FAQ

There are minimum requirements and admission criteria to enrol.  You should have:

Dr Parimal Banerji’s Advanced Homeopathy Postgraduate Course is only offered to qualified Homeopaths and Naturopaths.  If you have a passion for Homeopathy but you don’t have any qualifications, you can study with Switch on Health to get your Diploma.  You will then be eligible to apply to enrol in Dr Parimal Banerji’s Advanced Homeopathy Postgraduate Course.    

Switch on Health is the only college in Australia accredited by ARoH (Australian Register of Homoeopaths), as well as accredited by ATMS for Nutrition, Western Herbal Medicine, and Naturopathy. Their staff have extensive experience in both clinical practice and in education, and they are passionate about ensuring Australians continue to have access to high quality complementary medicine education and practitioners, wherever they live.

Find out more at:  https://switchonhealth.com.au/

Yes.  This is assessed on a case-by-case basis.  Please provide details of your qualifications on your Application Form.  

The training is relatively self-paced and consists of a blend of live online classes and self-directed learning.

The mandatory live online classes are just one weekend a month from 8.00am to 12.30pm AEDT / AEST Saturday and Sunday.  Please see the timetable for further details.  

The course spans 21 months (with 36 live online sessions over 21 months) commencing in February 2025 and finishing in November 2026. The mandatory live online classes are just one weekend a month from 8.00am to 12.30pm AEDT / AEST Saturday and Sunday.

The course consists of approximately 300 guided learning hours in total, including:

There are five modules in the course, with each module building upon the previous one to ensure a cohesive experience.  

Please see the course outline & timetable for further details.  

100% attendance for all live online classes is essential for students to achieve high quality outcomes. There are well documented links between high attendance and student success. Students benefit from the exchange of knowledge and ideas that small group sessions provide, as well as the experience of collaborating and communicating with peers.

Class participation forms part of your overall assessment.  It is your responsibility to attend all online lectures, and to participate in online discussions and activities and to carry out all assignments, case studies and examination work.

We encourage maximum class attendance.  However, if for any legitimate reason you are unable to attend, then you may be provided with an audio or video recording.  In this case you must provide a reasonable explanation for your absence and notify the trainer that you would like access to the recording.  (Please note that recordings may be from a previous cohort).  If a recording is unavailable, you may also apply to arrange a private tutorial, which may also incur an additional fee.   Additional fees are at the course facilitator’s discretion.  

The live online classes are conducted one weekend a month:

Please check your local time by going to:

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Please check the timetable for further details.

Please contact the course facilitator to discuss making alternative arrangements.  We will do our best to accommodate your needs.    

Please get in touch with Christina Boyd:

christina@advancedhomeopathy.com.au

You will receive a comprehensive training manual for each body system covered in each of the modules.   The manuals containinformation on the pathophysiology of each condition as well as blank spaces so you can add your own notes during the live online classes.  

You may also receive additional materials such as handouts, articles and recordings.

You will also be required to complete some assessments to reinforce your learning.

To further support you during your studies, you may also be invited to join an online class forum.

Yes.  In order to successfully graduate from the course there are a number of assessments you must complete.  These include:

Personally endorsed by Dr Parimal Banerji.  

Upon successful completion of the course and all the required assessments, you will be awarded Associate Fellowship of Dr Parimal Banerj’s Method of Advanced Homeopathy.

No.  This is a professional postgraduate course and is not a Bachelor or Diploma.

This award does not qualify you as a professional Homeopath as your existing qualifications in Homeopathy and / or Naturopathy, (e.g. your Diploma or Advanced Diploma or Bachelor’s degree) should already qualify you to practice as a Homeopath or Naturopath.  

Yes.  Most professional associations recommend that you should participate in educational activities that develop professional performance throughout your working life.  CPD / CPE is the acronym for Continuing Professional Development / Education.  It is a process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience gained beyond your formal training on a continual basis.

As a qualified Homoeopath / Naturopath you have a professional responsibility to yearly undertake CPD / CPE to:

ARoH (Australia):  Dr Parimal Banerji’s Advanced Homeopathy Postgraduate Course is approved by the Australian Register of Homeopaths (ARoH).  ARoH encourages its registrants to access both directed and self-directed learning to maintain and expand their professional knowledge. Registered members may qualify for CPD points only for the Homeopathy component of the of this course (up to a maximum of 20 points per year)

ATMS (Australia):  Registered members of the Australian Traditional Medicine Association (ATMS) may qualify for 1 CPD point per 2 hours (up to a maximum of 20 points per year).  To qualify for full points, i.e. 1 CPD point per hour, members must complete a 100-word learning summary to be eligible for full points.  If no learning summary is completed, members can only claim 1 point for every 2 hours of attendance (up to a maximum of 20 points per year)

 Other Associations:  Most professional associations require their members to complete a certain number of CPD / CPE hours each year to ensure competency.  CPD or CPE supports you to enhance your practical skills and knowledge and to keep up to date with your profession. Depending on your association’s continuing education policy, you may be able to claim between 10 to 20 points per 20 hours of training.  Please check with your own professional association regarding their CPD / CPE policy.  

Yes.  We have an agreement with Switch on Health College.  

Are you already a qualified Naturopath?  Are you wanting to add Advanced Diploma of Homeopathic Practice to your Naturopathic qualifications?  

Once you have completed Banerji’s Advanced Homeopathy Postgraduate Course, you could then be eligible for up to 30 hours RPL for Homeopathy Student Clinic to put towards your Advanced Diploma of Homeopathic Practice with Switch on Health College.  

Switch on Health is the only college in Australia accredited by ARoH (Australian Register of Homoeopaths), as well as accredited by ATMS for Nutrition, Western Herbal Medicine, and Naturopathy. Their staff have extensive experience in both clinical practice and in education, and they are passionate about ensuring Australians continue to have access to high quality complementary medicine education and practitioners, wherever they live.

Find out more at:  https://switchonhealth.com.au/