Homeopathic Training

Professional Training in Homeopathy

Homeopathic training in South Africa involves a five year full-time degree (MHSc in Homeopathy at DUT or BHSc CM at UJ). Registration with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA) is a statutory requirement and graduates become eligible for registration upon completion of their academic and statutory requirements.

The only approved and recognised degree for registration as a Homeopathic practitioner with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA) is the 5-year full-time masters degree (MHSc in Homeopathy or BHSc CM ) from either the University of Johannesburg (UJ) or Durban University of Technology (DUT). Note that this qualification is not merely a preference but a legislated requirement. In addition, in order to practice as a Homeopath in South Africa one has to be registered with the AHPCSA. As such, unregistered practice constitutes a criminal offence. Correspondence courses or any other certificates, diplomas or degrees are not suitable for registration as a homeopathic practitioner in SA.

Professional Registration

It should be noted that in terms of the Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act 63 of 1982), any person wishing to prescribe homeopathic medicine or practice homeopathy in South Africa must be registered as a homeopathic practitioner with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA). This includes medical practitioners and it is for this reason that dual registration is allowed for medical practitioners with both the Health Professions Council (HPCSA) and the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPCSA).