Online Short Course · Aromatherapy

Turn Your Love of Essential Oils Into Aromatherapy Training

Maybe you already reach for oils before the medicine cabinet. This course covers plant identification, extraction, carriers and safe use. Six months of access, and it has you covered around a job.

From $29a week on a plan
6 Monthsaccess to the course
100 Hoursof study, roughly
No Examson this course
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Duration6 months access, about 100 hours
CostFrom $29 a week on a flexible plan
DeliveryFully online, 24/7 course access
AssessmentNo exams
StructureEight topics from plants to safe use
OutcomeCertificate of Achievement
Comes with
  • Pay upfront or on a weekly plan
  • Covers hazardous herbs and oils
  • CPD credits on completion
  • Tutor support by phone and email
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Know What Is in the Bottle

Buying oils and understanding them are different things. This course covers extraction, carriers and what each oil is for.

Use Them Without Getting It Wrong

Safe use and hazardous oils both get their own topic. That knowledge is what separates a hobby from a service.

Take It Into Work

Spas, retail and wellness settings all want people who understand oils. The subject turns into something you are paid for.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Wellness retail, spas and natural health shelves all need people who know oils. The work is easy to picture: someone asks what to use, and you can answer with reasons.

Aromatherapist Assistant

Supporting a practitioner with blends and preparation.

Natural Health Products Advisor

Guiding customers through a shelf of oils and remedies.

Skincare Formulation Assistant

Helping build products where oils are the ingredient.

Holistic Retail Consultant

Selling wellness products with knowledge behind the sale.

Hotel and Spa Wellness Coordinator

Running the wellness side of a property's offering.

Complementary Therapy Assistant

Support work inside a complementary therapy practice.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Treatment and therapy practice generally needs a separate credential and insurance.

The Course

What You Learn

Eight topics: the plant, the oil, the carrier, and the safe way to use it.

01
Plants and Beginnings
Naming and classifying plants, then how aromatherapy came to be.
Plant Identification
Introduction to Aromatherapy
02
The Oils Themselves
What oils are, how they are drawn out, and what carries them.
Essential Oils
Carriers
Growing and Harvesting Oils for Essential Oil Production
Methods of Extraction
03
Using Them Safely
Where the limits are, and which plants sit outside them.
Safe Use of Essential Oils
Hazardous Herbs and Oils
Included

What You’ll Get

Learning

  • Self-paced study, start whenever you like
  • Eight topics, plant through to safe use
  • No exams, on this course
  • Course access, open day and night

Support

  • Tutor support, unlimited, business hours
  • Career Centre, jobs, templates, a CV review
  • LinkedIn review, plus career planning
  • eBook library, over 50 CCH titles
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things carry this course: the plants themselves, safety taken seriously, and the business end.

01
Start With the Plant

Plant identification and taxonomy come first, including scientific naming. You learn where an oil comes from before you use it.

02
Safety Gets Serious Weight

Safe use has a topic, and hazardous herbs and oils has another. Both matter the moment you work on anyone but yourself.

03
Growing and Selling

Harvesting for oil production and marketing strategies for herbs are both covered. That is the trade end of the subject.

The Credentials

What You Walk Away With

Professional Development

Certificate of Achievement

Awarded by The Career Academy on completion

A Certificate of Achievement

The college issues it once you finish. It stands as professional development.

CPD Credits

You earn continuing professional development credits for completing the course.

A SEEK Pass Credential

A SEEK Pass link arrives in your Learning Platform, ready for a job profile.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Enquire

Ask for the course guide. A minute, no cost.

Step two

Talk It Through

An advisor checks the course matches what you want.

Step three

Enrol and Start

Choose a payment option and open topic one.

Step four

Work Through It

Eight topics at your pace, tutor on hand.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $29 / week
Pay upfront, or spread it over a weekly plan.
Flexible weekly payment plan
Pay upfront if you prefer
10-day money back guarantee
Course access day and night
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need experience to start?

None. The course opens with plant identification and builds from the ground up.

How long does it take?

Six months of access, and around 100 hours of study. Course access runs day and night, so the pace is yours.

What does it cost?

From $29 a week on a flexible payment plan, or you can pay upfront.

How is the course assessed?

No exams on this course. You work through the topics and the tasks attached to them.

Can I treat clients after this?

It gives you the knowledge base a practice runs on: the oils, the carriers, and where the safety limits sit. Working on paying clients generally means a separate practitioner credential and insurance, and that varies by what you offer. Where this course lands is advisory, retail and assistant work, and using oils safely for yourself and your family.

Does it cover the business side?

Marketing strategies for herbs are covered, as is growing and harvesting for oil production. It is an introduction to the trade end rather than a full business course. Enough to see whether a side venture holds up.

What kind of recognition does it carry?

ICOES, the International Approval and Registration Centre and the CPD Standards Office all back this course, and it earns CPD credits. That is recognition for professional development. It is not a nationally recognised credential under the Australian Qualifications Framework, and the college is not an RTO. For knowing the subject well and using it at work, that is the job it does.

What if I change my mind?

There is a 10-day money back guarantee. Speak up inside that window.

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About the College

The Career Academy is an online college teaching wellbeing, business and health subjects. It has run for over 15 years, and helps more than 25,000 students a year.

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