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Contact us

The ION staff team is currently working from home, but we remain connected and here to help.

Speak with a course advisor   Get course info from an NT   Send an enquiry   

Or call us on the telephone numbers below.


 

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:30

General enquiries: 020 8614 7800

Course enquiries: 020 8614 7815

Academic administration: 020 8614 7800 opt 2

Clinic enquiries: 020 8614 7800 opt 3

CPD course enquiries: 020 8614 7800 opt 4

   

 

Travelling to ION

Parking. There are no parking spaces available at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition; however the Paradise Road multi-storey car park is adjacent to our building. Disabled parking is available in this car park. For more information about parking and fees visit the Richmond Borough Council car park page.

Disabled facilities at ION. There is ramped access to the ION office main front door and a lift to the lower ground floor. There is ramped access to the toilets, however there are no disabled toilet facilities.

Travelling by train or tube to ION. Ambassador House is within a short walking distance (0.3 miles) of Richmond Mainline Railway / London Underground station (District Line Zone 4).

Travelling to ION by air. Heathrow and Gatwick are the nearest airports, you can plan your onward journey with to ION with Transport for London.

 

Accommodation

Richmond is blessed with a number of good quality hotels to suit all budgets.  The nearest to ION is a Travelodge hotel which is located under a minute’s walk from ION on Paradise Road in Richmond. 

 

Explore Richmond

While visiting us at ION, why not take advantage of some fantastic amenities, shops, restaurants, architecture and things-to-do in Richmond.  The walk along the River Thames is especially lovely and you don't have to walk far to realise why painter William Turner immortalised the view of the Thames from Richmond Hill.

This map highlights local some of these. [Last updated: Jan 2016] 

Published: 29th June, 2018

Updated: 31st January, 2023

Author: Daniela Pop

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Key facts


Award 
Certificate

Duration
 

7-9 months

Study time
 

10-17 hours per week and Touch point sessions

Course code
 

ED200PTD (online learning), rNTSAC

Entry dates
 

October: ED201PTD
January: ED202PTD
May: ED203PTD

Tuition fees

£2,900

Key facts

Course codes
C0502FTD (full-time) 
C0502PTD (part-time)

Award 
Graduate Diploma

Credits 
120

Duration
 

1 year full-time
2 years part-time


Study time

20 hours per week full-time
10 hours per week part-time

Entry month

February

Tuition fees*

£7,875 full-time
£3,940 part-time

£200 per 20 credits RCPL (certified)
£375 per 20 credits REPL (experiential)

£475 registration fee

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Entry:
September and February

Location:
Online with optional attendance activities

Duration:
4.5 years part-time or
3 years full-time

Course code:
C0503PTD (part-time)
C0503FTD (full-time)

Fees part time:
£5,250 - per year, years 1-4
£2,625 - year 5

Fees full time:
£9,250 - per year

Awarding body:
University of Portsmouth

* Fees may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Course codes
C0503PTD (online)

Award 
BSc (Hons)


Credits 
120

Pathways 
Qualified nutritional therapist 

Duration
 

1.5 years part-time


Study time

15-20 hours per week plus time to watch lectures

Entry dates

February

Tuition fees*

£5,250 per year
£2,625 year 5

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

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