The IICT Newsroom
Welcome to the IICT newsroom.

Latest News Highlights:

• New: Online Insurance Registration Form
• New:  Distance Education and Correspondence course approved
  
• New: Affiliate Membership
• We have moved
  
• New book for Complementary Therapists
  
• IICT Opens in New Zealand
• IICT Top Referrers
• New Certificate - Re-issue feature
  
• Newly accepted Modalities
• Special Report for Natural Therapists
• Recent Member Testimonials

New: Online Insurance Registration Form

The IICT is now hosting (in collaboration with OAMPS Insurance brokers) an online Insurance Registration form. This new feature is designed to accelerate the Insurance registration process to ensure you access your insurance cover sooner. To view this new online feature click here

New: Distance Education and Correspondence Courses

Besides recognising on campus training in natural therapies, the IICT now recognises courses through distance education and correspondence. This enables students who are not able to attend classes on campus due to geography, health issues or work commitments to take advantage of online learning platforms for health and wellbeing education.

The IICT makes every effort to ensure our approved training providers who offer correspondence and distance education meet our required standards to ensure credible outcomes for practitioners in the natural health industry.

Due to the timely nature of electronic correspondence and for the ease of students, distance education students can take advantage of online educational facilities and programs through training providers recognised by the IICT.

To view our current list of IICT Approved Training Providers, click here

Affiliate Membership

This new level of IICT membership offers affiliation with the IICT for practitioners who do not hold qualifications. It is a membership which is suitable for Psychics; Tarot Readers and Clairvoyants, for example where qualifications are not applicable. Until now anyone who practiced these arts were unable to gain access to insurance and professional affiliation. Recognising a need for this industry the IICT set about creating a specific membership for these practitioners.

For a comprehensive overview of Affiliate membership as well as important information for new and existing IICT members, click here

For a full description of Affiliate Membership benefits, click here

We have moved

After operating the IICT for several years in Fremantle, Western Australia the IICT has recently moved its office to Byron Bay, northern New South Wales. Part of the move was to better service our customers in the Eastern States as well as expanding our operations in New Zealand. Although our office is in a new location, not much else has changed. We look forward to offering you the best possible service from Northern Rivers, NSW.

The Secrets of Spiritual Marketing
By Lawrence Ellyard, CEO and Founder of the International Institute for Complementary Therapists

The Secrets of Spiritual Marketing offers for the first time in one handy volume everything you need to know about advertising and marketing your natural therapy business. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or just starting out this book will provide you with all the proven tools you need to create a successful and profitable practice.

This book is filled with proven marketing tools that guarantee results and will enable you to reach those who can truly benefit from your talents.

By using these marketing secrets you will make more money doing what you love without compromising your values.

For more about this new book click here

IICT Opens in New Zealand

The IICT is proud to announce the launch of IICT NZ. For the last three years the IICT has been at the negotiation table with our brokers with a desire to offer all complementary therapy residents in New Zealand access to the benefits our Australian members receive. [read more]

IICT Top Referrers

The IICT has recently acknowledged our top referrers.
Announcing this month's top IICT referrers and the referral bonuses they have qualified for.

IICT Top Referrers - Congratulations go to:

• Mette Sorensen - 58 Referrals, plus x 1 Free i Pod Nano
• Susie Mulholland - 24 Referrals, plus x 1 $50 Myer Gift Voucher
• Peter Jackson - 20 Referrals, plus x 1 $50 Myer Gift Voucher
  
• Maggie Adkins - 14 Referrals, plus x 2 Free Adult Movie Passes
• Michelle Locke - 12 Referrals, plus x 2 Free Adult Movie Passes
• Maurice Campbell - 12 Referrals, plus x 2 Free Adult Movie Passes
• Mheg Lumsden - 10 Referrals, plus x 2 Free Adult Movie Passes

The IICT is one of the few organisations who pays its members who refer new clients our way. For more information about this innovative rewards program click here

New Certificate - Re-issue feature

Lost your membership certificate? The IICT has recently launched an online feature where you can have your membership certificate re-issued, either in PDF format and emailed or in hard copy posted.

To view our re-issue online form click here

Newly accepted Modalities

The IICT now has 600 accepted natural therapy modalities. The IICT is also leading the way by assisting many new healing practices in becoming accepted nationally within the natural therapy industry. We have helped dozens of emerging natural therapies to be recognised in Australia and New Zealand, enabling practitioners of these modalities to practice within these countries and obtain insurance by belonging to the IICT.

Some of our recently approved modalities include:

- Animal Communication
- Angel Therapy Practitioner
- Calmbirth
- Chi Walking
- Channeling
- Clairvoyants
- Di Morrow Method
- Egyptian Emotional Clearing Technique
- Equinology
- Equine Acupuncture
- Equine Hoof Care
- Equine Muscle Release Therapy (EMRT)
- Equine Naturopathy
- Equine Podio-Therapy
- Equine Touch
- Equine Shiatsu
- Hasya Yoga (Laughter Yoga)
- Luminous Angel Way
- Manual Body Zapper
- Mediums
- Move to Calm
- Nambudripads Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET)
- NIA Technique
- Numerology
- OSHO Craniosacral
- OSHO Meditation Instruction
- OSHO Multiversity Modalities
- OSHO Neo-Reiki
- OSHO Rebalancing
- Path of Love
- Palmistry
- Pet Psychics
- Pellowah Healings
- Psychics
- Psychometry
- Rotai Pain Relief
- Shamanic Studies
- Shamanic Healing
- Shamanic Bodywork
- Souls Purpose
- Sweatlodge
- Tarot Card Readers
- The Mace Energy Method

To view our entire list of approved modalities click here

Special Report for Natural Therapists

Are you paying too much for practitioner insurance and natural therapy membership fees?

This special report is to inform you about our cost effective membership and insurance solution for your natural therapy business. The fact is most natural therapy practitioners are paying far too much to maintain their professional affiliations and insurances. [read more]

Recent Member Testimonials

"I just wanted to thank you and IICT for the wonderful service and professional approach to your organisation.  Everything is so clear and straight forward which is rare in this day and age. I am referring lots of clients to your site." - Cathy Wood, IICT Member

"I was surprised to find that many services were included for a low rate of full membership, and that the price of insurance was very, very competitive. You have saved me approximately $300 in annual membership and insurance." - Narelle Stratford, IICT Member

"It's great to have one-stop-shop, so to speak, where multiple modalities can be covered in one go. Excellent, fast, efficient service. Keep up the great work assisting complementary therapies get the go ahead and recognition they deserve. Thank you." - Loretta Prowse, IICT Member

"By being a member of IICT I have finally been able to obtain reasonably priced insurance for one of my modalities ~ TAI-CHI- KUNG, & feel I am part of a wider family of Therapists linked through our association together." - Elaine DAVIDSON, IICT Member

"This is a great no fuss organization, you don't end up with a huge paper trail either". - Carolyn Clark, IICT Member

"I practise a number of modalities and some of them are not widely known. The IICT was extremely helpful in recognising new modalities, adding them to their list and accrediting them all. Membership, accreditation and insurance all became very convenient". - Manninder Sekhon, Colour Vibrations, IICT Member

"Having qualified in the UK as a complementary therapist, I found IICT extremely helpful in recognising my modalities and therefore providing cover for insurance and membership at an extremely competitive rate." - Denise Barrett, IICT Member

"IICT - always prompt and helpful with any queries I may have. The offers and supports they source for members are relevant and well priced. I am proud to be a member of IICT". - Ann Beck, Clinical Hypnotherapist Senior Lecturer, IICT Member

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