School Curriculum
~ combining theory and practice ~
Our goal is to equip trainees with the knowledge and experience required for them to become proficient in helping the sick to regain their health by using Christ's simple methods of healing, as outlined in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy
This course is for the mature individual who wishes to understand the natural and lifestyle approach to managing disease in a health retreat and community setting.
What is the Cedarvale Health Ministry Training Course?
One year of on-the-job training!
Cedarvale's exciting Health Ministry Training Course offers a great opportunity to learn how to be a successful health ministry worker. As a trainee, you will become an integral part of our health team. You will be given classes two days a week to give you the theoretical knowledge that you will need to be able to effectively minister to people's needs. The rest of the day will be initially spent working under the supervision of an experienced staff members. Most learning takes place on the job, under the mentorship of experienced staff.
Training Schedule
As a trainee, you will work on a roster system, with weekly classes, duties, and days off. On average you will be expected to work 24 hours per week, with a further 16 hours devoted to classes, assignments and online coursework. This makes up a 40 hour week.
Main Courses
The training program contains two major course components: the Evolve Cert IV in Massage Therapy and the LIGHT Standard Health Evangelism Course. Further details of each of these courses can be found below.
HLT42015 Cert IV in Massage Therapy Practice HLT42015
While at Cedarvale, trainees will be able to complete a Cert IV in Massage Therapy through Evolve College. The Evolve Course is an online course that includes face-to-face workshops in Sydney. There are typically 10-12 of these in the course and they are usually scheduled in 2-day blocks on weekdays. Additional training and coaching in massage will be provided at Cedarvale to align with the retreat's therapy repertiore.
For more information regarding the Evolve Massage Course, visit their website: www.evolvecollege.com.
Lay Institute For Global Health Training
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About LIGHT
LIGHT (Lay Institute for Global Health Training) is an organization that works to faithfully support the ministry and work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the world. LIGHT has trained over 30,000 people (pastors and lay members) in health evangelism in over 100 countries on 6 continents. LIGHT conducts short health evangelism training programs that range from a weekend, a week, a month, and 6 months around the world. For more information about LIGHT, visit www.lightingtheworld.org.
At Cedarvale, we are delighted to affiliate with LIGHT to deliver their advanced health evangelism program as an integral part of the Health Ministry Training Program we offer here. Completing the LIGHT program at Cedarvale has the advantage of offering real-life opportunities to put in practice the principles and skills learned in the course while working at the live-in lifestyle retreat.
LIGHT Subjects
The LIGHT course covers two main subject streams:
Health
Principles of Health & Healing
Physiology
Hydrotherapy
Massage
Disease & Treatment
Mental Health
Nutrition
Plant-based Cooking
Mission Medicine
Health Talks
Health Evangelism
Gardening
Spiritual
Prophetic Guidance
Plan of Salvation
Sanctuary
Daniel
Coming Events
True Education
Christian Living
Christian Home
Evangelism
Ministry of Healing
Bible Doctrines
Bible Studies
Self-Supporting Work
Christian Administration
Other Course Components
CHIP Program
The CHIP program is integrated in some of our guest programs. Trainees will have the opportunity to go through all of the CHIP educational videos and materials and complete a set of assignments on them. This familiarizes them with what guests are learning and equips them to support guests as they work with them at the retreat.
Other Certificates
The Apply First Aid Certificate and the Food Handling Level 1 Hospitality Certificate are required for working at the retreat and opportunities to complete these will be arranged during the training program.
Skills you will learn:
In addition to your coursework, you will have opportunity to learn the following skills as part of working at the lifestyle retreat.
Kitchen hand, cooking and meal service
Cooking demonstrating
Guest relations
Room servicing
Teamwork
Time management
And more!!!
Costs
Cedarvale's Health Ministry Training Course works on a win-win system where we give you the training in exchange for working volunteer at the Health Centre. However, there are some upfront costs required for some course materials and enrolment, the most significant of which being for the Cert IV in Massage Therapy Practice (see www.evolvecollege.com/fees). Please contact us for further details.
What's Included:
- Tuition
- Onsite Accommodation
- Landline available for use
- Internet (allocated monthly allowance)
- Some meals, when you are rosted on duty at the Lodge
- Gas for heating/cooking
- Electricity
Costs You'll Need to Cover:
- Upfront course enrolment costs
- Your own food and linen
- Personal toiletries, etc
- General household living costs (cleaning supplies, tissues, toilet paper, etc.)
Additional Financial Assistance:
Centrelink support is available for eligible trainees enrolled in the Evolve course.