Frequently Asked Questions

It's for both. Often people attend NLP training intending it to be "just for work" or "just for my personal life," and are pleasantly surprised to see both these areas benefit, or the major change occurring where they didn't expect. Relationships, whether they are at work, at home, or in other spheres of life, are all positively impacted by NLP.

NLP will help you to explore goals, decisions, and motivations that can transform your health, habits, and sense of self. You'll learn how to avoid getting your buttons "pushed" without your consent and explore and adjust your habitual reactions, and your effect on others. Most people say NLP makes their life and relationships warmer & happier.

All types. From the private sector, public sector, no sector; heads of industry, the self employed, students - you get the picture. Our courses are attended by a wide variety of people who will each their own reason for being there, covering the whole work development and personal development spectrum.

Worried about losing your job? Raise your game with NLP. Job hunting? NLP helps you stand out from the crowd. Redundancy? Time for NLP training and a chance plan your future on your terms. Want outstanding leaders in your organisation to get you through the downturn? NLP is the answer.

Throughout the Practitioner training process, bonds within the group strengthen. We have a Facebook group and practice group for Practitioners to keep in touch with other after their course if they wish.

There's so much to say in answer to this one that we have a whole fact sheet called Gaining Employer Support. Please get in touch to request it.

In short, NLP techniques are widely used in many organisations. Our clients include major banks, charities, media organisations, government departments and professional services. They recognise the return of investment NLP training gives in terms of leadership and management, systems thinking, presence and presentation, sales, coaching skills and much more.

Employers like NLP as it provides practical tools to make people more effective at work, increase employee engagement, improve staff retention, increase morale and encourage greater productivity.

The integrated approach provided by NLP training has also been picked up by some of the more cutting edge business schools as they strive to help leaders deliver excellence and avoid buckling under the pressure.

NLP models impact leadership and management, project planning, and team building. People use NLP listening skills and coaching models to manage people and deal with conflicts. Other examples include the use of performance tools for preparation for presenting, conference speeches, media interviews, reviews and other significant or challenging events.

Yes. The course happens to be called that, but he word "practitioner" in this context doesn't necessarily mean you're intending to practice NLP professionally. In fact, perhaps most people who undertake NLP Practitioner training are doing it for "themselves."

The NLP skills learned, do, however, enhance their current job and future prospects, and the certification means you take away proof of the competence you have gained; a useful addition to your CV.

The Practitioner modules are also the first step for people wanting to continue with NLP at a higher level, NLP Master Practitioner, and it's the starting point for coaches and trainers who might eventually want to teach or practice NLP professionally.

There are those in the field who believe that NLP can be taught rapidly by relying on hypnotic implantation techniques. The belief goes that students' unconscious minds receive the complete training and they do not need to spend much time practicing, as they have already embedded the information at the unconscious level.

These speed courses usually cost far more on a daily basis than the longer courses, so our question is: who does this shorter NLP Practitioner course really benefit? We believe in giving students sufficient time to practice and integrate the learning. Remember learning to ride a bike? Could you have done it by just listening and watching and never getting on a bike?

Shorter courses may seem attractive, but in the long run they are not value for money, and do not give you exposure to a meaningful level of training. It's also worth noting that the Professional Guild of NLP chooses not to accredit this type of Practitioner training.

NLP School is aligned, recognised and accredited by NLP University in Santa Cruz, California, which as one independent consultant put it, supplies 'the gold standard in NLP training.' In existence for more than 20 years, Robert Dilts and Judith Delozier's NLP University and its International Trainers Network is regarded as the most respected and rigorous NLP trainers' institute in the world, and the certification is accepted accordingly.

We are also accredited by ANLP, the leading UK NLP body and by The Professional Guild of NLP.

The number of attendees that training companies have on their NLP courses can vary from just four or five to several hundreds. We believe there can be problems with both ends of that scale, and that mid-range is best. Too small and you have a very limited number of people to work with; too large and you're in the realms of a seminar, not a training course.

The pattern of NLP training is teaching, then demonstration, then process - process being practicing the techniques in groups of two or three. You can imagine that over a training, a group of, say 10 or 15, means very limited variation in the groups of two or three. Over a whole training, that really constricts the variety of people you can work with and learn from.

On NLP School courses you'll be in a group of around 35 to 40, if taking the practitioner modules, and of around 50 to 55 on the Essential Skills module.

You will have personal access and attention from the trainer. You will also be assisted by our "resourcers", a team of NLP experts who are present throughout the training to help out in any way that you might need.

We offer a money-back guarantee if after two days you're unhappy with the training for any reason. (No-one's taken us up on this so far, but it's reassurance we're happy to offer).

After attending Module 1, NLP Essential Skills, you will receive an attendance certificate and a letter summarising the course content and contact time with the trainer.

If you choose to go on to complete five modules, you will have reached NLP Practitioner level and will receive Practitioner Certification.

One of the uses for a NLP Practitioner certificate is to be able to go on and study more advanced courses where the presentation of the certificate is a requisite of entry. Employers are also recognising the positive benefit that NLP-trained staff can bring to their organisations. It is an asset for your skill-set and for your CV.

Naturally, the use of NLP Practitioner skills is considerably broader, and employers are increasingly recognising the positive benefit that NLP-trained staff can bring to their organisations.

Our courses are held at Regent's College Conference Centre, just by the entrance to leafy Regent's Park in London. The venue is a ten minute walk from Baker Street Underground Station. The nearest railway stations are Euston, King's Cross and Paddington. (Paddington is linked to Heathrow Airport by the 15 minute Heathrow Express train).

Training kicks off at 9.30am each day, and finishes between 5-5.30pm.