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We offer solid, practical and sports science-based training courses that are fun and take place in a family environment.

All training courses take place in a hybrid form. Our modern learning platform accompanies you throughout your training. You start by working through the theoretical topics on the platform with scripts, learning videos and audio files. After successfully checking your learning progress using learning checks, you can register for the practical days on site. In addition, experts are regularly available to give you advice and support during online consultation hours. You learn at your own pace, when and where you want. You alone set the pace!
Strengths: 100% flexible training courses | Start training courses at any time | Federal subsidies for Specialist BuG accredited | Provider module examination for admission to the Federal Professional Examination | Qualicert OK Status
Discount for Swisscom employees: 15% (when registering via this platform at «Course registration» )
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Basel, Bern, Chur, Frauenfeld, Luzern, Möhlin, AG, Münchwilen, Ostermundigen, St. Gallen, Thun, Winterthur, Zuzwil, Zürich
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Prävensana.
Prävensana is eduQua, ISO 9001 and ISO 21001 certified and recognized by Swiss health organizations as a competent and professional specialist school for adult education.

We offer courses at our locations in Rapperswil, Zurich-Altstetten and Berne with a high-quality educational program for healthcare professions.

Let our experienced lecturers train you to become a qualified specialist with a diploma in the fields of nutrition, fitness & exercise, medical massage, medicine, naturopathy or mental & psychosocial health.

Prävensana's diploma courses are the ideal way to prepare for recognition by health insurance companies or a federal qualification to learn a health profession.
Strengths: The largest private health school in German-speaking Switzerland. With all important accreditations and certifications. Practical lessons with exciting case studies.
Region: Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Zürich, Bern, Rapperswil
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Bern
5/9/2026
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5/29/2026
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6/8/2026
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4/14/2026
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BTB - Bildungswerk für therapeutische Berufe
The Bildungswerk für therapeutische Berufe (BTB) has specialized in training and continuing education, further training in the healthcare sector since 1985. With 40 years of experience, it is constantly developing its range of courses in the fields of prevention and health promotion, education, psychology, human and veterinary medicine, care and nursing as well as fitness and sport. All courses are characterized by practical relevance, individual personal support and high professional quality.

In addition to the printed study letters, they also support individual learning in PDF and audio format. The e-learning offer includes online exams and the AI learning partner StudyBuddy as a flexible and interactive learning aid and also - depending on the course - learning videos, podcasts and web-based training. This makes BTB one of the leading providers in the continuing education sector and is also at the forefront of digital learning - regardless of personal learning type.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Remscheid
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Remscheid
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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).

In Switzerland, training to become a nutrition coach/nutritionist is not a federally regulated training course. This means that the course content and focus can vary from school to school.

The content is generally based on current scientific findings and practical topics relating to nutrition and health. The aim is to impart specialist knowledge that enables competent advice to be given in various life situations.

The following topics can be part of the training to become a nutrition coach/nutritionist:

  • Basic medical knowledge: Introduction to the most important medical correlations in the context of nutrition and health
  • Anatomy and physiology: structure and function of the human body
  • Biomechanics and pathology: movement and diseases from a nutritional perspective
  • Nutrition: the basics of macro and micronutrients
  • Vitamins and minerals: the importance and effects of essential nutrients
  • Wholefoods and diets: A comparison of different nutritional concepts
  • Pathology: Nutrition for chronic and acute illnesses
  • Weight loss and sports nutrition: nutritional concepts for specific goals
  • Nutritional history: systematic recording of eating habits
  • Health promotion and programs: Prevention and holistic approaches to improving health
  • Hygiene and food science: safety and quality in advisory practice
  • Food combining: theory and practice of an alternative nutritional concept
  • Advice, sales and customer loyalty: conducting conversations, motivation and long-term support

This content makes it possible to work both preventively and in an advisory capacity after training as a nutrition coach/nutritionist - whether in the healthcare sector, in the fitness sector or in independent consulting.

As each educational institution sets its own focus, it is advisable to carefully check the module descriptions and learning objectives of the respective school. This is the only way to ensure that the training to become a nutrition coach/nutritionist meets your own expectations and goals. For specific information on the course content, we offer a contact form that can be used to forward the question directly to the desired school.

You may also be interested in these courses:

Nutritional therapist (certified) Nutritionist (certified) Business Coach (Cert.) Learning consultant / learning coach (certified) Fitness and exercise trainer (certified) Child and youth coach (certified)

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Questions and answers

  • The following are required for EMR recognitionNutritional advice (method no. 68)150 hours of specialist training and 600 hours of conventional medical training.
  • If you see yourself asNutrition coach with the method number 218- Dietetics (NHP) according to TEN, this is only possible in combination with method group no. 131, Naturopathic Practices NHP (Naturopath).
  • ForNutritional advice TCM according to Traditional Chinese Medicine300 hours of training must be completed, whereby training in method group no. 185 TCM must already have been completed.
  • Ayurveda nutritional advice (method 24)can be supplemented with 150 hours of specialized training with method group no. 22 (Ayurveda).

Nutrition coach courses generally cover the following topics:

  • General nutrition and anatomy
  • Nutrition in the course of life: childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, old age, special features of vegetarian/vegan diets, during periods of stress or strain
  • Nutritional psychology: understanding and influencing eating behavior, emotional aspects of eating, recognizing habits, motivation and goal setting in coaching
  • Special forms of nutrition: Intermittent fasting, low carb, paleo, clean eating, etc.
  • Prevention and health promotion: nutrition and diseases of civilization (obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases), promotion of a healthy lifestyle, basics of health communication
  • Nutrition concepts
  • Coaching and consulting
  • Nutrition trends
  • Law, ethics & quality

You can find more informationhere.

Yes, the schools offer a wide variety of nutrition coaching courses, most of which are designed to be part-time. Some schools also allow you to work full-time during the nutrition coaching course; however, this often extends the duration of the course.

An exception to this is the University of Applied Sciences Bachelor's degree course in Nutritional Counseling BSc, which can only be completed as a full-time course.

A nutrition coach advises and supports people in adapting their diet, for example for

  • Weight loss
  • Sport
  • healthy eating behavior

Nutrition coaches are aware of the importance of healthy eating for the body, know the effects of incorrect eating behavior and can help people to (re)find a healthy and positive attitude towards food.

Further information, details and training opportunities can be foundhere.

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Stefan Schmidlin

Stefan Schmidlin, Educational Counseling, Content-Team Modula AG

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Website of theSwiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Websitewww.berufsberatung.ch(official Swiss information portal for study, vocational and career guidance) as well as websites and other information from professional associations and education providers.

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