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About the course

Counselling is helpful at different points in peoples lives, including for their mental health, experiencing bereavement or loss, processing significant life events, or overcoming trauma. The Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills, is a great way to gain the knowledge required to help you to support people to improve their well-being and also gain a recognised qualification.

 

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 are looking to progress towards accredited counsellor status with one of the counselling professional accrediting bodies.

 

The counselling skills in this course could prepare you for further study to become a qualified counsellor, with job roles such as Counsellor, Youth Worker or Psychotherapist.

Qualifications

NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills

What you'll learn (core modules)

To be awarded the Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills, learners are required to successfully complete 5 mandatory units:

 

  • Unit 01 Developing counselling skills
  • Unit 02 Theoretical approaches in the use of counselling skills
  • Unit 03 Working ethically with counselling skills
  • Unit 04 Counselling skills and diversity
  • Unit 05 Counselling skills and personal development

How will I be assessed?

  • This qualification is assessed via an internally assessed portfolio of evidence which is submitted to your tutor using the online portal.
  • One of the requirements of this qualification is to demonstrate your practical counselling skills, this will be assessed via an online 1-1 session with your tutor.

 

Where is the course delivered? (facilities/classrooms)

  • All learning is completed online (self-study) at a time that suits you without the need to attend college. 
  • At the start of the course and you will be allocated a designated tutor who will support you through your qualification.

Where will this course take me?

Once you have completed your course with us, you may feel that you would like to progress with your studies or develop skills in another area and take up another course. Please select the link below to view all our other online courses:

 

Level 2 Online Courses - Level 2 - Online Courses

Level 3 - Online Courses - Free Courses for Jobs

How much will it cost?

You may be eligible for government funding if:

  • You are aged 19+
  • You live in the UK
  • You are employed and earning less than £25,750 per annum (or £30,491 if you live in a CB/PE postcode) 

OR

  • you are in receipt of certain benefits

 

If you are not eligible for funding, a course fee would be payable. This can be paid in instalments, paid via invoice by an Employer or you can apply for an Advance Learner Loan personally.

 

 

I'm interested. What should I do now?

Please select "apply online" and complete the application, once we have received this, we will contact you with further enrolment information.

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