A Bury College adult learner has transformed her life and career, progressing from Level 2 Counselling on to running her own private practice, which has recently been shortlisted for a business award.
Course code
Y769
Attendance
Distance learning
Duration
12 weeks
Intake
Multiple intakes per year
View the Adult Course Guide for more details
Start Dates
25th September 2026 or 11th November 2026
The course will introduce you to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and some of the approaches that underpin the use of these skills.
The qualification would be useful if you would like to develop your use of counseling skills for use in either work or in a personal capacity. You may wish to progress towards further qualifications, specifically the Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills, or to complement other programmes (eg: health and social care; childcare, learning and development, voluntary and community work).
This course requires you to attend 4 in-person sessions delivered at the College. These sessions willl be the 1st, 4th, 8th, and 12th week of the course.
It introduces the learners to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and some of the approaches that underpin the use of these skills.
The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to:
- Develop counselling skills
- Understand the different approaches involved in the use of counselling skills
- Appreciate the importance of self-development
Students should have at least a Level 1 English qualification. Applicants must attend induction and assessment session prior to starting the course.
Some courses are free for eligible learners, this is shown in the course details. You may be eligible for a free course if you are:
- Unemployed and in receipt of an income-based benefit (for example JSA, ESA or Universal Credit)
- Employed and earning less than the low-income threshold
- Studying for your first full Level 2 qualification on an eligible legal entitlement course
- Aged 19-23 and studying for your first full Level 3 qualification or on an eligible legal entitlement course
- Your eligibility for a free course will be assessed and confirmed at enrolment.
- If you would like to discuss any aspect of fees and funding please call the Funding Team on 0161 280 8500, 0161 280 8581 or 0161 280 8689
ADVANCED LEARNER LOAN
Many of our adult learners pay for their Level 3 and above courses with an Advanced Learner Loan. If a loan is available this is indicated in the course details. It’s easy to apply, your household income isn’t taken into account and there are no credit checks. You only need to start paying back your Advanced Learner Loan when you are earning more than £25,000 per year.
Course Fee: £385.00
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
_470x310.png)
