guru holistic training - Terms and Conditions

Booking a Course

A booking form will be sent by email for you to fill in, please fill in with all relevant information, this helps to prepare your certificate, and also allows the tutor to see what prior knowledge you hold. Emailing a copy of your main therapy qualification can be included with your booking form.

A deposit is required to secure your place, your place cannot be held for you until a deposit is received.

14 days before the course is held, full payment should be completed, this saves time on the course day. A full receipt will be issued and the course manual will be emailed directly to you. You will not receive your manual until full payment is made.

Paying for your course

You can pay for the course by cheque, using the online shop (an additional handling charge is added), or by BACS. Please contact guru holistics for details.

Deposit

The deposit is totally non refundable. If you cannot attend the course your deposit will not returned to you. You may be able to transfer to the next course date if adequate notice is given.

Notice of attendance

If you cannot attend the course, 7 days notice must be given, you can then be transferred to another course. Your deposit/full payment can be transferred to the next course if adequate notice is given, an admin fee may be charged for this.

Notice of 7 days+ = moving to another course date

Deciding not to attend the course = non refundable deposit / course fee not refundable

Notice of less than 7 days = loss of deposit and loss of course fee

Confirmation of course date

Courses are run on a minumum of 2 people attending, this is to ensure room costs are covered and to give you the opportunity to receive a treatment on the day.

If a course is undersubscribed, the course date will then defer to the next available course. Alternatively, the student will be given the opportunity to upgrade to a one-to-one tuition package, this will have an additional charge and models will be provided by guru holistics.

One-to-one packages can also be booked, please contact guru holistics for details.

Course manual

The course manual is the property of guru holistics and is protected by copyright. You cannot reproduce any of the manual without express written permission by guru holistics. You will be in breach of contract by using the manual or teaching the subject from the manual.

The course manual is emailed to you prior to the course once you have paid the full course fee. If you cannot print the manual off, guru holistics can provide a copy on the day. If you wish it to be mailed to you, you will incur postage and packaging costs of £5.

Insurance

To practice the therapy that you have just studied by guru holistics, valid insurance is needed. Information regarding this is found in your manual.

All courses are accredited through The Guild, and a discount is available to you if you join the Guild.

It is your responsibility to check that your existing insurance company will accept the course for insurance purposes.

Professional Standards

guru holistics teaches courses to a high standard adhering to all health and safety standards throughout.

Certificates are usually given out to students who have shown competance throughout the course. guru holistics has the right to withhold certificate if the tutor deems the student to not have reached a competant standard. Case studies will be set and reassessment will be arranged. Their may be an additional charge for this.

Support will be given to the student throughout the course but also after the course, via email.

For professional standards, certificate are awarded to show competance but it is expected that each therapist practices at least 6-10 times before taking payment and advertising for clients.

Attending the course

You will be expected to turn up on time for the course, the tutor is generally available for up to 30 minutes prior to the course start time.

Any medical conditions should be discussed prior to the course, and noted on your booking form. You should be prepared to give and receive treatments throughout the course to complete and be deemed competant.

Please be dressed appropriately; a therapy uniform, or jogging bottoms and a tee-shirt are acceptable.
Flat shoes or socks for footwear.
Short nails, you cannot perform massage with long nails, so please do not turn up with long nails.
Bring your manual with you unless pre-booked to have one provided for you.
Bring photocopies of your main therapy qualification, ie body massage, beauty therapy, alternatively, these can be emailed to guru holistics alongside the booking form.
A packed lunch and a drink to save time as lunchbreaks are kept to a minimum.
A good standard of English is required.

DISCLAIMER:

This course is taught to a high standard throughout, it does not diagnose medical conditions and should not be treated as a substitute for medical care. Contra indications and benefits are discussed as part of the course but are not intended to represent medical advice, nor be deemed as a treatment to cure or prevent disease.

Manuals have been checked and approved for accreditation through The Guild.

Guru holistic training accept no liability for injury or loss to person or property throughout.