Explore Our Courses

Every counsellor starts somewhere. Learn the skills, techniques, and self-awareness needed to progress to higher-level counselling qualifications. You can choose to study this course in the day or evening, classes are once a week, and the course is academic year. Fast track options are available.

You will develop a range of skills including:
• Psychodynamic theory
• Person-Centred theory
• CBT
• Establishing boundaries
• Ethical framework and anti-discriminatory practice

Once you complete our Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills, you’ll be ready to move on to Level 3 and take your next steps toward a rewarding career in counselling, social work, or another helping profession.

Are you ready to advance your training and move one step closer to a future in counselling? Deepen your understanding, strengthen your practical skills, and build the confidence you need to support others professionally.

At Level 3 you will explore legal and ethical issues based on ethical framework for counselling and psychotherapy in a multi-cultural and diverse society. Learn about a range of counselling skills and understand which counselling skills are used professionally. Reflect on counselling theory, professional conduct, ethical issues, confidentiality, boundaries, legal responsibility, and negligence.

On successful completion of this course, you can progress to Level 4 Therapeutic Diploma in Counselling.

Ready to take your counselling journey to the next level? If you’ve already completed Levels 2 and 3, this is the natural next step to deepen your skills and grow into the best practitioner you can be.

This is a 2-year course delivered in the classroom plus you will need to complete a minimum of 100 hours of formally contacted counselling with at least 5 different clients in an agency setting. You will be assed using a variety of methods, self-review to show development, weekly learning review, assignments, presentations, and an externally marked question paper.

For help with signing up to the course please contact our Adult Education Admissions Team on 01772 642040.

Our Essential Digital skills course is Entry level and level 1 and is suitable for those with no digital experience or those with some experience of using digital devices and the internet but lacking secure basic digital skills. The course covers using devices and handling information, creating, communicating, transacting and being safe and responsible online.

Tuesdays, 9.30am-12.30pm.

If English has ever held you back, this is your moment. Join a friendly, part time course built for adults just like you. Our Functional Skills course is designed for adults who want practical skills that make everyday life and work easier. You will develop skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. A Level 2 Functional Skills English qualification is recognised as an equivalent to a GCSE Grade 4 (C).

We offer 2 study options, daytime class or evening class. The course lasts 17 academic weeks and classes are once a week, plus extra study in your own time.

Unlock opportunities with stronger maths skills. Whether it’s for work, study, or personal growth, this course opens doors in 17 weeks. You will develop practical maths skills which can be used in everyday life including:

• Calculating with positive and negative
• Fractions, percentages and ratio
• Measuring shape and space
• Statistics and presenting data

A Level 2 Functional Skills maths qualification is recognised as an equivalent to a GCSE. We offer 2 study options, daytime class or evening class. The course lasts 17 academic weeks and classes are once a week, plus extra study in your own time.

Our Lean Office & Quality Fundamentals (Yellow Belt) course introduces the learner to key principles of Lean and how they can be used to improve efficiency in office-based environments. The course focuses on customer value and removing non‑value activity, Continuous improvement culture, spotting inefficiencies in admin and service tasks, identifying bottlenecks and opportunities to streamline workflows.

This qualification will develop the knowledge and awareness of the types of provision in the Health, Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s sectors. It includes the roles played by workers, from principles and values through to health and safety and working with others. This is aimed at learners who wish to develop an understanding of these settings before deciding whether working in the sector is for them. It allows learners to gain the knowledge, understanding and skills required for employment and/or career progression in the sectors.

This qualification aims to develop the knowledge and skills required when providing positive care for people with dementia and their families. The Level 2 Award provides an awareness of the causes and symptoms of dementia. This qualification is aligned to the National Dementia Strategy.

This Vocational course develops essential digital skills for modern industries. You will learn in specialist environments, supported by experienced staff and outstanding employer links in areas where digital capability is in high demand.

For our Level 2 Pre-Advanced courses our entry requirements are 4 x GCSEs at Grade 3, Maths or English Language/Literature at Grade 3 and Grade 2 in the other subjects. Level 2 courses last for 1 year.

This course is designed to prepare you to support the teacher and the delivery of curriculum within a school, as well as introduce the skills necessary to help children develop self-esteem, independence and skills for learning.