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:
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:
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
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