The VELB European Institute for Breastfeeding and LactationAfter the first group of exam applicants made the effort to find high-quality information on breastfeeding and lactation and successfully passed the international exam on this topic, the European Lactation Consultant Association (VELB) was founded. To ease the path of future colleagues, VELB first offered a Europe-wide further education seminar in the 1992/1993 academic year as preparation for the international exam (IBLCE). The tasks of this further education program became more and more comprehensive so that an educational sub-division of VELB was formed which, since then, has carried the name: The European Institute for Breastfeeding and Lactation. Both training and further education programs are currently offered in:
If you would like to know more and understand a little German, have a look at the German page. Training and further education programs in French and Italian can be found on the respective sub-pages which we will link here when they are ready. We would also like to give you some information about the directors, the Medical Advisory Board, the Education Secretariat and the staff of the Institute Do you have a question, a special request or a suggestion? Contact us!
“As a pediatrician and mother of two children with long-term breastfeeding experience, the topic of breastfeeding has always been a concern of mine. But as a result of the training to become an IBCLC my knowledge about breastfeeding has acquired a whole new basis. |