The NDC Lactation Fellowship: cost
Previous fees
We are aware that, as a member of The NDC Institute who is eligible to participate in the Lactation Fellowship, you have already invested
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$350 x 2 = AUD $700 for the Masterclasses
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Either $850 separately for NDC Accreditation, or a total of $1200 for the bundle that included the two Masterclasses and NDC Accreditation. That is, you have already paid between AUD $1200-$1550.
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We are aware that you are also committing to $325 annually with your membership of Maintenance of NDC Accreditation. If we take an average of 2-3 years to complete the Lactation Fellowship, that means you are paying AUD $1075.
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As a member of The NDC Institute, you have complementary access to the wealth of content in the Possums programs. PBL Advanced has been developed out of the Lactation Fellowship, and is used as its core content.
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This brings us to a total of (on average) AUD $2400 already invested in becoming NDC Accredited with The NDC Institute, prior to joining the NDC Lactation Fellowship (and anticipating Maintenance membership during the time you complete the Lactation Fellowship + (we hope!) ongoing). For this commitment, we are very grateful and we truly hope you find The NDC Institute is offering you improved work satisfaction as well as rewarding outcomes for your patients.
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In addition, some of you will have paid $75 to access a number of the modules, perhaps up to 4 of them, which gave you two years access. That may have been up to AUD $300. Thank you for your patience as Pam has been developing the Fellowship.
Fee for joining the NDC Lactation Fellowship
Therefore, for those who have registered and have already been participating, we won't ask further fees but will roll you over into the updated version of the Fellowship.
For those who are registering from late February 2026 on (when Tom announces that the rollover of those who've already joined modules or the Fellowship is finalised), we ask NDC Accredited practitioners just $200 to join The NDC Lactation Fellowship.
Health professionals joining the Fellowship are registered within their own countries, and have already been upskilled in lactation medicine as part of their NDC Accreditation. Pam is very grateful for the patience of early adopters and supporters of the Fellowship (not to mention Possums overall!) as making the NDC LF content available (currently through PBL Advanced at possums.org) has been a huge task.
Maintenance of NDC Lactation Fellowship qualifications
To maintain your licence to use the descriptor NDC Lactation Fellow or NDC Lactation Consultant, an NDC Accredited Practitioner (now also NDC Lactation Fellow or Consultant) will need to remain in Maintenance, renewing annually. We have taken this regular financial commitment into account when considering what we are asking for fees for the Fellowship.
Related resources
About The NDC Lactation Fellowship
The NDC Lactation Fellowship: what makes it different
The NDC Lactation Fellowship: upskilling leaders in lactation medicine
NDC Lactation Fellowship Curriculum (Transitioning from interim 2024-25 curriculum to the final 2026 curriculum)