The A.R.T.® Foundation Level Certification is a two-year professional pathway designed for practitioners seeking structured and progressive development. The programme is designed to support the steady growth of skills, ensuring they are consistently applied and formally assessed over time.
This pathway includes two modules delivered over one academic year, each module includes a 3-day in-person workshop, additional supervised practice sessions and online learning content following each workshop, for a total of 6 days of training + 3 practice weekends + one examination (
View the 2026/2027 international course calendar).
The A.R.T.® Foundation training pathway includes:
Requirements
This program is open to everyone; however, please note that in order to practice A.R.T.® professionally, you must be a healthcare professional regulated by the appropriate governing body and have successfully passed the A.R.T.® Advanced examination.
A.R.T.® 1
This practical A.R.T.® training workshop will guide you through the skills and techniques of A.R.T.® 1, providing a balanced theoretical and practical approach that will give you the foundations to begin applying A.R.T.® testing.
The programme includes concise lectures, live demonstrations and extensive hands-on practice, following a systematic progression through the A.R.T.® workflow and techniques with precise guidance and support. By the end of the workshop, you will feel confident in achieving accurate and reliable test results that can be applied in the assessment of your patients.
With a strong focus on the needs of the participants, you will have the opportunity to practise in groups and learn the latest A.R.T.® techniques, keeping up to date with current diagnostic methods and how A.R.T.® can address both primary and secondary health challenges in the post-Covid era.
What the A.R.T.® 1 programme includes
- The straight-arm test: calibrating the arm
- Learning about the A.R.T.® tools: signal enhancers, Pol Filter, concave mirror, Ki Science test kit
- Tap and tone technique
- The science behind testing in threes: transference and countertransference
- Correct set up for accurate testing
- Assessing the baseline of the client
- Learning the importance of open regulation, how to test for this and how to correct it
- The power of 2-pointing to find cause and effect and connect points of reference
- The different arm states and how to interpret results
- Learning about interference fields
- Neurogenic switching test
- The A.R.T.® 1 FLOW to assess priority issues
- Organ scan
- How to prioritise organs
- How to test and correct the extracellular matrix
- How to test and correct the intracellular level
- The Yin mudras to detect a healing state
- The Vagus point test to detect a stress state
- The A.R.T.® FLOW to address secondary issues
- How to test the back of the body
- Introduction to the 7 Factors
- Direct resonance testing to locate where infections and toxins are in the body
- Synergy testing
A.R.T.® 2
The intermediate A.R.T.® 2 programme is designed to help you consolidate the skills and techniques learned in A.R.T.® 1, expanding and developing them further to support your progression towards full A.R.T.® certification.
You will learn additional applications of the techniques introduced in A.R.T.® 1, strengthening your understanding of A.R.T.® through new skills and techniques. By the end of this programme, you will have a solid foundation in A.R.T.®, preparing you for the more clinical aspects covered in the A.R.T.® 3 Advanced programme.
What the A.R.T.® 2 programme includes
- Review of A.R.T.® 1
- How to establish the Yang state: a state of strength
- Bi-digital O-ring testing
- Interpreting arm states at A.R.T.® 2 level
- Assessing the baseline with addition of the O-ring test
- Assessing the opening angle
- Using the 7 Factors to open regulation
- How to establish a priority issue over a secondary issue
- Additional switching tests to identify interference fields
- Hormonal switching to assess the HPA axis and how to resolve
- Additional methods to correct the extracellular matrix
- Additional methods to correct the intracellular matrix
- Testing for Geopathic stress
- Testing for sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation
- Testing foods to establish primary and secondary allergens
- Testing for healing foods
- Testing supplements
- Testing medications
- Review of synergy testing with more complex protocols
- Dose testing remedies
- Uptake test to ensure remedies reach target organs and tissues
International academic year calendar 2026/2027
Practitioners can begin with the 3-day A.R.T.® 1 workshop and then continue with the two-year training pathway.
Those who enrol directly in the full programme secure their place in the entire structured pathway from the outset.
Places are limited to ensure the quality of teaching and the integrity of the training pathway.
Dates UK
3 three-day course modules:
- A.R.T.® 1: 23-24-25 October 2026
- A.R.T.® 1: 15-16-17 January 2027
- A.R.T.® 2: 12-13-14 March 2027
3 in-person practice weekends:
- 1st Practice WE: 27-28 February 2027
- 2nd Practice WE: 24-25 April 2027
- 3rd Practice WE for Exams: 5-6 June 2027
A professional certification:
- Foundation Practical Exam: 7-8 June 2027
Click this link to register for the courses
Dates Seattle
3 three-day course modules:
- A.R.T.® 1: 18-19-20 September 2026
- A.R.T.® 1: 4-5-6 December 2026
- A.R.T.® 2: 26-27-28 February 2027
3 in-person practice weekends:
- 1st Practice WE: 23-24 January 2027
- 2nd Practice WE: 10-11 April 2027
- 3rd Practice WE for Exams: 5-6 June 2027
A professional certification:
- Foundation Practical Exam: 7-8 June 2027
Click this link to register for the courses
Dates Hong Kong
3 three-day course modules:
- A.R.T.® 1: 23-24-25 October 2026
- A.R.T.® 1: 29-30-31 January 2027
- A.R.T.® 2: 3-4-5 April 2027
3 in-person practice weekends:
- 1st Practice WE: 6-7 March 2027
- 2nd Practice WE: 8-9 May 2027
- 3rd Practice WE for Exams: 5-6 June 2027
A professional certification:
- Foundation Practical Exam: 7-8 June 2027
Click this link to register for the courses
Dates Australia
3 three-day course modules:
- A.R.T.® 1: 27-29 November 2026
- A.R.T.® 1: 29-31 January 2027
- A.R.T.® 2: 2-4 April 2027
3 in-person practice weekends:
- 1st Practice Weekend: 6,7 March 2027
- 2nd Practice Weekend: 8,9 May 2027
- 3rd Practice Weekend: 5,6 June 2027
A professional certification:
- Foundation Level Exam: 7,8 June 2027
Click this link to register for the courses