Established in 1978, the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming™ is a worldwide organisation set up for the purpose of exerting quality control over those training programs and services claiming to represent the model of Neuro-Linguistic Programming™ (NLP™). The seals above indicates Society Certification and is usually advertised by Society of NLP approved institutes and centers. We highly recommend that you exercise caution as you apply the techniques and skills of NLP™. We also urge you to attend only those seminars, workshops and training programs that have been officially designed and certified by The Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming™. Any training programs that have been approved and endorsed by The Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming™ will display a copy of the certification mark(s) of the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming™.
The President of the Society is John LaValle. Those who train with Society approved trainers are required to sign a license agreement in completing a Practitioner, Business or Master Practitioner training. The license agreement is simply a way of protecting yourself, NLP and Dr Bandler. It stipulates that you will not go out and claim you are an NLP trainer after doing one or two courses. It maintains the integrity of the field and ensures that you will only start representing yourself as a NLP trainer when you are appropriately licensed.
If you complete an NLP Practitioner or Master Practitioner training with RaVisie, you will be automatically presented to Richard Bandler and the Society of NLP for their certification. Once approved you will become a member of the Society of NLP for two years. After that you keep up your certification by simply contacting the Society of NLP and describing how you have been up-dating your NLP skills over the two years or using NLP over the last two years. Certification costs initially are $200 and are included in your course fee. Certification renewal every two years is free.
