The National College (NCHP) offers training to suitable, mature individuals who wish to become hypnotherapists/hypno-psychotherapists. 

The training meets the detailed criteria laid down by UKCP and is at Master's degree level. However, despite having a thorough academic base, the emphasis is always on the practical application of the knowledge to ensure that students become highly competent, ethical practitioners.

NCSAG members will normally have been trained by NCHP or N-SHAP. However, affiliate members may have obtained the HPD at a variety of schools, all of which are accredited by the National Council for Hypnotherapy. The HPD is externally accredited and validated through the NCFE. The HPD is a level 4 NVQ equivalent training.