NLP Practitioner Certification

This NLP Practitioner Certification offers you a wealth of practical models and techniques that will help you to:

Learn the foundation principles of the art and science of NLP.
Utilise everyday communication to spot and respond to patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour
Utilise trance & metaphor to enhance communication and understanding
Learn powerful approaches & techniques that can create lasting change, enhance learning and collaboration
Practise & develop your skills in a supportive, friendly environment

130 hours of in-person live training, run over 10 weekends over 10 months. This course meets the standards of an INLPTA accredited NLP Practitioner Certification and is fully accredited by the International NLP Trainers Association.

Want to become a certified practitioner of NLP?

Welcome to our booking and information page Below you'll find more information about NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), the practitioner course dates and content (including optional levels and prices), more about who we are and then finally, how to reserve yourself a place should you wish to go ahead and join us. Let’s begin firstly, by explaining what NLP is and why it might be useful for you to become more familiar with it.

Neurolinguistic Programming is a bit of a crap name for something so interesting and useful to know about. It doesn't immediately communicate the essence of what it is nor do the benefits justice. You don’t have to be a coach, therapist or ‘professional’ to get something out of it, we all deal with people, usually none more challenging than managing yourself! If you do work with people in any capacity, you’ll know that sometimes the only ‘tools’ we have are our ability to communicate and act. We all think, we all do, we all make sense of the world around us, but how many of us look beyond that? How often do we question what we say, what we do, what we believe or why we believe it in a constructive and useful way? Most of what we do, we do unconsciously, without real attention or active conscious presence, through habit and repetition (also known as learning!), yet very few of us learn more about our psychology and the influence our words and habits actually have over us.

For me, knowing NLP helps me utilise my attention with purpose to make sense of how I think about and respond to life’s events in much more useful ways. More importantly, how I can have more choice in in those responses, more of the time. It also helps me recognise these differences in other people and allows me the flexibility to adapt where I can to avoid misunderstandings and improve communication. I don't always get it right, I'm still human and imperfect in many ways and I'm ok with that too!

If you're interested in finding out more about how you can have more conscious presence and choice in your experiences in life, in work and your relationships with others then this could be a good step towards what you're looking for. If your curious about how you can actively reduce conflict and drama in your life by understanding and responding more effectively to the challenges it brings you, then you will find this course not only interesting, but enjoyable and above all else, extremely useful too.

Originally developed in the 1970’s and credited to Richard Bandler and John Grinder, NLP offers us a way of exploring the structure of subjective experience that recognises the complexity and dynamic nature of individuality. It’s approach is based on a methodology of ‘modelling’ that brings together fields of study and presents a body of practical based techniques for positive change, self management and communication. Based on approaches from therapy, hypnosis, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, NLP offers a synthesis of the common threads between disciplines to help us understand the human condition, along with practical techniques you can begin to utilise immediately.

Neuro – our neurology, the way we experience the world around us through sensory information and internal processes.

Linguistic – The language we use to express these experiences both to ourselves and each other.

Programming – The often unconscious and automatic responses we’ve learned and developed throughout our lives.

Delivered over 10 modules, one weekend per month, The NLP Practitioner offers a substantial introduction and development into the world of NLP. Each module consists of a theme (modules 1 & 2 cover Foundation concepts and can be taken stand alone for an NLP Foundation Diploma – see below) and builds upon knowledge month by month to completion and certification.

	Date	Content
Module 1	24^th/25^th September 2022	NLP foundation concepts /personal effectiveness	*Foundation Diploma
Module 2	22^nd/23^rd October 2022	Working with others/change techniques	*Foundation Diploma
Module 3	26^th/27^th November 2022	Setting outcomes The meta model
Module 4	17^th/18^th December 2022	Trance and metaphor The Milton Model
Module 5	21^st/22^nd January 2023	Time and timelines Working with time
Module 6	18^th/19^th February 2023	Advanced anchoring Mid-module review
Module 7	18^th/19^th March 2023	Modelling (the heart of NLP) Thinking Strategies
Module 8	22^nd/23^rd April 2023	Parts – Congruence Working with incongruence
Module 9	20^th/21^st May 2023	The structure of believing and working with limiting beliefs
Module 10	17^th/18^th June 2023	Integration and Certification

Course content includes;

The Foundation blocks of NLP - The origin and meaning of NLP, understanding Perception, thinking and behaviour, NLP for personal effectiveness.
Mastering Language – Spotting and responding to generalisations, deletions & distortions in Language, utilising the Meta Model. The Meta Model was the first model developed in NLP and helps us to navigate the often confusing world of words and meaning. Also exploring the artful vagueness of Milton Erickson's use of language to engage the unconscious and enable people to access altered states of attention.
Metaphors and Time – Exploring further how we make sense of the world around us out of conscious awareness and how we can use our perception of 'time' to help manage present, past and future based emotions, outcomes and states.
Modelling – Relevant to any field and the heart of NLP, You will learn the approaches used within NLP to capture the 'structure of excellence'.
Working with incongruence – Understanding the structure of incongruence and how we 'hold' ourselves in conflict
Skill integration – The whole course is structured to allow you to build your skills and understanding over the 10 modules. You will have chance to practise all the skills in a safe and supportive environment throughout the course with regular high quality feedback.
Access to online resources and feedback throughout the course to deepen your learning and continue the learning cycle long after the course completes.

The program is structured to gradually introduce the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to be successful and ethical with NLP and meets the requirements of the international NLP trainers association (INLPTA) for an accredited NLP Practitioner Certification. The INLPTA accredited NLP Practitioner certification is recognised in over 50 countries across 5 continents.

To successfully fulfil these requirements, you must attend all 10 modules and complete written review and practise logs (attendance can usually be arranged at future courses for missed modules). Regular feedback is given throughout the program and whilst there are no formal examinations you will be expected to demonstrate your learning in structured question and answer sessions, practical application and more formally in the final integration weekend. This is a supportive process that helps you develop your skills, confidence and ability gradually throughout the whole course to the highest standard, that ensures the learning leaves the room with you.

Our aim is to provide a supportive, engaging and fun learning environment that gives you the best possible experience of NLP, and support beyond which includes:

Small group sizes (maximum 12 learner places per course)
130 hours of face-to-face learning and practise with feedback and support. (30 hours for Foundation Diploma)
Comprehensive handbook to complement each module.
Tea/coffee break refreshments included
Accredited by the NLP Trainers Association (INLPTA)

Eddie has studied NLP for the last 14 years, completing his Trainers training in 2017, with Dr Henrie Lidiard, Dr Wyatt Woodsmall and Reb Veale, Eddie studied his own NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner courses with NLP in the Northwest, 2009 - 2013

By no means an 'expert' or 'guru', Eddie is able to share his own challenges and learnings in a way that recognises the realities and hardships life can sometimes present us with humour and sensitivity. With a 30 year background in Health and Social Care, over the last 8 years Eddie has trained in schools, prisons, domestic violence services, colleges, businesses and public services delivering NLP based training and development.

Eddie continues to work 1-1 providing practical developmental support and 1-1 Hypnotherapy & Coaching to individuals, groups and organisations around the northwest outside public services.

Booking information

The price includes all course materials to support the live training including access to an online group where you can share resources, ideas and support with the rest of the group outside the live training dates. You will need to attend all 10 modules to certify. We know that sometimes life can get in the way and where possible we will accommodate missed days or modules on upcoming courses.

We have a maximum of 12 places for this course. Bookings are taken on a first come first served basis. If you'd like to reserve yourself a place today you can with just a £99 deposit. Balances will be payable before the course commences * (unless you've made prior arrangements with us - contact us to discuss)