Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching
- Months 1 to 3 follow the full Certification in Nutrition syllabus
- Months 4 to 6 teach behaviour-change coaching, lifestyle habits and safe referral
- Live classes in English and Hindi, with lifetime access to every recording
- An NNWA diploma that employers and clients can verify online
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Chapter I · Why this course
What is the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching, and is it right for you?
What it teaches, who it is built for, and the certificate you leave with, in the order you would ask.
Key facts about the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching
Every fact that matters in one table, so you can compare it line by line with anything else you are considering.
The Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching is a six-month online NNWA programme, taught live in English and Hindi, for Rs 29,999. The first three months follow the Certification in Nutrition syllabus; the last three teach behaviour-change coaching, lifestyle habits, safe referral and running a coaching practice. It awards an NNWA diploma that can be verified online.
| Course | Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching |
|---|---|
| Provider | NNWA (National Nutrition and Wellness Academy), Kolkata |
| Awarded by | NNWA |
| Format | Online: live classes in English and Hindi, with recordings |
| Duration | 6 Months |
| Level | Beginner to Practitioner |
| Fee | ₹29,999 |
Who is the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching for?
Starting a wellness career
A flexible route into health and wellness work
- 10+2 pass students from any stream
- Homemakers and career-changers who want work they can fit around family
- Working professionals who want a second, purpose-led career
Adding coaching to what you do
A structured coaching skill on top of your current role
- Fitness trainers, gym instructors and yoga teachers
- Nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists who counsel patients on lifestyle
- HR and corporate wellness teams
A path for every stage
Wherever you're starting from.
New to nutrition
Start with the science. No background needed.
Career switcher
Turn a passion into a real qualification.
Fitness & wellness pro
Add nutrition to what you already offer.
Building a practice
The credential to charge with confidence.
What the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching covers: 46 modules in 12 blocks
The full syllabus, published in advance across 2 stages. Compare it block for block, module for module, against anything else you are considering.
Nutrition Foundation (the Certification syllabus) · M01 to M26
Months 1 to 3- A
Foundations of Nutrition Science
Your bedrock: what nutrition science is, how food works in the body, and how to tell good evidence from bad.
- M01Introduction to Nutrition Science & International Guidelines
- M02Overview of Human Nutrition
- M03Global Dietary Recommendations (WHO, USDA, FSSAI)
- M04Research Methodology & Critical Thinking in Nutrition
- B
Macronutrients & Micronutrients
Exactly what carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals do: the language every diet is written in.
- M05Macronutrients: Carbohydrates
- M06Macronutrients: Proteins
- M07Macronutrients: Fats
- M08Micronutrients: Vitamins
- M09Micronutrients: Minerals
- C
Energy, Body Composition & Hydration
Calories, metabolism and body composition, plus hydration and building a complete plant-based plate.
- M10Metabolism & Energy Systems
- M11Health, Obesity & Body Composition
- M12Hydration & Vegan/Plant-Based Alternatives
- D
Diets, Supplements & Myths
Cut through keto, fasting, supplements and detox hype with evidence, not opinion.
- M13Types of Diets (Keto, Mediterranean, Paleo)
- M14Nutritional Supplements: Science & Application
- M15Hormones & Nutrition
- M16Nutrition Myths & Fads
- E
Client Practice & Meal Planning
Turn knowledge into a real plan: assess a client, calculate their needs and track progress.
- M17Client Assessment & Techniques
- M18Calorie Calculations & Meal Planning
- M19Monitoring Client Progress
- F
Applied & Special Nutrition
Nutrition for athletes, every life stage, and India's diverse regional and cultural plates.
- M20Sports & Performance Nutrition
- M21Special Populations in Nutrition
- M22Cultural & Ethical Considerations in Indian Nutrition
- G
Case Studies & Setting Up Practice
Manage real fat-loss and PCOS cases end to end, then learn to set up your own practice.
- M23Client Case Study 1: Fat Loss
- M24Client Case Study 2: Muscle Gain & PCOS
- M25Entrepreneurship in Nutrition & Setting Up Practice
- M26Final Project Presentation & Certification
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Health & Wellness Coaching Practice · M27 to M46
Months 4 to 6- H
Behaviour Change & Coaching Psychology
Why people know what to eat and still do not: the psychology of change, and the conversation skills that move a client from intention to action.
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- M27Foundations of Health & Wellness Coaching
- M28The Coaching Conversation: Listening, Questioning & Reflecting
- M29Motivational Interviewing for Health Behaviour
- M30Habit Formation & the Stages of Change
- M31Goal Setting, Accountability & Relapse Planning
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The Lifestyle Pillars
The daily habits that sit around food: sleep, stress, movement and the routines that make a diet plan hold.
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- M32Sleep & Circadian Health
- M33Stress, Recovery & Mindfulness Practice
- M34Physical Activity Guidelines & Movement Coaching
- M35Screen Time, Tobacco, Alcohol & Everyday Habits
- J
Wellness Across Life Stages & Settings
Coaching adapted to the person in front of you: women through each life stage, families, older adults, and groups at work or in the community.
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- M36Women's Wellness Through Life Stages
- M37Family, Child & Healthy-Ageing Wellness
- M38Workplace & Corporate Wellness Programmes
- M39Community & Group Wellness Sessions
- K
Safe Practice, Scope & Ethics
Where a coach's work ends: screening, warning signs, when and how to refer, keeping records with consent, and making only claims the evidence supports.
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- M40Scope of Practice, Red Flags & Referral
- M41Client Screening, Consent & Record Keeping
- M42Evidence-Based Communication & Honest Health Claims
- L
Building a Coaching Practice
Turning the skill into work: designing programmes people pay for, delivering them online, and being found.
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- M43Designing Wellness Programmes & Coaching Packages
- M44Digital Coaching Tools & Online Delivery
- M45Personal Brand, Content & Client Acquisition
- M46Final Coaching Project & Certification
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Download the brochureStage 1 capstone
Fat-Loss & PCOS Case Portfolio
Take a fat-loss and a PCOS client from intake to a tracked, portion-standardised Indian meal plan.
Stage 2 capstone
Twelve-Week Coaching Case Portfolio
Coach a volunteer client through a twelve-week habit programme, with session notes, goals, progress tracking and a referral plan for anything outside your scope.
What will you be able to do after the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching?
Stated as capabilities rather than topics: these are the things a graduate should be able to do for a paying client.
By Month 3 · Nutrition Foundation
- Explain the role of every macro- and micronutrient in plain, confident language
- Calculate energy needs and build a balanced Indian meal plan from common ingredients
- Evaluate popular diets, supplements and food myths against the evidence
- Assess a client, set SMART goals and monitor their progress
- Manage a fat-loss and a PCOS case from intake to a tracked plan
- Set up, price and market your own nutrition practice
By Month 6 · Coaching Practice
- Run a structured coaching conversation that helps a client choose their own next step
- Use motivational interviewing to work with hesitation instead of arguing with it
- Coach sleep, stress, movement and daily habits alongside a food plan
- Adapt coaching for women's life stages, families, older adults and groups
- Recognise warning signs and refer to a doctor or dietitian at the right moment
- Design, price and deliver a wellness programme online or at a workplace
Which certificate does the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching award?
Named in full, so you know exactly what is awarded.
- 01Diploma in Health & Wellness CoachingAwarded by NNWA, verifiable online
The certificates you earn
A preview of the credential this course awards on successful completion.
Certificate designs shown are indicative samples and subject to change. Final certificates are issued on completion.
Enrolling now · closes 9 October 2026
You have seen the syllabus. Now make it count
- A certificate anyone can verify online
- Live classes in English and Hindi, with lifetime recordings
Chapter II · Why now
Why enrol now rather than later?
The next batch, the seats still open, the offer on the table today, and the market that is waiting for people who can do this.
Admissions open
Next batch begins 11 October 2026.
Registration closes on 9 October 2026
Reserve your place
Enrol before 9 October 2026 to start with the 11 October 2026 batch.
Enrolment for this batch closes on the deadline. The next one is announced here once its dates are fixed.
Why is now the right time to start?
Nutrition in India has moved from advice to occupation: clinical need, consumer spending and hiring are all rising at once. What has not kept pace is the number of practitioners who can build a plan a real patient will actually follow.
01 / 04
Advice is easy, change is hard
Most people already know they should eat better and sleep more. What they lack is someone who can help them actually do it, week after week.
02 / 04
Lifestyle illness is common
Diabetes, high blood pressure and weight gain are driven by daily habits, which is exactly the ground a trained coach works on, alongside the doctor.
03 / 04
Workplaces want wellness
Employers increasingly run wellness sessions and challenges, and need people who can design and deliver them responsibly.
04 / 04
Coaching works online
A coaching relationship runs well over video and messaging, so you can build a practice from home and serve clients anywhere.
Every offer open on the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching today
Worked out from the fee published on this page, so you can see exactly what your money buys before you pay.
- per week of the course
- ₹1,154per week of the course₹29,999 across 6 months
Certificate
A certificate anyone can verify
Your certificate, checkable online by an employer or a client.
Access
Lifetime access to the recordings
Every live class is recorded, so you can revise long after the course ends.
Refer and Earn
A reward for every friend who enrols
Once you are learning, introduce a friend who enrols and receive a reward. A counsellor confirms the current terms first.
How it worksFee support
Merit and need-based fee support
Limited fee support is considered case by case. Ask admissions what is open for this course.
How it works
Enrolling now · closes 9 October 2026
Secure your seat in the next batch
- A certificate anyone can verify online
- Live classes in English and Hindi, with lifetime recordings
Chapter III · Why trust NNWA
Why trust NNWA with this?
Learners in their own words, the body that awards the certificate, and every claim with the place where it can be checked.
What NNWA learners say
Learners on the Diploma in Nutrition, Dietetics & Public Health, unedited except for punctuation. Names and roles as they gave them.
NNWA made nutrition feel practical, not overwhelming. The India-based examples helped me plan real meals for my patients, and the diet-chart practice gave me the confidence to actually guide people, not just know the theory.
NKDr. NehaPractising Clinician I joined for the flexibility, but what I loved most was the structure. The recorded classes are easy to revisit and the mentor support kept me consistent and improving, step by step.
PRDr. PranayWellness Practitioner This course connected science to real life. From macros and micros to weight management and disease-based diets, everything was taught with application in mind. The certificate made my profile feel genuinely professional.
SDMr. SandeepCareer-Changer · Online Consultant The therapeutic modules and the blood-report reading class were the highlights for me. I can now build clear, condition-specific diet charts for diabetes, thyroid and heart cases, and counsel clients with real clarity.
AVDr. AvantikaDiet & Wellness Consultant
Every claim on this page, and where to check it
Do not take a course page's word for it. Each line below names where the claim can be checked, on this site or on the awarding body's own.
Faculty with postgraduate qualifications
Bilingual batch: English & Hindi
- Course written by Neha Mohan Sinha and reviewed by Dr. Sucharita SenguptaCheck this
- Every NNWA certificate can be verified online by an employerCheck this
- An ISO 9001:2015 certified, MSME registered academyCheck this
- Registered office and branch office in KolkataCheck this
- Live classes in English and Hindi, with lifetime recordings
Last reviewed on 19 September 2026.
NNWA publishes the name and qualifications of everyone who writes and checks its material. You can see the full teaching team on the faculty page.
What do people ask before enrolling on the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching?
How is this different from the Diploma in Nutrition, Dietetics & Public Health?
Both are six months and share the same first three months, the Certification in Nutrition syllabus. They then divide. The Diploma in Nutrition moves into clinical, therapeutic and public health nutrition, including therapeutic diet charts. This diploma moves into coaching: behaviour change, the lifestyle habits around food, wellness across life stages, safe referral and running a coaching practice. Choose the nutrition diploma to plan diets for medical conditions; choose this one to help people change habits.
Which certificate will I receive?
You receive the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching, awarded by NNWA, with a unique certificate ID that anyone can verify on NNWA's verification page. It is a skill qualification, not a university degree, and it does not carry the Medhavi Skills University award that applies to NNWA's four flagship programmes.
Can a health and wellness coach treat diseases?
No. A coach supports healthy habits and works alongside a client's doctor, never in place of one. Coaches do not diagnose, do not prescribe or change medicines, and do not provide medical nutrition therapy, which belongs to qualified dietitians. The course teaches you to recognise warning signs and refer early, and that boundary is part of what makes a coach trustworthy.
Who can join, and do I need a science background?
The programme is open to anyone who has passed Class 12, from any stream. No biology background is assumed: the first three months teach nutrition science from the beginning, in English and Hindi. It also suits trainers, yoga teachers, nurses and other professionals who want a structured coaching skill.
How are classes delivered?
Classes are live online in English and Hindi, and every session is recorded, so you keep lifetime access to the recordings and can revise or catch up around work and family. Assignments and the two portfolio projects are reviewed by mentors.
What is the fee, and can I pay in instalments?
The fee is Rs 29,999 for the full six months. Instalment and EMI options, and the 0 per cent interest education loan route NNWA offers on its programmes, are confirmed by admissions before you pay, so speak to a counsellor for the plan that suits you.
Does this make me a nutritionist or a Registered Dietitian?
It trains you to give general nutrition guidance to healthy adults and to coach lifestyle change. It does not make you a Registered Dietitian, a credential awarded through the Indian Dietetic Association after a relevant degree, postgraduate study, a hospital internship and its examination. The NCAHP Act 2021 names nutritionists and dietitians and links practice to registration, and those registers were still being set up in September 2026.
How long does the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching take?
The Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching runs for 6 months, online, with live classes in English and Hindi and a recording of every session, so it fits around work or study.
What offers are available on the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching?
The offers open on the Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching are Refer and Earn rewards and limited merit and need-based fee support.
How it works
What happens after you enrol?
No pressure and no obligation. Speak to us first, decide afterwards.
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Talk to a counsellor
A free call to make sure this is the right course for you, including when a shorter one is the honest answer.
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Complete your enrolment
Pay in full, on EMI, or via a 0%-interest education loan. Your books and login are sent right away.
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Learn, and get certified
Live weekend classes in English and Hindi, lifetime access to recordings, and your certificates on completion.
Enrol yourself in four steps
No call is needed to join. If you would like to talk it through first, a counsellor is one click away.
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Pick how you pay
Choose to pay ₹29,999 in full.
- 02
Pay securely online
Checkout runs on nnwa.in through an RBI-authorised payment aggregator. Your card and UPI details never reach NNWA.
- 03
Get your learner access
Your enrolment confirmation brings your login and the class schedule, so you can start straight away.
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Learn, submit, get certified
Join the live classes or watch the recordings, complete the assessments and receive your certificate.
Enrolling now · closes 9 October 2026
Secure your seat in the next batch
- A certificate anyone can verify online
- Live classes in English and Hindi, with lifetime recordings
Live classes in English and Hindi, with lifetime recordings
Which other NNWA courses cover Nutrition Diplomas & Certifications?
Diploma in Nutrition, Dietetics & Public Health
Turn your passion for health into a thriving, future-ready career, and learn to build real therapeutic diet charts, rooted in Indian dietary wisdom.
₹29,999Post Graduation Diploma in Nutrition, Dietetics & Public Health
Our 1-year postgraduate professional programme for graduates & doctors: 6 months live classes + 6 months guided practical experience, plus 10 free short courses worth ₹80,000+.
₹69,999Certification in Nutrition
Your affordable 3-month first step: learn the science of food and confidently build healthy, balanced Indian diet plans.
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