Improve employee wellbeing in your workplace
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Many people find it helpful to seek the support of counselling at some point in their lives.
People in any situation could benefit from counselling, those with the correct understanding, knowledge and skills can provide them with support to improve personal well-being.
This qualification is useful for staff who would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either work or a personal capacity.
These may be staff who wish to progress towards further qualifications such as Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace or Mental Health Awareness in the Workplace.
Simple answer – if staff meet the eligibility criteria below, then, yes! No fee, no card details and no trial periods…
We connect organisations of all sizes with training providers that use the UK Government’s Adult Education Budget to fund the free online courses.
*EEA nationals will need to have obtained either pre settlement or settled status and provide evidence of this.
Our dedicated team of advisers can help employees enrol one on one or in a group of 5 or more. Whatever works best for your organisation…
In this unit learners will have an opportunity to identify and practise a range of skills used when participating in a counselling skills interaction.
In this unit learners will be introduced to the key elements of the main theoretical approaches to counselling.
In this unit, learners will be introduced to the concepts of diversity and ethics and their importance in the use of counselling skills.
In this unit learners will have an opportunity to reflect on their personal and future development and identify potential sources of support.
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If staff meet the eligibility criteria then YES!
We connect you with learning providers that use government funding, in the form of the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Adult Educational Budget (AEB).
We hope to get staff started within 24 hours of completing the full enrolment process but this can vary depending on the learning provider.
Register interest and a course advisor will be in touch to provide you with more specific details.
The courses are designed to allow staff to fit their learning around their employment obligations and can be completed in a number of weeks or months, depending on the level.
Our shorter courses are often completed within 3 weeks, whilst our longer lasting courses can take up to 3 months.
Yes! All of our free courses are 100% online.
All of our courses are accredited by UK government-recognised awarding bodies. These include NCFE CACHE and TQUK, with whom we work closely to ensure our existing courses, and all new ones, meet approved standards of excellence and are certified as such. NCFE CACHE and TQUK are national awarding organisations that design, develops and certifies nationally recognised qualifications and awards.
All qualifications are regulated by Ofqual.
Staff can only take one course at a time but you can take up to 7 in one academic year.
No, there are no exams, all courses require you to complete assessment questions based on the knowledge staff have just gained from the units.
The courses we offer are all funded qualifications, meaning staff need to be eligible for government funding in order to secure your a place.
This information is a funding requirement and proves staff eligibility.
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