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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