NLP Certification
A Sugar NLP certificate is only awarded to those people who can demonstrate the skills and behaviours to use NLP in an ethical and ecological way with regard to themselves, others and the wider system in which we operate. Very occasionally we may defer participants and recommend further study or experience to ensure we continue to uphold excellence in NLP standards
Certificate
Awarded for a two day course that includes a history of NLP and key attitudes as well as introduction to NLP tools and techniques.
Diploma
Typically run over 30 hours or a minimum of 4 days a diploma recognises a thorough foundation and ability to apply NLP skills and techniques.
- Sugar NLP can provide bespoke INLPTA Certified Diploma courses for businesses
NLP Practitioner
Awarded for considerable study and behavioural integration of the key skills, tools and change techniques in NLP, Can be between 7-15 days (up to 130 hours+).
- Our Standard Practitioner course (11 Days) is certified by the American Board of NLP
- Our Standard Practitioner course (11 Days) plus our Coach Practitioner course (4 Days) leads to Full Practitioner Certification by the INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association.
NLP Coach Practitioner
Awarded for study and behavioural integration of NLP skills, tools and change techniques applied to coaching, typically over 4 days (around 32 hours+).
- Our Coach Practitioner course (4 Days) is certified by the INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association.
NLP Master Practitioner
Advanced study in NLP and true mastery of the techniques of NLP. Typically 12-15 days. Each Master Practitioner course has it's own flavour depending on the focus of the trainer, e.g. coaching, business and sales, therapy etc.
- Our Master Practitioner course (15 Days) is fully certified by INLPTA - The International NLP Trainers Association and the American Board of NLP
- Our Master Practitioner course focuses on applying NLP to business coaching and therapeutic change.
NLP and Governing Bodies
NLP is all about freedom and possibilities in the spirit of playful curiosity, and fascination. Perhaps it’s not surprising that with many people involved in the development of NLP, each with their own map, there are many different approaches to NLP training. There is no one set of guidelines in terms of regulation, certification, standardisation of course content, duration of training or levels of competency (within the UK and outside). You could say NLP is a self regulated field and is proud of it!
A number of organisations, associations and boards have set up their own standard by creating certification / affiliation schemes in order to reflect how they believe NLP should be taught and practiced.
Sugar NLP work with the largest NLP certifying organisations throughout the world, INLPTA - The International NLP Trainers Association and ABNLP – The American Board of NLP.
View certification standards of the
International
NLP Trainers Association
View certification standards on the
American Board for NLP
We have links to the most up to date developments in NLP and have trained with the co-creators Richard Bandler and John Grinder and leading NLP master trainers including Dr Wyatt Woodsmall (the trainers trainer for Tony Robbins and Tad James), John Overdurf & Julie Silverthorn (acknowledged NLP experts in coaching the unconscious and authors of Training Trances), Dharma Gaynes (developer of NLP and Energy Systems), Dr Susi Strang (leading provider of accredited Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy training), Steven Gilligan (world renowned expert in Ericksonian Hypnosis).
A number of organisations, associations and boards have set up their own standard by creating certification / affiliation schemes in order to reflect how they believe NLP should be taught and practiced. Since there are many different options, a well rounded Practitioner tends to consider two choices.
1. Complete your NLP study with a number of different trainers in order to benefit from the vast richness and expertise in the field.
2. Complete your training with a school linked to an international organisation (like INLPTA) that is fully committed to integrating all areas of NLP excellence in the coaching, therapeutic and business world.
The principal NLP organisations include:
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Lead Trainer |
Organisation |
Practitioner Standards |
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Association of NLP (ANLP) Private organisation in UK dedicated to raising the profile of NLP, making it more accessible to the general public, and promoting Members services. |
Can be any length of time, ANLP recommend a minimum of 50
hours face to face
training |
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Tad James |
The American Board of NLP (ABNLP) Founded by Dr. A. M. Krasner as an adjunct to the American Board of Hypnotherapy. We believe in NLP and we believe in Hypnosis as being most excellent ways of creating our own personal growth and development. |
Minimum
of 120 hours of training. Can be just 7 days face to face
training combined with pre course audio study. |
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 John Overdurf & Julie Silverthorn |
International Institute for Humanistic Neuro Linguistic
Psychology (INHNLP) INHNLP's mission is to provide a network for collaboration, mentorship and research for certified NLP & HNLP Trainers who embrace Humanistic and spiritual values in their work and their lives. |
Minimum
of 130 hours of training. Can be just 7 days face to face
training combined with pre course audio study. |
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Wyatt Woodsmall |
The International NLP Trainers Association (INLPTA) An international world-wide active NLP-Trainer and NLP-Coach Association dedicated to quality, professionalism and ethics. Our focus is on the application of NLP in the business world and in personal development. |
Minimum 130 hours tuition over a period of 15 days formal
face to face
training (recommended 18 days) |
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Richard Bandler |
Society of NLP (SNLP) A worldwide organization set up for the purpose of exerting quality control over those training programs and services claiming to represent the model of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. |
Typically
7 days face to face training |
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John Grinder |
International Trainers Academy of NLP (ITA) The ITA was set up to ensure member trainers run quality courses that create competent practitioners. This means having high standards and effective assessment procedures at NLP courses. |
Can be 8 days face to face
training combined with DVD home study. |
The above information is based on a web survey September 09 - check out with individual organisations if you are interested further
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Sugar NLP work with the largest NLP certifying organisations throughout the world, INLPTA - The International NLP Trainers Association and ABNLP – The American Board of NLP.
View certification standards of the International NLP Trainers Association
View certification standards on the American Board for NLP