Counselling Skills and Theory NCFE CACHE Award Level 3

Successful completion of this course will allow you to progress to the Diploma in CBT Therapeutic Counselling Level 5 or the Diploma in Person Centred Therapeutic Counselling Level 5 at University Centre Peterborough.

Upon successful completion of this qualification you could also progress to:

• Level 3 qualifications in Workplace Mentoring
• Level 3 and 4 qualifications in Advice and Guidance

Progression to Higher Level Studies

This qualification aims to provide you with a number of progression options, including higher level studies at university or FE colleges. The skills required to progress to higher academic studies are different from those required at Levels 1 and 2, but Level 3 qualifications enable the development of these skills. Although there is no single definition of higher level learning skills, they include:

• checking and testing information
• supporting your points with evidence
• self-directed study
• self-motivation
• thinking for yourself
• analysing and synthesising information/materials
• critical thinking and problem solving
• working collaboratively
• reflecting upon learning and identifying improvements

Level 3 criteria can require you to analyse, draw conclusions, interpret or justify, which are all examples of higher level skills. This means that evidence provided for the portfolio will also demonstrate the development and use of higher level learning skills.

The aim of this course is to provide various opportunities to enhance your current counselling skills and help you build new ones. The course delivery is very interactive and uses innovative up-to-date practices to enable you to do this.

Delivery Options:

Tuesday evenings – 5.30pm – 8.30pm.
Start date: 16/09/25. End date: 19/05/26

Thursday afternoons – 1.30pm – 4.30pm.
Start date: 18/09/25. End date: 21/05/26

Thursday evenings – 5.30pm – 8.30pm.
Start date: 18/09/25. End date: 21/05/26

• Unit 01 Devel­op­ing and prac­tis­ing coun­selling skills
• Unit 02 Under­stand­ing dif­fer­ent approach­es to the use of coun­selling skills
• Unit 03 Work­ing eth­i­cal­ly in help­ing rela­tion­ships
• Unit 04 Under­stand­ing the impor­tance of self-devel­op­ment in rela­tion to help­ing others.