THE RCP INSTITUTE

 About this course

The RCP Institute is a 16-week online course, delivered live once each year. The program was created by RCP Founder Morley Robbins and is delivered by our team.

The course consists of a combination of real-time virtual classes, pre-recorded materials, small group tutorials and case studies. As the program progresses, you’ll participate in quizzes, tutorials and case studies to integrate the content and consolidate your understanding. Live classes are delivered in an online meeting format so you can attend from anywhere in the world using your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Upon successful completion of the course, students graduate as RCP Consultants, which allows them to then work with clients using the knowledge gained during the course, should they wish. Some folks simply do the training for their own personal benefit, or for their family, and that’s perfectly acceptable too! Graduates of the course also have the option of continued meetings and learning via the RCP Alumni.

What you’ll learn

The course is designed to teach you to confidently explain why we must forget about taking vitamin D, ditch those chewable orange vitamin C tablets and put synthetic supplements and vitamins into the trash.

Upon completion of the training, you will have an intimate knowledge of the STOPS and STARTS from the RCP Starter Guide and the RCP Handbook, a deeper understanding of the science, as well as the clinical significance of key nutrients. You’ll go beyond what they’re learning in medical school and uncover the real reason for symptoms and disease in the body.

You’ll learn about the importance of magnesium, bioavailable copper and retinol to regulate metabolic balance. The training will allow you to understand and explain to others why the blood test your GP uses to tell you that you’re low in iron is completely unfounded. You’ll understand the role, physiology, as well as the much-overlooked pathophysiology of excess unbound iron (that gets stuck in the tissue, and does not appear in the blood).

“This training far exceeded my expectations! I now have the knowledge and confidence to share this information with my family and friends. For me personally, the RCP has been life-changing – and I wanted to be able to help others find the truth and the correct path as well!”

– Rachel

For those who love details, we also explore:

• The chemical & metabolic source of unbound copper, what it really represents and how it is improperly addressed by most practitioners
• The primal need to manage the oxygen molecule in the human body
• How and why oxygen is the source of our energy and the source of our exhaust
• How bioavailable copper has the sole ability to activate oxygen to make energy
• How bioavailable copper deactivates oxidants to neutralize exhaust
• Analyzing Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) and blood test results

Students who complete this course experience a complete transformation of understanding how periods of acute and chronic stress result in mineral dysregulation, metabolic dysfunction, enzyme disruption, and symptom expression.

RCP Consultants are not being trained to “diagnose or treat any conditions”. The training is focused on empowering individuals to restore nutrient capacity so the body can heal itself.

Why we’re different

The RCP Institute is different to any other course you’ve taken.

Our program delves deep into the STOPS and STARTS from the RCP Starter Guide and the RCP Handbook, giving you an intimate understanding of the science and practical applications of key nutrients. You’ll learn to see beyond the surface and uncover the real reasons for your clients’ symptoms and disease in the body. This includes in-depth coverage of the Full Monty Iron Blood Panel, as well as training around the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis test (HTMA). The combination of these tests provides unique insight into the dysregulation that is occurring in you, and/or your clients.

So much of what we’ve been told is misleading. Our health experts aren’t being taught what’s really going on inside our bodies, and that’s concerning! Let us take you on a journey to peek behind the curtain of why the RCP has helped so many folks just like Staci.

“Being on the Root Cause Protocol for just over 3 months has completely changed my life. I feel so good, sleep so well, have energy that I’ve not known since high school and am more focused, yet relaxed, than ever in my life – I sometimes feel bionic. I will turn 46 years old on Friday. I feel 25. It is blowing my mind.”

– Staci

This approach to wellness, if you welcome it with an open mind, will change your entire perspective.

Who is this course for?

The course welcomes folks from all walks of life. We’ve had all of the following train with us:

• Non-professionals looking into health coaching
• Healthcare professionals with existing credentials
• Non-professionals who want to use the training for personal use

The key requirement is that you have a passion for learning and a drive to help others.

Being an online course, the cohort of students is global. This program and all supporting materials are in English, with videos accompanied by written transcripts and supporting learning materials where available.

“As a health professional, the RCP training course has given me a whole new perspective on achieving optimum health. It involved quite a bit of “unlearning” what I had been taught in my previous training, and has rejuvenated my enthusiasm for helping people to get well. We all know that vitamins and minerals are important in our diet, but most people have no idea the extent to which the body MUST have these nutrients, and in proper balance, in order for metabolic pathways to run properly and efficiently.”

– Nadine

What is the time commitment?

To get the most out of this training, we recommend you allow for the following as a minimum:

• Up to 2 hours of pre-recorded classes each week
• 2.5 hours of live sessions (or recordings)
• A 75 min pre-recorded consult each week
• Up to 1.5 hours each week for other materials and quizzes
• 1 to 1.5 hour weekly tutorial with an RCPC tutor

As everyone learns and consumes information at different speeds, the total time commitment varies from student to student.

What is included in the tuition fees?

• 14 sessions of weekly 2-hour live online lectures conducted on Zoom
• Two dedicated practical weeks for integration and application of learnings
• Weekly tutorials facilitated by certified RCPCs (Q&As, role plays, and practical consult examples)
• Student “buddy” connection opportunity + smaller tutorial groups
• Access to an online student-only portal
• Recordings of all live and tutorial sessions + support materials available within 48 hours
• Access to a student-only support community (private forum group)
• Prerequisite materials available immediately upon signup
• Access to a database of consultations to build skills and confidence
• One HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) per student (use your results as your own case study)
• Access to other RCP initiatives at a discounted rate
• Upon satisfactory completion, successful students receive a certificate of completion
• Graduates may be able to register as HTMA practitioners (country-specific)

Bonuses

Students qualify to graduate from the course upon completion of a practical case study alongside a series of 12 quizzes.

Graduates can then access 6 months of complimentary access to the RCP Institute Full Alumni (including continued access to the RCP 101 video series, RCP Handbook Companion Course and RCP Premium Community) and other graduate-only ongoing professional learning and development opportunities. Certified Alumni members can opt to be listed in the RCP Consultant Directory.

When does training begin?

Classes for the next intake are set to begin around early February 2027, with enrollments planned to open in October or November 2026. The course is delivered once per year.

When are the live classes?

Live classes
Live classes are held weekly throughout the training.

The calls usually take place at 3pm EDT/EST on Thursdays

Here are some examples of what 3pm EST might be in your timezone to help you calculate what time the live calls will take place for you.

Los Angeles, USA   Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 12:00 noon PST
Eastern Time, ET   Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 3:00 pm EST
London, United Kingdom  Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 8:00 pm GMT
Oslo, Norway  Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 9:00 pm CET
Brisbane, Australia   Friday, 13 February 2026 at 6:00 am AEST
Sydney, Australia  Friday, 13 February 2026 at 7:00 am AEDT

Please note that there is only ONE live class per week. The times listed are there to help you work out the call times in your local timezone. Please consider daylight savings if observed locally.

Tutorials
The training also includes regular 60-90min tutorials. We do our best to offer a variety of tutorials to suit different time zones and student commitments. They are often in the first half of the week, more information is provided after you enroll.

Who presents the course?

As part of the RCP Institute, you watch a pre-recorded video prior to each live class. Morley features in a large number of those videos and his research informs every part of the program.

Morley endorses the entire teaching team and the tutors, all of which are graduates of the RCP Institute.

What does it mean to become a RCP Consultant?

Upon completion, you will possess the tools to educate, support and promote wellness for your clients, and be a leader in healthcare reform. RCP Consultants are empowered to guide others in the steps of the Root Cause Protocol, and they are the leaders in our growing community.

If you’d like to join the movement, see your name in this list of RCP Institute Graduates, and be included in the RCP Consultant Directory, then please register today. You can also express an interest in getting updates on future training via this link.

If you are thinking of doing any training for your health coaching practice, this is the program that every coach and health professional should be doing and knowing about! The RCP is it, period!

– Valerie

Questions?

If you have any questions about the RCP Institute, please contact RCP support.

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