For students wishing to train as counsellors and progress to Diploma (level 5) training. Also ideal for developing listening and counselling skills for use in other roles and settings such as pastoral care, management, nursing or teaching.
Key facts
| Award | Advanced Certificate in Counselling Skills (Level 4) |
| Delivery | One day a week (Tuesday) over one academic year |
| Course quality checked | National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society |
| Theoretical model | Core Self Model (person-centred integrative) |
| Course fees | £3,460 for 2024 (with the option to pay by instalments) plus student membership of the National Counselling Society (NCS) (optional) |
| Next intake | September 2024 |
| Applications | Closing date for the second round of applications is 9am on Monday 13 May. |
| Interviews | Interviews are due to be held on Monday 3 June and Friday 14 June (reserve date Monday 17 June). |
For more information about entry requirements, fees, key dates and so on, please see the 2024 Prospectus (below). For more details about the course itself, please refer to the Course Information Book (below).
Download a 2024 Network Prospectus here.
Download a Certificate Course Information Book here.
Download an Advanced Certificate Application Form for 2024 here.
If you have any further queries, please contact our Training Coordinator – sue.woodhead-marsh@network.org.uk.
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