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Diana Walker Dip N.T – Nutritional Therapy Student

I started studying the Diploma in Nutritional Therapy in November. I am a secondary teacher and have been teaching for 30 years. I have always been interested in nutrition and healthy eating and this seemed to be an ideal course for me .I am at the stage of my life when I feel I need a complete change.

I must say I have enjoyed the course so far and have found it so interesting.

I think the hardest part about it is getting motivated to start work in the evening after a day’s work but as soon as I start researching the questions all the stresses and strains of the day disappear and I find myself totally involved in the information.

I am planning to work for a personal training company and advise clients on their nutrition. After completing this course I am also planning to take it further to degree level.

I think that learning is a lifelong experience and that there is always something new to learn

Virginia Penfold Dip L.C - Life Coaching Student

I have recently completed my Diploma in Life Coaching with Oxford College and I have to say I could not be happier.

Having not studied for a number of years, and having work and family commitments, I was understandably apprehensive. My Diploma course arrived complete with everything I required to start immediately. Being able to e-mail modules made it so easy, no time was wasted on postage etc, waiting for results and the following modules. Studying was done at my own pace, but I found I could not put it down, as I found it so exciting and interesting. My tutor was excellent! He would mark my work within 24 hours and e-mail my result along with any feedback. This I found motivational and spurred me on to complete the course much sooner than I might have done. Three days after receiving my diploma I enrolled on my next course.

I am very impressed with Oxford College, and myself. The uncomplicated approach to the course and learning has enabled me to further my dream of becoming self-employed, and I am very pleased to say I have set myself up as a Life Coach. After years of being overweight and now losing it all, feeling great and completing my course, my aim is to help others achieve their dreams and true potential.

I would strongly recommend Oxford College to anyone and everyone. If I can do it, you can too.

Virginia Penfold
Life Coach
Business name - InnovEat, Chard, Somerset
Telephone: 07969 811953
My new website is currently under construction

James Simon, Dip L.C - Life Coaching Student

Earlier this year I decided to move my career forward and train to become a life coach. After investigating many courses I found that Oxford Distance Learning offered a flexible programme which fitted into my working life.

The service I received from enrolling through to becoming qualified was superb. My learning materials were delivered within days and I was able to work through the life coaching course at my own pace.

My tutor was on hand when I needed him and responded quickly to my questions and when marking my assignments. His feedback was useful and constructive and allowed me to progress throughout the course. Since qualifying as a life coach I have launched a new internet based personal development company which includes life coaching alongside other personal development activities.

The course has helped me develop both personally and professionally and I would highly recommend anyone considering a career within Life Coaching to use the services offered through Oxford Distance Learning.

Liz Ainsworth, Dip C - Counselling Student

I had been working in an office environment since leaving school, and really wanted a new challenge and a new direction in my career. I had to keep working so home study was my only feasible option.

Upon completion of my Diploma in Counselling course, I have progressively built up a clientele which I counsel on a part time basis. I am now looking to expand my practice so that I am counselling full time - and leaving the office behind!

The whole learning experience has been exceptional, and the support I received from my tutor was fantastic. I would certainly recommend the counselling course to anyone who had an interest in helping those around them, or who were looking for a new direction in life

Edward Drayton, Dip.H - Herbal Medicine Student

After no real formal education, and plenty of time on my hands when I retired to Spain in 2002, a friend of mine suggested that I should take up studies in a subject I was interested in, which was always alternative medicine (having been plagued by arthritis). I thought my friend had gone mad, 'studying for qualifications at 71!'.

I did however enrol and the experience has been incredibly rewarding for me, and is something that I and my family are very proud of. My Diploma certificate sits very proudly on my living room wall! My tutor, Janet, was a great help to me and was terribly patient with the many questions I kept bombarding at her.

It goes to show that whatever age you are learning new skills and having new information can keep the grey cells active!

Andrew Stevens, Dip L.C - Life Coaching Student

I have been working as a personal trainer for five years and felt that when trying to motivate my clients, there were many other issues that they were trying to deal with - not just fitness.

After a huge amount of research via the net and recommendation from fellow trainers, I enrolled on the Life Coaching course. I have found that the huge amount of skills that I have learnt from the course have benefited my clients and opened up a huge client network for me to coach. I have to say that fitness training is only a small part of my weekly job as I concentrate more on my Life Coaching clients, thier reasons for seeking a coach is as wide and varied as you could possibly imagine.

The college has opened many doors for me with this course, for which I thank both my tutor and the team of student advisors.