Directory of Course Providers

These providers comply with ILCA's Education Mission and have the further distinction of providing a lactation course accredited by the International Lactation Education Accreditation Council (ILEAC) following a rigorous review and approval process.

ILEAC Accredited Courses

Breastfeeding Support Consultants (BSC)
Lactation Consultant Course - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009

Contact: Pamela Allyn, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Address: 44 North Cornell, Villa Park IL, 60181, USA
Phone: 630.547.5057
Email: pallyn@bsccenter.org
Web site: www.bsccenter.org

BSC is the premier source for Education through Distance Learning. Since 1981, BSC continues to develop, update, and revise courses and curricula to aid in exam preparation, and meet the needs of those working in the field of lactation. BSC's comprehensive Lactation Consultant Course covers all areas of the IBLCE exam blueprint and helps prepare exam candidates. Course work includes readings and written assignments, role plays, counseling exercises, and learning activities. A wide variety of shorter courses are offered to strengthen knowledge base, improve areas of weakness, and to keep current with new research and changes in the work environment.

Health e-Learning
BreastEd Series - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: June 2006 to June 2009
Contact: Denise Fisher, BN, RN, RM, IBCLC
Address: PO Box 2405, Chermside Centre QLD 4032, Australia
Phone: +61.7.3263.8127
Fax: +61.7.3862.8651
Email: denise@health-e-learning.com
Web site: www.health-e-learning.com

Quality online courses for CERPs, Lactation Exam Review. Study from home to fit into your lifestyle. Choose up to 10 online courses from the "BreastEd Series" (12 CERPs each). Each interactive course is fully referenced and tutored by experienced IBCLCs. "Lactation Exam Practice" lets you review blueprint questions right up to exam day (includes questions, photos, feedback and candidates' forum). "Introductory Health Courses" include Anatomy & Physiology, Counseling, Child Development, Medical Terminology, Sociology and Nutrition. These courses fulfill the IBLCE requirement for candidates needing introductory education. "Breastfeeding Essentials" provides BFHI training and CERPs. "Fantastic!" say students from around the world.

Inova Learning Network
The Lactation Consultant Training Program - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: March 2005 to March 2008 - renewal in process
Contact: Vergie Hughes, RN, MS, IBCLC
Address: 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, USA
Phone: 703.776.8731
Fax: 703.776.2568
Email: candice.sullivan@inova.com

Lactation Education Consultants
Certified Lactation Specialist Course - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: March 2005 to March 2008 - renewal in process
Contact: Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Address: 618 N. Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA
Phone: 630.260.4847
Fax: 630.260.8879
Email: LECoffice@aol.com
Web site: www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

This course is 47.5 CERPs, encompassing all areas of the IBLCE exam blueprint. It is a stepping stone to becoming an IBCLC. The goal is to prepare you to practice hands-on as a lactation specialist. You will learn how to assess, evaluate, counsel, and treat the breastfeeding dyad. These valuable clinical skills and exposure to current research on lactation will make you a desirable practitioner. Enjoy three instructors who come from varied work settings and who continue to work with mothers and babies. Various teaching methods, lots of clinical slides, and plenty of humor make the class day go quickly.

University of California San Diego
Lactation Educator/Counselor Course and Lactation Consultant Courses - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2009
Contact: Nicole Mitchell, Program Representative UCSD
Address: UCSD Extension Healthcare, 9500 Gilman Drive, 0170-E, La Jolla, CA, USA
Phone: 858-964-1069
Fax: 858-964-1018
Email: nmitchell@ucsd.edu
Web sites: http://extension.ucsd.edu/index.cfm; http://www.breastfeeding-education.com/

Wake AHEC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of OB/GYN
Lactation Consultant Certification Update - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: May 1, 2007 to April 30, 2010
Contact: Diane Yelverton, RNC, MS
Address: The Andrews Center WakeMed, 3024 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610, USA
Phone: 919.350.5911
Fax: 919.350.7963
Email: dyelverton@wakemed.org
Web site: www.wakeahec.org

Wichita State University
Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (online course) - ACCREDITED BY ILEAC

Approval period: March 2006 to March 2009
Contact: Jan Riordan, EdD, ARNP, IBCLC, FAAN, Professor of Nursing
Address: Box 41, Wichita, Kansas 67260, USA
Phone: 316.978.5737 O; 316.838.4341 H
Fax: 316.978.3094
Email: jriordan@cox.net