The Kairos School of Astrology is accredited by the Association of Professional Astrologers International (APAI), and upon completion of the two-year training, you will be awarded the dip. KSA in Astrological Studies diploma. The award of this diploma, is a recognition of competence in astrological interpretation, and your ability to offer consultations to clients in a professional capacity, within the ethos of the Kairos School approach.

Ideally, yes, you complete the foundation course first, and that will automatically qualify you for the diploma. We do occasionally make exceptions, where a student can demonstrate sufficient competency in astrological interpretation to undertake the diploma.

The foundation course gives you a thorough and comprehensive grounding in astrological birth chart interpretation, both in theory and in practice, as it applies to your own birth chart. Everything you learn on the foundation, you are encouraged to employ as a basis for self-enquiry into your own life, and apply it directly to your own chart. In the diploma, you take you have learned on the foundation and learn to apply it in real life situations with your own case study clients. Each module on the diploma is centred around a particular life theme - vocation, relationships, family, money, health etc - and you learn to identify which astrological signatures to pay attention to in each case, and a method of approach. The diploma will help you develop an ethical practice as an astrologer.

The foundation and diploma are assessed differently. On the foundation course, you will receive a workbook, with self-study questions to accompany each lesson, and we ask you to submit your work at the end of each term so that we can check that you’re on track with your understanding. There is a short assignment to submit each term which will be marked by a member of the facilitation team, and you will receive feedback from us at that point. For the diploma, which carries seven modules, there is an assessment process for each module, which comprises a live session with a case study client, focussed on the topic of the module, of which you send us a recording of the first 30 minutes for assessment. There is a also a final assignment at the end of the diploma course. On the successful completion of this final assignment you will be awarded the diploma.

Our good practice guidelines state that “the primary art and skill of the astrologer is to expand or deepen a client’s enquiry into whatever area of life for which they are seeking clarity. We do not do this by telling our clients what they should or should not do based on astrological judgements. Rather, we can help inform our client’s choices by offering an astrological perspective, expanding or deepening their own field of enquiry, so that they can come to their own judgment.” You can read our full code of ethics here.