Mental Health First Aid & Workplace Advocacy | Level 2

You'll build an understanding of mental health problems and the support available in the workplace

Course Overview

Recent reports suggest that over 12 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in just one year. It’s important that employers are transparent and open about mental health issues.

Increasing the understanding of mental health among staff at all levels builds a culture of care and support. In this course, you will learn how to support individuals with their mental health, as well as what a mentally healthy environment is like.

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Is This Course Free?

This course is funded by the government's Adult Education Budget, which means you may be able to study for free. Eligibility criteria for funding can be found below. If you are not eligible for funding, you can still purchase the course by clicking the 'Buy Now' button above.

Fully Accredited Course

This course is accredited by NCFE CACHE, a leading educational charity with over 170 years experience. NCFE is recognised by the UK Department for Education and regulated by Ofqual.

Progression Opportunities

This course would be important for job roles such as: Mental Health Nurser (£25,654 to £45,838) Health Promotion Specialist (£21,000 to £40,000) Human Resources Officer (£15,000 to £50,000)

How Long is the Course?

The duration of this course is seven weeks. We refer to our online courses as 'flexible learning' because they're designed to be completed around your work and home life commitments. All deadlines for your course will be shown in your online course platform once you are enrolled to help keep you on track.

What will I learn?

Our Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy in the Workplace is designed to give you the foundation knowledge to support colleagues with their mental health. You will study three units:

Exploring mental health
Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health
Understand a mentally healthy environment

This course in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace is useful for any role, particularly if you are a line manager.

Eligibility Criteria

This course is government funded, you must meet the following criteria to be able to study for free:

You must currently live in England
You must have been resident in the UK/EU for 3+ years, for purposes other than study
You must be over the age of 19
You must not be on an apprenticeship

There is a £125 cancellation fee if you enrol and do not complete or withdraw from the course. This fee is to cover administration costs.

1 in 4 people experience mental health problems each year

£8bn cost to employers for staff turnover due to poor mental health

51% of work-related ill health is due to stress, depression or anxiety

1 in 5 people feel stressed more days a month than they don't

Studying made simple!

We don't like to make things more complicated than they need to be... Our courses are designed to be flexible around your work and family life.

Step 1

Submit your enrolment form

You'll get instant access to begin your course

Step 2

We'll start processing your funding application

A tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, they can be contacted via phone, text or email

Step 3

You'll receive text reminders when your work is due

Your work will be marked by your Tutor and returned to you within 7 days.

Step 4

Submit your work

Once you've finished your course, we'll apply for your certificate. This will be posted to your home address within 6 months of completing your course.

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Secure funding and start your online application.

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