The Council for Homeopathic Certification

Name

The Council for Homeopathic Certification

Legal name

Council for Homeopathic Certification

Website

https://homeopathcertification.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Certification Services

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

Keywords

• Professional certification services
• Classical homeopathy credentials
• NCCA accredited certification
• Recertification program management
• Practitioner directory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chartley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification Fees: Revenue generated from exam application and registration fees for individuals seeking the CCH (Certified Classical Homeopath) designation.
2. Recertification Fees: Annual recertification fees of $170 for CCH holders to maintain certification in good standing, with late fees of $75 for submissions between January 1 - February 28. Includes 15 continued educational units requirement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The CHC administers the Certified Classical Homeopath (CCH) credential through a psychometrically validated certification exam delivered twice yearly (spring and fall) via Kryterion testing centers and remote proctoring. It manages the full credential lifecycle via the CHC Portal, including applications, exam registration, recertification, and CEU tracking, and maintains a public directory of verified CCH practitioners for consumer access.

Product overview

The Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC) offers a unified certification ecosystem centered on the CCH (Certified Classical Homeopath) designation. The core offerings include the CHC Certification Exam—a psychometrically validated examination delivered via Kryterion/Webassessor testing centers or remote proctoring—and the CHC Portal (ROC-P-based certification management system) that handles the complete credential lifecycle from application through annual recertification. Supporting offerings include the Find a Homeopath public directory for consumer access to verified practitioners, exam preparation resources, and annual recertification services requiring 15 CEUs per cycle. The CHC was founded in 1991, incorporated in 1992, and is the only NCCA-accredited homeopathic certification organization in the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CCH (Certified Classical Homeopath) Certification
• CHC Certification Exam
• Recertification Services
• Find a Homeopath Directory
• Preparation Resources

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based charity dedicated to promoting high quality research in homeopathy at an international level. Founded by physicist Dr Alexander Tournier who previously worked for Cancer Research UK.
• National Center for Homeopathy (NCH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1974, dedicated to promoting health by advancing the use and practice of homeopathy while creating a vital community of support.
• North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional membership organization dedicated to promoting, representing, and serving as the voice of all professional homeopaths in North America.
• Accreditation Commission for Homeopathic Education in North America (ACHENA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent accreditation agency founded in 1982 (originally as Council on Homeopathic Education) that assesses educational standards of homeopathic schools and programs.
• Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional membership association providing education, networking, and resources for organizations awarding credentials. Leading developer of standards for certification and certificate programs.
• Kryterion Testing NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationTesting center network and remote proctoring service used for administering the CHC Certification Exam. Supports in-person testing at locations in US and Canada plus online remote proctoring.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE): NBCE is a long-established healthcare practitioner examination body with NCCA-accredited programs, offering a comparable model of standardized competency assessment for a complementary medicine profession. Its broader scale and longer history make it a larger-incumbent peer to CHC.
• International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE): IBLCE is an internationally recognized credentialing body that administers the IBCLC certification and is NCCA-accredited. It represents a broader, more established healthcare-adjacent certification organization with a comparable psychometrically validated exam and recurring recertification model.

Direct peers

• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM): NCCAOM is the principal national credentialing body for acupuncturists and Oriental medicine practitioners in the US and is itself NCCA-accredited. It is the closest structural analogue to CHC, with comparable exam administration, recertification, and accreditation positioning within a complementary medicine profession.
• American Naturopathic Medical Certification Board (ANMCB): ANMCB certifies naturopathic practitioners and operates a similar professional credentialing model. Like CHC, it serves an alternative/complementary medicine field with practitioner certification, exam administration, and recurring renewal requirements, making it a directly comparable peer.
• American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC): AHNCC provides nationally accredited holistic nursing certifications across multiple specialty credentials. It is comparable to CHC as a healthcare practitioner certification body that administers psychometrically validated exams and maintains accredited credentialing programs.

Others

• National Center for Homeopathy (NCH): NCH is a 501(c)(3) consumer-facing homeopathy advocacy and education organization and a CHC partner. While not a credentialing body, it shares the same professional ecosystem and consumer-facing practitioner discovery function, making it an adjacent ecosystem peer.

Emerging players

• International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP): IARP is a professional membership body for Reiki practitioners that supports practitioner recognition within an alternative medicine discipline. While smaller and less formalized than CHC, it addresses a comparable alternative-medicine practitioner recognition need.
• Accreditation Commission for Homeopathic Education in North America (ACHENA): ACHENA accredits homeopathic schools and educational programs, sitting upstream of CHC in the credentialing pipeline. As CHC's core education-side partner, ACHENA shares the homeopathic profession's standards-setting function and is structurally comparable though focused on education rather than individual practitioner certification.
• American Herbalists Guild: The American Herbalists Guild is a professional membership organization for clinical herbalists with a registered herbalist credential. It addresses an adjacent complementary medicine profession with a similar professional recognition function, comparable in scope and target audience to CHC.
• North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH): NASH is a direct stakeholder partner of CHC that registers and supports professional homeopaths in North America. While it is not the certifying body, its membership directory and professional advocacy partially overlap with CHC's practitioner directory function, making it an adjacent peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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