Plaskett College
Some knowledge
should not be lost.
We train the people who carry it forward.
You've spent years piecing it together - reading, questioning, sensing that nutrition goes deeper than anyone around you seems to realise. You're right. It does. We'll give you the knowledge to finally know why - and the qualification to help others find it too.
How our students learn
Your own nutrition becomes your deepest learning resource
Every student gets a personal learning platform. Track your own nutrition, study with a built-in tutor, and connect theory to practice from day one.
Track your own nutrition
Log meals by photo or voice. The system analyses your intake - macros, micros, trends, patterns. Your diet becomes your study material.
Learn through your own data
Studying vitamin B12? The platform shows you your B12 intake, your patterns, your gaps. Theory becomes personal understanding.
Ask questions, any time
The built-in tutor draws on Dr Plaskett's methodology and your course material to give contextual, personalised answers whenever you need them.
Experiential learning
Theory is important. Experience makes it stick.
Reading about macronutrients is one thing. Seeing that your own diet is 60% carbohydrate - and understanding what that means biochemically - is something else entirely.
Our students develop a deep, intuitive understanding of nutritional science - because they study it through their own dietary data first.
By the time you work with clients, you'll have spent months analysing real nutritional data. Starting with your own.
2,000+
lessons in the knowledge base
50+
nutrients tracked per meal
24/7
built-in tutor availability
Day 1
platform access from enrolment
The Plaskett Method
40 years of methodology, now embedded in technology
In 1982, Dr Lawrence Plaskett - a Cambridge biochemist - founded the UK's first college for training Nutritional Medicine Practitioners. He saw that modern science was confirming what naturopaths had long understood, but the two worlds weren't talking to each other.
He created a synthesis: rigorous biochemistry combined with naturopathic wisdom. A framework that makes sense of health at the cellular level.
Today, that methodology lives inside our personal learning platform. Every lesson, every analysis, every recommendation draws on Dr Plaskett's approach. The teaching hasn't changed. The way you experience it has.
40+
years training practitioners
Founded by
Dr Lawrence Plaskett
PhD Biochemistry, Cambridge
Curriculum
What you'll learn
A complete framework - connecting biochemistry with naturopathic principles - so you can understand health deeply and help people effectively.
Comprehensive assessment
Explore factors in health challenges - toxic burden, cellular function, and how physiological systems interconnect.
Science meets naturopathy
Modern biochemistry complements naturopathic principles. We teach both - the mechanisms and the established approaches.
Cellular nutrition
How nutrients reach cells, how toxins affect them, and nutritional approaches that support the cellular environment.
Structured methodology
Assess each client, understand their history, design staged nutritional protocols, and adjust recommendations as appropriate.
Individual assessment
Every person differs. Assess case histories, understand constitutional types, and create tailored protocols.
Working with the body
The body's self-regulating mechanisms are central. Our approach works with - never against - natural processes.
Our students
Who studies with us
People with their own health journey
Who've discovered nutrition's potential and want to help others - starting by deeply understanding their own.
Health professionals adding depth
Nurses, therapists, and practitioners who want to bring nutritional expertise - and real data literacy - into their existing work.
Career changers seeking meaning
Ready to train for work that genuinely helps people, using tools and an approach that set you apart from day one.
Curious minds who want to understand
Drawn to learning the "why" behind health - and want technology that helps you see the answers in your own data.
Courses
Our courses
Every course includes our personal learning platform from day one. Study at your own pace with personal tutor support.
Nutritional Therapy
POPULAROur flagship practitioner diploma. Develop a comprehensive framework for understanding cellular nutrition and supporting clients with evidence-based nutritional approaches.
Nutritional Consultant
Develop practical skills in naturopathic assessment, dietary planning, and supplement guidance within a complementary practice context. Learn to assess client case histories and design individualised nutritional programmes.
Weight Management
Go beyond calories. Understand the metabolic, hormonal, and naturopathic factors that influence body composition and explore sustainable weight management approaches.
Iridology
Study iris analysis theory and methodology. Learn about constitutional type classification and iridology assessment frameworks used in complementary practice.
Nutrition & Health
Foundation certificate covering nutritional principles, cellular function, and the naturopathic approach to wellbeing. Your entry point to deeper study.
Ready to learn nutrition differently?
Browse our courses or get in touch - we're happy to help you think through your options.
Plaskett College courses are accredited by the IICT (International Institute for Complementary Therapists) and recognised by the Federation of Nutritional Therapy Practitioners (FNTP).
Important: Nutritional therapy is a complementary approach. Practitioners do not diagnose, treat, or cure disease. This training does not qualify you as a medical practitioner. Nutritional therapy is not a substitute for medical care.