course

Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide, current pricing and straight answers on whether it fits.

Step two

Enrol When You're Ready

Start anytime with instant access. Choose the interest-free weekly plan with no credit check, pay in four interest-free instalments with Afterpay, or pay upfront in one payment.

Step three

Study At Your Own Pace

Work through the video lessons with your mentor and tutors behind you. Marking comes back within one business day, and you can retake assessments.

Step four

Finish With Your Credential

Complete the course and receive your Course Completion Acknowledgement, CPD points and a Credly digital badge.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$15 / week
Interest-free weekly plan, pay in four interest-free with Afterpay, or pay upfront in one payment.
Interest-free weekly plan, no credit check
7-day money back guarantee
Lifetime access included
Start anytime with instant access
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need any experience?

None needed. The course starts with the basics of nutrition and builds from there. It suits people starting out and trainers adding food skills.

How long does the course take?

Around 100 study hours, at your own pace. Access is lifetime, so there is no deadline. You can come back to the material after you finish.

What does it cost each week?

The weekly plan is $15 a week, interest-free with no credit check. Enquire for the full payment options, including pay-in-four with Afterpay and upfront.

Does it cover the business side?

Yes. A whole module goes to it: starting out, looking after clients, running the day to day, insurance and registration, marketing, and finance.

How are assessments done?

Short-answer and multiple-choice, built to help you understand rather than test you against the clock. You can retake them as many times as you need, and marking comes back within one business day.

Is this course accredited?

It is CPD endorsed, which is accreditation for professional development: you finish with CPD points employers recognise, plus a Credly digital badge. It is not a nationally recognised qualification. That is a different thing, and you do not need one to start helping clients with their eating or to run your own small business.

Can I get my money back if it is not for me?

Yes. There is a 7-day cooling-off period. You can switch to another course or get your money back.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by Online Courses Australia, an online training provider. Its courses are designed with employers and industry experts.

The college is CPD endorsed and issues Credly digital badges with its completion acknowledgements. Lessons run as step-by-step video modules, not dense textbooks. Support runs through one-on-one mentoring, tutor help by phone and email on weekdays, and live chat seven days a week.

CPD endorsed providerCredly digital badgesIndustry-designed coursesLive chat 7 days a week
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