Endeavour College of Natural Health
Endeavour College of Natural Health is Australia's largest Higher Education provider of natural medicine courses.
The College is known as the centre of excellence for natural medicine and is respected for its internationally recognised academic teams and high calibre graduates. Endeavour offers higher education Diplomas in Health Science and Bachelor of Health Science degrees in Naturopathy, Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine, Acupuncture Therapies and Chinese Medicine.
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The move to online learning as a result of COVID-19 was a godsend for naturopathy student Tara Hansen. As a single mother of three young boys, living in the remote coastal town of Busselton, Western Australia and studying full-time, Tara embraced the opportunity to learn from home.
Around the same time Tahlia Harvey started a business degree in Adelaide, she was delving into nutrition and creating raw food recipes. Her passion for this area grew, so much that she switched her degree to nutrition at the same university, only to find out the course was more about food technology and science.
Last time we caught up with Endeavour graduate Hayley Richards, she had a plant-based dessert business and was starting a plant-based grazing platters business. She was creating beautiful content for Instagram, developing recipes and running nutrition workshops. These days, Hayley’s young son is her top priority, but her career also continues to flourish.
How do you balance the human-centric and holistic traditions of natural health with the benefits of modern technology? Head of Academic Quality, Innovation and Teaching, Mark Payne is tackling this challenge as his team builds an improved digital learning environment for Endeavour.
After 18 years in the federal public service, Alf Zollo suddenly had the freedom to choose a new path in life – and so he did, signing up to study Acupuncture in his hometown of Adelaide.
So much can happen in a year. So, imagine this: after one year of full-time study (or two years part-time), picture yourself opening the door to a new career in natural health. It’s now possible with Endeavour’s Diploma of Health Science.
Before she started a Naturopathy course at Endeavour, Melissa Salmon studied psychology at a big university in Queensland. Although she enjoyed the degree, Melissa felt something was missing.
When Debbie Godson was about 10 years old, her best friend’s father started studying natural medicine. He spoke about it with such enthusiasm that it sparked her interest. But it wasn’t until 20 years later that Debbie had the financial freedom to study an Acupuncture course herself.
In Adelaide, there is a flourishing cohort of natural health professionals with their hearts set on giving back to their community as well as supporting each other to succeed.