How to Choose the Best Training Course
You want to get the best from your investment in Practitioner Training. It may be one of the most significant courses you ever do. Here are some guidelines to help you choose:
- Does the organisation have a reputation as one of the best for getting skills onboard?
- Is the training limited to sensible numbers?(Some run into the hundreds)
- Have they been teaching NLP for at least 10 to 20 years?
- Does it offer a no-quibble money-back guarantee of satisfaction?
- Is the course recognised, preferably by more than one independent organisation?
- Is the course a full 18 days/120 contact hours?
- Does the training spread over 8/9 months?
- Does the training have weekly practice group meetings?
- Will you get individual coaching and support on tap?
- Is there an interest-free loan to spread the cost over a range of months to suit your budget?
The Consumer’s Guide to Choosing NLP Training
John Seymour – 20th February 2007
For more than 20 years here in the UK, I have been on a mission to teach NLP to the highest professional standard. I have listened to hundreds of people’s evaluations of many different NLP Practitioner training courses. I have also talked to hundreds of people seeking advice in this area. It is clear that there is a massive range of variation in the quality of NLP training from the consumer’s eye view. This variation in quality is much greater than you find in most other purchases measured in thousands of pounds. At their best, some courses are simply outstanding, and are very likely to be one of the best investments you ever make. At their worst, dissatisfaction is rife, and you, the consumer, have no redress.
The moral of this story: CHOOSE VERY CAREFULLY.
The Short Guide
In this summary I will offer some simple advice, which will make it easier for you to choose well from the large range of courses now available. This advice expresses my own sincerely held opinions and beliefs, based on all my experience of the field. It also expresses the wisdom of many of the best people I have talked with in this growing young discipline. It covers some areas that are contentious within NLP. The small amount of time you invest now in educating yourself about NLP courses, and finding out how to choose the best, will repay you many times over the rest of your life.
So here are some thoughts on how to choose the best NLP training for you, to ensure you enjoy the remarkable benefits a good NLP Practitioner training gives. Using this guide will help you to find the best value for money, and the best results in your life. I hope it helps you to avoid joining the many well-intentioned people who have ended up feeling dissatisfied with their NLP Practitioner training. I also hope it helps to raise the standards in the field.
Your First Thoughts
Before you start reading the guide, I am going to suggest that you will get the most benefit from this by writing down some first thoughts on why you want to learn NLP. After all, would you buy a once-in-a-lifetime holiday without considerable thought? Probably not. Practitioner training in NLP is no less important. Think about your criteria. Ask yourself why you want to learn the skills of NLP. What do you want to get from it? What is important?
Stop; take three minutes with pen and paper and write down a few of your first thoughts before you read on. Be honest with yourself. These first thoughts will help you make your final decision. (If you are serious about wanting to train in NLP please stop reading and do this now. If you carry on without doing this you may lose track of your own starting point).
