Hi Anita ~

Wondering who said a nursing degree is needed to become an IBCLC, since
Pathway 1 is for "Recognised Health Professionals and Recognised Mother
Support Counsellors" per IBLCE's *Candidate Information Guide* at
http://iblce.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/candidate-information-guide.pdf.
Surely
ABA Breastfeeding Counsellor fits that. There are courses that are required
- several available online - but not a nursing degree. Health e-Learning -
The International Institute of Human Lactation Inc., which is a non-USA-based
company offering many of the prereq courses to help candidates prepare to
sit the exam - http://www.health-e-learning.com/courses. (I have no
connection to the company or courses! Hope others will share info about
other such opportunities.) If you haven't done so already, you may want to
contact the IBLCE office for Asia Pacific/Africa, which is located in
Queensland, Australia.

Good luck with your decision making!

Karen G


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> Date:    Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:23:10 +1000
> From:    Dion and Anita <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: IBCLC health science courses: was CLC/IBCLC
>
> I have been told that I would have to take a nursing degree in order to
> get my IBCLC qualification.  I am not a health professional (although
> tertiary educated) and have been an ABA breastfeeding counsellor for about
> 7 years now.
> I dearly wished to become an IBCLC but didn't quite get to sit the exam
> before the requirements changed - now I am effectively shut out.  I have
> neither the time nor money to complete another tertiary qualification.
>
> Anita Bryce
> Breastfeeding Counsellor
> Australian Breastfeeding Association
> On 13 Aug 2014, at 3:44 am, Jean Ridler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Thank you, Alice.  An important point!
> >
> >> Most of the world cannot access the Health Science prerequisites
> outside of the
> >> US because the IBLCE course list is based on the US college system -
> other
> >> countries do not have universities that sell the individually packaged
> single
> >> subject courses that IBLCE requires.
> >>
> >> Many participants at the summit mentioned that IBLCE should think about
> that
> >> "I" for international.
> >
> > Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC (lactosaurus)
> > Cape Town, South Africa
> >
> >             ***********************************************
>



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