Today’s world can be stressful, and physical and spiritual wellbeing is a necessary growth area. This is especially so with aromatherapy and the use of essential oils.

Career options:

  • aromatherapist
  • employment in clinics and aged-care facilities

This dynamic course teaches the fundamental powers of essential oils, with their chemical and healing properties that affect the mind, body and spirit in a myriad of ways.

NMIT’s Aromatherapy courses teach you to enhance individual wellbeing, or can add skills to your current practice, in a program covering general aromatherapy products and specialised aromatherapy treatments.

Learn how to:

  • improve professional practice
  • analyse health information
  • plan, monitor and evaluate aromatherapy treatments
  • manage a practice
  • implement legal and ethical requirements
  • manage orientation to aged care work

Students studying this discipline at NMIT are in the unique position of gaining qualifications in Aromatherapy, Massage and Myotherapy. This allows you to offer clients a significant range of treatments, and the experience gained in NMIT’s student clinics offers the opportunity to develop treatment suitable for a wide range of client needs.

Available Courses (2)

Certificate IV in Aromatherapy

NMIT will give you training in essential oils, which will enable you to become a practicing aromatherapist. This includes assessment of client needs and planning a treatment. You will also learn aromatherapy massage terminology and developing aromatherapy products. You can do on-the-job training at the NMIT Aromatherapy Clinic.

Diploma of Aromatherapy

NMIT will give you training to holistically treat clients using essential oils, where the different smells (aromas) and the chemical constituents of oils can produce different emotional and physiological reactions. Learn the complex chemical structures from which their unique properties and active principles are derived and how to apply them for effective treatment. On-the-job training is provided at the NMIT Aromatherapy Clinic.