Nutritional Therapy Council Aims and Goals

As the Professional Standards Council for Nutritional Therapy, the NTC aims to:

Set standards of training and education that meet the National Occupational Standards for Nutritional Therapy, and to keep those updated as necessary
Accredit courses in Nutritional Therapy that meet the Core Curriculum and National Occupational Standards
Publish the names and relevant details of all training providers whose courses have been accredited
Provide guidance on education and training issues to training providers
Hold an archive register of those practitioners who were assessed to meet the 2003 National Occupational Standards and were registered with the NTC until it ceased its regulatory duties
Establish a register of Teachers and Researchers working in the domain of nutritional therapy
Set standards for post-graduate competency in specialist areas of practice including Nutrigenetic counselling
Establish registers of specialist practitioners including Nutrigenetic Counsellors
Set processes for Return to Practice assessment
Work with other organisations to improve professional practice in nutritional therapy