
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
This skills qualification forms the foundation of professional counselling practice. It provides the essential listening and communications skills used by helping professionals.
How long will it take?
This course takes 22 weeks and a commitment of 4 hours of learning per week either online or face to face. You'll receive a minimum of 90 hours in the classroom or in an appropriate online space.
How will this qualification help my employability?
This qualification won't make you a qualified counsellor but the transferrable communications skills you'll learn will be an asset in most job roles, including: Teaching Assistant, Advocate, Support Worker, Wellbeing Support and Befriending.
Purpose
This qualification is designed to give learners the underpinning knowledge, skills and competencies to use counselling skills ethically and safely in a variety of contexts and roles.
This qualification is for:
Those starting the first level of training as a professional counsellor
Those who want to learn counselling skills in other professional or helping roles
Those who want to improve their professional and personal relationships as part of personal development
This qualification could lead to employment or increase employability for those whose role is to support others in e.g. health and social care work, teaching and learning, advocacy and mediation, support and project work, other helping roles.
It provides additional skills for those already in employment likely to lead to increased opportunities for promotion and advancement.
Entry requirements
No previous training or experience is required to undertake this qualification
Fees
Course costs are £600 £495 inclusive of course registration, assessment and exam fees.
£50 deposit is required to book your place, you then have the option to pay in full of paying in 6 installments of £75 over 6 months from the course start date
Dates of upcoming Training
Online via Zoom
Tuesday’s 4pm to 8pm
This course runs every Tuesday 4pm to 8pm beginning on Tuesday April 29th 2025
Pay your £50 deposit and complete the application form below to book your place by clicking on the photo below

Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
This skills qualification forms the foundation of professional counselling practice. It provides the essential listening and communications skills used by helping professionals.
How long will it take?
This course takes 22 weeks and a commitment of 4 hours of learning per week either online or face to face. You'll receive a minimum of 90 hours in the classroom or in an appropriate online space.
How will this qualification help my employability?
This qualification won't make you a qualified counsellor but the transferrable communications skills you'll learn will be an asset in most job roles, including: Teaching Assistant, Advocate, Support Worker, Wellbeing Support and Befriending.
Purpose
This qualification is designed to give learners the underpinning knowledge, skills and competencies to use counselling skills ethically and safely in a variety of contexts and roles.
This qualification is for:
Those starting the first level of training as a professional counsellor
Those who want to learn counselling skills in other professional or helping roles
Those who want to improve their professional and personal relationships as part of personal development
This qualification could lead to employment or increase employability for those whose role is to support others in e.g. health and social care work, teaching and learning, advocacy and mediation, support and project work, other helping roles.
It provides additional skills for those already in employment likely to lead to increased opportunities for promotion and advancement.
Entry requirements
No previous training or experience is required to undertake this qualification
Fees
Course costs are £600 £495 inclusive of course registration, assessment and exam fees.
£50 deposit is required to book your place, you then have the option to pay in full of paying in 6 installments of £75 over 6 months from the course start date
Dates of upcoming Training
Online via Zoom
Tuesday’s 4pm to 8pm
This course runs every Tuesday 4pm to 8pm beginning on Tuesday January 28th 2025
Pay your £50 deposit and complete the application form below to book your place by clicking on the photo below
Face to Face in Wigan Town Centre - final venue TBC
Tuesday’s 10am to 2pm
This curse is every Tuesday for 22 weeks and begins on Tuesday 28th January 2025.
Pay your £50 deposit and complete the application from by clicking on the photo below