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How do I do the course? |
You might be wondering how you can train as a birth professional without attending a workshop? We use our own unique learning system that enables you to learn everything you would at a workshop, plus so much more!
During your training you will be required to work with women in order to gain experience. You will use these experiences to develop and practice hands-on skills that you learn about in your study workbooks. The peer group support that you receive and the strong trainer and mentor support will reinforce your learning.
All your training materials are provided to you both online through our unique learning system, and as paper based student manuals that become part of your professional library for future reference.
When you register for a training program you will be given immediate access to your course through the student website, enabling you to get started right away. We will then send you the complete set of study workbooks that you will use for your training (study workbooks are posted to students on the installment plan scheme once all installments have been completed. In the meantime, you have access to all course materials through the student website.) Each study workbook contains information on the topic together with activities for you to work through to grasp a better understanding of the topic.
You will be directed to online readings that give you new ideas on ways that you can support women through labour. Our online videos produced by our own trainers give you a visual tool to see these skills in action. Your trainer has direct experience of flexible learning as a student herself and has developed many strategies for helping you learn the practical skills you need as a birth professional.
As soon as you register as a student, we will assign a mentor and trainer to you. She will be a certified and experienced birth professional herself, who can guide you through your training. You receive immediate access to the student website where all the student materials can be found. This means you can be up and running within 5 minutes of signing up as a student. In addition to your student manuals, you will be given access to our student email community, providing you with peer group support from other students around the world. We host three times weekly chat sessions for all students and have a Student Support team to help you with any questions you have.
At the end of your training, on successful completion of all course requirements, you will be a certified and be awarded a certificate (diploma for the Childbirth Educator program). There is no need to recertify with Childbirth International - your accreditation is for life! We encourage you to continually learn new skills, develop your own understanding of issues related to pregnancy and birth, and keep up to date with research. You may then choose to take advantage of the ongoing advanced training programs to focus on specific areas. Once you have established your business as a Birth Doula, for example, you may decide to expand your skills with training for Childbirth Education, Postpartum Doula training or becoming a Breastfeeding Counselor - other great income sources and able to be flexible enough to fit in around your other commitments.