NIMH New members Scheme Key Skills Seminar

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Dear Colleagues

Below is the flyer for the NIMH Key Skills seminar.

New members are reminded that this seminar forms part of the mandatory part of

the NMS.

The seminar is open to all herbalists.

Best wishes

Stannard (NIMH PTB Chair)

THE POSTGRADUATE TRAINING BOARD

A KEY SKILLS SEMINAR FOR NEW MEMBER HERBALISTS

YOUR SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE

A one-day seminar

Led by Kath Antonis MNIMH and Tassell MNIMH

The seminar has been planned to help you set up, establish and manage your

herbal practice.

Sharing your experience of early practice or your own business skills will be

encouraged.

The day will include:

• practical advice concerning book keeping, tax returns, stock control

• location, location, location – finding a good clinic, how to make a shared

room yours

• advertising and marketing – getting yourself known, leaflets, networking,

walks and talks,

• finding support – financial support, grants, practitioner groups, NIMH

• self care – time management, avoiding burnout, maintaining boundaries

Although attendance at this seminar is required for herbalists on the New

Members Scheme (NMS), practitioners with experience can gain from looking afresh

at their business management and will be very welcome to attend.

Kath Antonis qualified from the College of Phytotherapy in 2000, after 17 years

experience in children’s nursing. In recent years she has combined her

successful practice management with teaching at the Preston Clinic of Herbal

Medicine and facilitating an exciting initiative.

Tassell qualified as a herbalist via the College of Phytotherapy in 2000,

after nearly ten years working for the NHS as a Biomedical Scientist, and has

been in practice ever since. She has established a new practice twice in this

time due to house moves and thus has a lot of personal experience concerning

starting new herbal practices from scratch. currently works as Student

Liaison Officer for NIMH.

Date: Saturday 9th February 2008

10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Registration from 9.30 a.m.

Venue: Regents College, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS (Nearest tube

Baker Street)

Member of the NIMH £40 Member of the New Members Scheme £35

Member of Student Affiliate Scheme £25 Student £30

Other £60

An attendance certificate will be issued for your NMS folder. Tea and coffee

will provided but lunch is not included

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Please make cheques payable to NIMH Ltd and return by 1st February 2008 to NIMH

Ltd, Elm House, 54 Arches Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3BA

We regret that we are unable to make refunds for booked places unless a

cancellation is made in advance. Bookings made after the deadline carry a

surcharge of £5 to cover the extra administration costs.

There will be no admission on the day without prior booking.