Training Options
Choosing which INFTA training is right for you
The choice is yours
INFTA’s comprehensive courses have been carefully designed to cover the needs of your individual availability, career goals, and development levels.
Forest Therapy Foundation
Suitable for individuals who:
- are new to Forest Therapy
- are beginners and interested in becoming a Forest Therapy Guide or Forest Therapy Tourist Guide
- wish to engage in self-paced study
Forest Therapy Guide (FTG)
Suited for:
- individuals who wish to start a new career as a Forest Therapy Guide
- Allied Health professionals who wish to add Forest Therapy to their practice
health services providers looking to expand service offerings to participants
Aged Care providers looking to add Forest Therapy as a health program
organisations searching for professional development opportunities for staff
INTERMEDIATE
A thorough and comprehensive internationally recognised course giving you all the tools, knowledge, and mentorship you need to become an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide.
Duration: 6 months
Start date: Any time
Location: Online (using INFTA’s advanced LMS) with some practical components at a suitable location nearby where you live
Qualification type: Six-months at a level equivalent to a graduate diploma
Prerequisites: Some professional or tertiary career experience
Participants per training cohort: 12
Forest Therapy Tourist Guide (FTTG)
Suited for:
individuals currently working or keen to work in the tourism sector
staff and consultants of eco-friendly health & wellbeing tourism providers (spas, resorts, hotels, and wellness centres)
- qualified tour operators or nature guides wishing to extend their professional scope
INTERMEDIATE
A professional training giving you the key skills and competencies to operate as a Forest Therapy Tourist Guide in the health & wellbeing tourism sector of the Global South across Asia-Pacific, Middle East/Africa and Central/South America.
Duration: 3 months
Start date: Any time
Location: Online and, upon request, locally for groups of six or more trainees
Prerequisites: Professional training in a related area
Maximum participant number: 12
Forest Therapy for Mental Health Professionals (FTP)
Suited for:
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- individuals currently working in or planning to work in mental health
- psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists who wish to use Forest Therapy as an adjunct preventative and therapeutic approach in their clinical practice
- counsellors and coaches with a tertiary qualification who wish to to work with their clients in a suitable and safe outdoor environment utilizing the health and treatment benefits of Forest Therapy
ADVANCED
An advanced course giving you the key skills and competencies to use Forest Therapy as an adjunct treatment option.
Duration: Two-day workshop
Start date: Please contact us
Location: In-person or online-based
Prerequisites: tertiary and professional qualification
Participants per training cohort: 12CPD points: yes
Organisational Workshops
Suited to organisations & businesses:
interested in Forest Therapy as a health practice
looking to meet and exceed Work Health & Safety best practice standards
- wanting to engage their workforce in a health program with research-backed benefits
GROUP-BASED
A customized group-based Forest Therapy workshop developed to suit organisational goals and objectives and deliver an enjoyable and beneficial experience to your workforce.
Start date: Flexible upon request
Location: Flexible upon request
Prerequisites: None
Attend a free 60-minute info session
Attend a FREE 60-minute presentation and learn about Forest Therapy as a Public Health practice and how to become an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide. The info session is limited to 20 participants.
Why train with INFTA?
The global standard of training
INFTA designed the global standard in Forest Therapy Guide training, the International Core Curriculum of Forest Therapy (ICCFT). Our training has been evaluated and validated by 120+ experts from 20 countries in 2017 and is trusted by governments and health service providers around the world.
Worldwide opportunities
Join INFTA’s global network
INFTA’s advanced Learning Management System (LMS)
INFTA uses an advanced LMS which is multilingual, user-friendly, and streamlined to make your training an efficient and enjoyable experience accessible from anywhere in the world 24/7 and all year round.
The latest in scientific research and innovative training
INFTA’s training of Forest Therapy Guides is grounded by the latest in scientific research and evidence-based innovative global Public health practices.