JHC Leader Course, Melbourne - Early Bird Price (Non-members)

JUNIOR HERBALIST LEADER TRAINING COURSE

If you are a Herbalist or Naturopath, you can train to become a registered Junior Herbalist Leader©

After the success of the Junior Herbalist Leader Training course in Sydney, the course will be offered by founder Mel Hornby this year at

Torrens University Australia

Flinders Street Campus

196 Flinders Street

Melbourne

Victoria 3000

From Monday 20th October to Friday 24th October 2025 from 9.00am to 5.30pm each day. This comprehensive course comprises five full days of tuition covering the whole two-year JHC course and includes:

• Comprehensive Leaders Handbook containing all the information needed to teach both years one and two including class plans, worksheets and answers, equipment lists and key facts 
• A USB flash drive containing all printable paperwork including advertising flyers, letters for parents, consent forms, register and enrolment forms etc.
• Ongoing support from the course leader
• A qualification approved by the NHAA for CPD allowing you to advertise yourself as a ‘Registered Junior Herbalist Leader’
• Entry onto the NHAA’s register of Junior Herbalist Leaders for promotional purposes.
• Teaching sessions in a way that engages all types of learners
• Practicals – making all the items and products in the course

During the course, student leaders will actively work through each of the twenty sessions in ‘real time’. This demonstrates how to teach the sessions in a way that engages all types of learners (Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinaesthetic), and allows student leaders to experience the practical aspects of the course by making all the items and products included in the syllabus.

On completion of the course, you will be equipped with all the information and skills required to teach the two-year syllabus to children and be entered on to the register of qualified JHC leaders.

Because of the high professional standard of the training and the course content, it is a requirement that all herbalists and naturopaths enrolling in the JHC leader training program must:

• Have graduated from an NHAA-accredited course
• Have and maintain a current membership with NHAA or an equivalent professional association
• Have and maintain current appropriate professional insurance

This course is only available through in-person attendance as its practical and safety aspects prevent it from being suitable to be taught remotely.

For members of the NHAA, the cost of the 5-day intensive training course to become a registered Junior Herbalist Leader is $2450 (or $2650 for non-members). However, you can access the early bird price of just $1950 (or $2150 for non-members) if paid in full before 30th June 2025.

The number of attendees is strictly limited and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so early enrolment is advised.

More information is available by contacting our Australian course co-ordinator, Christine Thomas - Email: christine.thomas@herbalextracts.com.au Ph: 0487 000 385

Application form available here:  

Leader Application Form 2025.docx

Event Refund policy:

Cancellation made 2 months or more before the event – 100% refund (less deposit) 

Cancellation made 1 - 2 months before the event – 25% refund

Cancellation made within one month of the event – 0% refund