Check out these plant-based courses from around the world, where experts can help you grow into a kinder, healthier, and greener version of yourself.
Looking to up your vegan cred? Wondering how to live your healthiest life? Or perhaps you’d like to get started in a plant-based field you’re passionate about? It might be time to sign up for a course to help you grow in that direction. Here are a few of our favourites that may support you in creating the kind of life you’d like to lead and the kind of impact you’d like to have. And the best part? Most can be completed online from the comfort of home!
GET HEALTHY
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I Feel Good program • Adam Guthrie
Eating healthy may seem simple, but getting yourself to do the simple things can be hard. With the I Feel Good program, run by professional chef Adam Guthrie, you’ll be able to learn the ins and outs of a wholefood, plant-based diet with ease. Not only is this online program filled with over 600 delicious recipes, meal plans, easy cooking classes, and a supportive community, but Adam knows first-hand the power of a healthy diet. After suffering a heart attack at age 39, he transformed his own health with a wholefood, plant-based diet and went on to earn a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell University. Now, he helps others eat for a healthy body weight, heart health, lowered blood pressure and cholesterol, and better energy levels with this hugely popular program. Many people have turned their lives around or simply discovered how to eat to feel great with Adam’s guidance and support. Who knows – maybe you can be one of them?
$397, delivered online
ifeelgood.com.au
Introductory Course • Animal Advocacy Careers
If you love supporting animals to live happy, healthy, and meaningful lives, the free online course offered at Animal Advocacy Careers is a great first step to step up your activism or pursue a career in this area. Not only will it provide you with information on the animal advocacy community and the diverse and exciting career opportunities available, but it will also walk you through some of the key considerations involved and help you work out which career path will enable you to maximise your positive impact. You can complete the course at your own pace, and you’ll get the opportunity to discuss subjects such as the farmed animal movement, types of interventions, how you can test your personal fit, and effective donating. It’s a wonderful starting point if you’re keen to get political as a way to effect change while connecting with like-minded people and finding direction in your animal advocacy journey.
Free, delivered online
animaladvocacycareers.org/course
GET VEGUCATED
Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate program • eCornell University
Want to enhance your nutritional knowledge? Renowned online education provider eCornell, and the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, created this ground-breaking program that helps us to understand the role and importance of diet and nutrition. In a matter of weeks, you’ll learn how to improve your overall health or even inspire a career change – depending on what you’re after. Director of Education at the Center for Nutrition Studies, Jill Edwards, says, “Students really value the science-based information, comprehensive content, and ability to interact with our instructors.” Each of the three courses included in the program take about two weeks to complete and, within them, you’ll get to hear from more than 20 leading experts on topics such as the science behind a plant-based diet, what role nutrition plays in chronic disease, how to implement a wholefood, plant-based way of eating, the impact of food production on the environment, and more. Jill says they’re also developing a follow-up to the certificate that will explore “the importance of nutrition and food choices on the health of our communities and the planet”, so stay tuned!
From $1,764, delivered online
ecornell.cornell.edu
GET GREEN
Sustainable Living • International Open Academy
Being a zero-waster might seem impossible, but if you’re eager to live more sustainably and lessen your carbon footprint, the Sustainable Living course offered by International Open Academy will show you how to make simple swaps with big impacts. Sustainability is a hot topic in today’s climate and, as a result, it can be difficult to navigate what’s right and what’s wrong, what’s a myth and what is just plain false. In this course, sustainability advocate, writer, and lecturer Gittemarie Johansen shows you how to make sustainability easy, so it will become second nature. Learn about plastic and recycling, the impact of food and how to avoid waste, how to make your home more sustainable, and how to find sustainable fashion, from better materials to responsible companies. Perfect for anyone who wants to make a change, but isn’t 100 percent certain how to start, Gittemarie makes it easy for us to join the new era of living where keeping our planet healthy is the default option.
From $161, delivered online
internationalopenacademy.com
GET FIT
Vegan coaching programs • Karina Inkster
Ready to live your best, healthiest, most plant-strong life? Through the award-winning online coaching programs offered by Karina Inkster, you’ll have both Coach K and Coach Zoe in your corner motivating you to reach your goals! There are three programs that offer different levels of coaching support. The Gold Standard provides individualised workout programs and one-on-one training, plus plant-based nutrition coaching where you’ll make changes one small but powerful habit at a time. If you want to go all-out for the best trainer support to help skyrocket your health and fitness, the Full-On Badass program is for you. Once you’ve completed at least three months of either program, you can try the Fitness Kick in the Butt program for ongoing support and new workouts each month. The best part is the flexibility, enabling you to work out when and where it’s convenient for you. Perfect for anyone who wants to increase their strength, energy, confidence, and healthy plant-based superpowers with an unstoppable team.
From $249 per month, delivered online
karinainkster.com/coaching
GET COOKING
Vegan Chef Training program • Veet’s Vegan Cooking School
Interested in becoming a vegan chef or starting a plant-based food business? Veet’s Vegan Cooking School in northern NSW is Australia’s number one vegan culinary school, offering both short courses and their one-of-a-kind Vegan Chef Training program. In this six-week course, you’ll gain professional chef skills, receive hands-on training , and learn to create nutritious and sophisticated plant-based food. You’ll be taught by experienced professionals in various fields of plant-based cuisine, including raw food, wholefoods, macrobiotics, Ayurvedic, and much more. Each module delivers incredible experiences, recipes, and knowledge, covering everything from nutrition and dietary intolerances to food presentation and menu creation. And anyone can join too – you don’t have to be pursuing a career as a vegan chef to enrol. This training will set you up for a lifetime of healthy and interesting cooking (and eating!) as a vegan, inside or outside the restaurant.
Foundation module from $1,086, delivered in person and online (early-bird prices available)
veets.com.au
