Seminars & Courses
Ideal for the conscientious parent, this course focuses on the health hazards likely to be in your home and what to do about them. You will learn about chemicals in cleaning and personal care products, mould and bacteria, electromagnetic fields, and plastics (baby bottles...). For more detail, phone the Australian College of Environmental Studies on 1300 889 845 or click here.
Building a Healthy Home Course
Are you designing or building your own home? Learn how to design buildings that support the health and wellbeing of the occupants that live and work within them. As part of the course you will learn how to rate building materials using the Building Biology criteria, and assess their impact on human health and the environment (embodied energy). For more detail, phone the Australian College of Environmental Studies on 1300 889 845 or click here.
Certificate in Electromagnetic Field Testing
This course focuses on how to identify, measure and reduce exposure to electromagnetic fields commonly found in and around buildings including extra low frequency electromagnetic fields from appliances, overhead powerlines and building wiring as well as high frequency radio/microwaves from mobile phone towers and wireless technologies. For more detail, phone the Australian College of Environmental Studies on 1300 889 845 or click here.
Building Biology
Passionate about the environment? Want to make a difference? Then become a Building Biologist!
Certificate IV in Building Biology (22141VIC)
Building Biology is a rapidly expanding industry that investigates the health hazards that affect the built environment. A building biologist is trained to identify allergens and conduct mould, electromagnetic field, geomancy and indoor air quality audits. Furthermore, building material selection and design enables building biologists to work alongside builders and architects to construct dwellings that are not only energy efficient, but support the health and wellbeing of the occupants who live and work in them. Utilising occupational hygiene techniques, students will learn to conduct dust, mould and chemical sampling. The course focuses on ways to reduce and, where possible, mitigate the health hazards to provide clients with a cost effective way to reduce their exposure. This is a one year full time or two year part time nationally accredited course that consists of eight subjects that is primarily conducted via correspondence. Graduates from this course are eligible to join the Australian Society of Building Biologists. For more detail, phone the Australian College of Environmental Studies on 1300 889 845.
Colour Therapy
You are what you wear (click here to read the article)! Colour therapy is one of the most ancient therapies known to man. No matter how we use colour in our lives to express ourselves, be it through clothing, furnishings, food, flowers, crystals, or oils, the colours we choose will have positive and negative psychological benefits. In this course you will learn about the history of light and colour, the polarity (positive and negative attributes) of each colour, the aura and the chakra system, how colours are integrated into our everyday lives, the ability to read past lives in connection with colours chosen and the ability to understand and use the galactic elixirs in the Spirale range. Practical exercises and readings will consolidate the information in the course. Students will learn how to conduct colour therapy readings in order to provide insights into a person's past, present and future. This course is ideal for feng shui consultants, interior designers and anybody interested in understanding and integrating colours into their career or daily lives. Consisting of two weekends, the course will enable you to start your own business as a Spirale colour consultant. Maximum of 12 participants. Investment: $550 per weekend. For more detail, phone the Australian College of Environmental Studies on 1300 889 845.
Feng Shui
Certificate IV in Feng Shui (22140VIC)
This is a one year course that will train you in both Traditional and Modern forms of Feng Shui and has been developed to produce competent Feng Shui practitioners at the highest level. Students learn how to identify negative energies on a site, how to conduct a sacred space, and through the principles of feng shui, create a home that supports the mind, body and soul. Austudy is available to eligible students (apply through Centrelink). With our flexible delivery program, students can choose to study on-campus or via correspondence. For more detail, phone the Australian College of Environmental Studies on 1300 889 845.