This course delves into the effective use of counselling skills and techniques to assist individuals in a meaningful way. It provides valuable insights into managing interactions, the importance of self-reflection, feedback, and guidance. You will also discover opportunities to enhance self-knowledge through the study of counselling theory.
The course is designed to support learners that are using counselling skills as part of their functional role in a wide range of sector areas, or can be used as a foundation if you are looking to progress towards accredited counsellor status with one of the counselling professional accrediting bodies.
This course can prepare you for a career in counselling, psychotherapy or youth work. Please note this course does not provide accredited counsellor status, this is an introductory course and further study would be required if you are looking to progress towards accredited counsellor status.
We call our online courses 'flexible' learning as they're designed to fit around your other commitments. You'll get access to our online learning platform where you'll work through your assessments with support from a subject specialist tutor.
The duration of this course is 22 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.
This course is funded via the Government scheme, 'Free Courses for Jobs', 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.
This course is accredited by NCFE CACHE, a leading awarding organisation, with over 170 years of experience. NCFE is recognised by the UK Department for Education and regulated by Ofqual.
This course would be important for job roles such as:
As a knowledge-based diploma, this qualification helps to build on counselling theory, applicable in a wide range of sectors. It is also a foundation towards further study with face-to-face elements, if you are looking to progress towards accredited counsellor status.
Eligibility criteria applies, to be eligible, you must:
Other criteria may apply depending on location. If you enrol onto this course but fail to complete, please be aware there is a £125 administration charge.
Pay monthly options available in checkout.
If you'd like to fund this course with an Advanced Learner Loan, with nothing to pay until you earn over £25,000 per year, then please call us on 01388 777 129 to explore this option.
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.
You'll get instant access to the platform where you'll need to complete a short induction and some maths and English initial assessments, before beginning your course.
A tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, they can be contacted via phone, text or email.
Our enrolments team might be in touch at this stage if they need any further information whilst processing your funding application.
Your work will be marked by your Tutor and returned to you within 7 days.
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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If you'd like support with your enrolment, or want to make sure this is the right course for you, fill out your details below and a member of the team will be in touch.
