What types of training and continuing education, further training are there in the field of nutritional counseling?

There are various training and further education opportunities in the field of nutritional counseling:

• Shorter coursesthat train nutrition coaches or offer an insight into the basics of healthy eating
• Diploma courses recognized by health insurance companiesfor people who want to charge their services to the health insurance funds.
  
  For registration with the Swiss Foundation for Complementary Medicine (ASCA) in nutritional counseling (WAM - Western Alternative Medicine) for the field of prescribed methods (Method 229), three levels of training must be completed. However, not every school offers Level 2 and Level 3 in addition to Level 1, the conventional medical foundations leading to the Nutrition Coach Practitioner degree. Level 2 enables graduates to combine nutritional advice with therapeutic applications, which is mainly implemented in medical practices and nursing or retirement homes. Level 3 is an in-depth study of the fundamentals of conventional medicine and a prerequisite for registering as a therapist with ASCA.
• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics at a university of applied scienceswhich can be followed by a Master's degree. It is also possible to continue studying in the form of a CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies), for example in Nutrition for Disease Prevention and Health (FIT).