UK Foot Health Courses

Are you looking for information on Foot Health Courses?

If so, then look no further, you have come to the right place. Training to become a Foot Health Practitioner, Podiatry Assistant or Nail Technician performing Pedicures maybe the best move you will ever make. Sign up to our newsletter for more information: Foot Health Riches

In the UK there are three main educational bodies that offer foot health courses to students wanting to train as foot health professionals (FHP's).

Best Foot Health Course providers:

• The Stonebridge College - http://www.foothealthschool.com
• SMAE Institute - http://www.smaeinstitute.co.uk
• College of Foot Health Practitioners (formerly the West Midlands School of Chiropody) - http://www.collegefhp.com
• Open College - http://www.openstudycollege.com/courses/foot-health-course.html

All of these colleges offer their training in two forms, theory modules and a practical course. The theory part consists of distance learning modules, done at home without the need to attend college and often with a tutor assigned. With the practical aspect you will need to travel to their facility for one or two weeks. Any of these Foot Health Courses enable the practitioner to perform basic foot care tasks such as nail cutting, corn and callus removal and treating conditions such as verrucae and athletes foot.

Prices for these Foot Health Courses vary, but on average you will pay around £2,000 for both theory and practical depending on how much practical training you do. But when you compare this to the amount you can earn it is more than worth it. Click here and opt into our mailing list for more: Foot Health Training Courses

Once you complete your Foot Health Course, you will be qualified and registered to practice with that organisation and generally they will provide your insurance cover. Remember though, as a FHP you will not be able to call yourself a Chiropodist or Podiatrist as these are protected titles under law.

Practitioner opportunities in the Foot Health Industry

If you are looking for how the foot health industry exists in the UK in it’s present form, then listed below is the structure based on educational requirements (And this is without considering the Footwear industry):

• Podiatrist/Chiropodist
• Podiatry Assistant (Medical Pedicure® in the USA)
• Foot Health Professional
• Nail Technician/Pedicurist (Medi Pedi’s in the USA)
• Reflexology Practitioners

Podiatry is the professional end of foot health with invasive procedures like ingrown toenail and bunion removal with gait analysis to prescribe orthotics. Foot health courses for Podiatrists are normally full time tertiary university degrees although part time courses are available.

A Foot Care Assistant, is trained "on the job" either in the NHS or in private practice, which involves a minimum of 500 clinical hours, and includes practical training and theory and oral assessments.

Those looking for an easier way into foot care should consider a nail or pedicure course. These courses often form part of a beautician course but they can be done separately at a recognised college.  They are aimed at beautifying the foot, many people just find they need their nails cut, and so the income potential of a nail technician is not that different from that of a foot health practitioner.

Generally FHP's have a domicillary practice, visiting patients in their own home. However, this has many advantages with part time working, child care arrangements, holidays and keeping business overheads to a minimum.

What may surprise you the most, is that by completing one of these Foot Health Courses it will give you the ability to earn a staggering amount of money compared to the general 9-5 population and therefore give you the tools to transform your life for the better – if you set up your practice correctly.

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