Frequently Asked Questions

Short courses are a great option if you’d like to upskill in nutrition, mental health and wellness, natural health and business. You may be looking for a career change, want to get a taste of what a degree is like or be keen to learn to improve your wellbeing or your family’s. Explore Endeavour short courses or chat with our team.

Endeavour short courses are open to anyone keen to learn how to create a healthier and happier life. There are no formal entry requirements to study with us.

You can enrol online at any time – simply add your chosen course (or courses!) to your cart. Please contact our friendly team if you need any help getting started.

This is entirely up to you! Explore the options and choose an Endeavour course that appeals to you. In nutrition, we recommend starting with Nutrition Essentials: eating well to live well. In mental health and wellness, our Wellness Practices: tools for balanced living course is a great place to start.

Yes, if you’d like to study all the Endeavour short courses in nutrition, for example, you can bundle them together at the start. To bundle courses, simply choose the courses you’re interested in and add them to your cart.

Yes, you can study Endeavour short courses 100% online.

Yes, all you need to study Endeavour short courses is an internet connection on your computer, iPad or phone.

Endeavour is a pioneer in interactive online learning platforms. During our short courses, you will access all your learning materials online. The learning platform is easy to navigate, and you can save where you’re up to, exit and return to it later.

You have the flexibility to study wherever you are; on a train, in a café, at home, the choice is yours. Think of the platform as your online campus. It has everything you need but is more convenient than a physical campus. You can fit study around your life, in between clients, before work or when the kids are asleep.

Endeavour short courses cost A$299 each.

The simplest way to pay online is with a credit card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express).

Yes, and we recommend you discuss this directly with your employer beforehand. Your employer will need to provide you with credit card details.

Alternatively, contact us if your employer wishes to pay via invoice or bank transfer.

We also offer tailored programs to companies and organisations. If you have a group of employees who want to do an Endeavour short course, please contact us to discuss a corporate program.

No, short courses are not part of the FEE-HELP loan scheme. This program is for higher education courses.

Our Endeavour short courses take 20-25 hours to complete depending on the course. You can complete an Endeavour short course in six weeks or less, but you’ll have access to our interactive learning platform for up to 12 months, so you are welcome to take longer than six weeks if you need to.

Anyone at any age can enrol in our short courses. However, to get the most from our courses, we recommend a minimum of high school completion.

A short course will give you a taste of an Endeavour degree before embarking on one. You may want to learn for personal development, to improve your or your family’s wellbeing or to stay current with your industry.

Endeavour short courses can help you fast track your career in nutrition and wellness. After completing a short course, you can continue with more advanced qualifications at an undergraduate certificate or degree level.

A nutrition degree involves four years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study. It includes subject areas such as human physiology, biochemistry, genetics, health conditions and diseases related to poor nutrition and its impact on a person’s health. With a nutrition degree, you have the knowledge to prescribe supplements, request pathology tests, identify contraindications associated with medicines and register as a Nutritionist.

Once you have enrolled in an Endeavour short course, we will email your login details. Simply jump online and off you go! If you need help getting started, please contact us.

To complete an Endeavour short course in six weeks, we recommend that you study between three and four hours each week.

No, all of your learning resources are included in our online platform.

All Endeavour short courses are unique and industry-current, so there is no RPL available.

The Endeavour team is here to support you throughout your learning journey and beyond. We can help with networking, pathways to degrees and careers advice. Contact us.

Every member of the Endeavour teaching team is well qualified and committed to helping you learn. Nutritionists, mental health experts, psychologists, exercise physiologists and scientists worked together to develop our short course content. They continually review the courses to ensure you receive cutting-edge information and skills. Meet the team here.

As you’ll be learning online, we suggest you follow Endeavour short courses socials and connect with your fellow learners via these platforms.

• Instagram
• Facebook

No, there are no written exams for Endeavour short courses. During the course, you’ll have the opportunity to complete mini-quizzes and self-assessments, which are for your self-development only.

Insurance is not included in short courses. Before you work one-on-one with clients, you will need to pursue further study in an Endeavour degree program. Then, you can register with a professional association and obtain insurance to offer services to clients.

After completing an Endeavour short course, you’ll receive a Credly badge. You can add the badge to your resume and share it on your socials. When you attain a series of Credly badges, you may be eligible to apply for credit into selected degrees at Endeavour College of Natural Health.
In addition to a Credly badge, if you're a member of AUSActive, you can apply for CECs for the following courses:

1. Eating Disorders
2. Food Psychology
3. Gut Health
4. Food and the Environment

After completing an Endeavour Short Course, you’ll receive a Credly badge. You can add the badge to your resume and share it on your socials. When you attain a series of Credly badges for the following five short courses:

• Food and the environment: from farm to fork
• Nutrition for weight loss: the science and solutions that work
• Food psychology: improving relationships with food
• Eating disorders: understanding, support, and action
• Nutrition essentials: eating well to live well

You will be eligible to apply for credit for the subject, NMDS111: Sociology of Food which features in the following Undergraduate Certificates and Degrees at Endeavour College of Natural Health:

• Undergraduate Certificate in History and Philosophy of Complementary Medicine
• Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine)
• Bachelor of Complementary Medicine
• Diploma of Health Science

When you finish the course, you will receive an email with a link to download your Credly badge. You can download this any time, and you can add the badge to your resume and share it on your socials. When you attain a series of Credly badges, you may be eligible to apply for credit into selected programs at Endeavour College of Natural Health.

If you loved your short course, consider adding to your knowledge with another one of our short courses. They range from nutrition, mental health and wellness, natural health and more, all available online. Keen to take things further? Look into a natural health degree, diploma or certificate at Endeavour College of Natural Health.

Still stuck? Contact us and we can help you make your next step.

Graduates of Endeavour short courses often fall in love with learning and pursue further studies with another short course or one of our diplomas and degrees.

With a degree, you can work in roles such as:

• Clinical nutritionist
• Recipe or content developer
• Eating disorder specialist
• Researcher
• Weight management consultant
• Corporate nutrition consultant
• Healthy eating instructor
• Health and food coach
• Nutrition advisor