Frequently Asked Questions

We hope that the articles below cover most of your questions 

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FAQs

Questions about the Diploma course?

Our Diploma course is 3 years, part time, term time only and includes a couple of Saturdays. We follow the Sheffield Schools calendar. The course runs 9.30-2pm. The October 2025 intake will be on Thursday morning starting in October. We provide calendars at the start of the year with all

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Questions about the Foundation Course?

We are a training provider of counselling courses at Foundation and Diploma level. Here I will answer some questions regarding training at Foundation level in Counselling Skills & Theory. If you have no previous training in Counselling Skills & Theory you will need to begin with a Foundation course. Our

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Questions on ‘Introduction to Counselling Skills’

The ‘Introduction to Counselling Skills’ module is the first Module on the Foundation course but can also be taken as a ‘Taster’.  Many students begin with this module before committing to the full academic year of the Foundation course. We are accepting applications now and the deadline is the end of June

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Questions for Foundation students Applying for the Diploma

If you are an existing foundation student and wish to apply for the Diploma then you will need to update your foundation application. The deadline for Diploma applications is the end of May. 1. Update your personal statement to include learning from the foundation course.2. Update your employment history, work

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Thinking about becoming a Counsellor?

Have you been thinking about training to be a Counsellor? Would you like to learn Counselling Skills? One of our Foundation students started the course in September and has kindly agreed to write a post about what it’s like:- I never finished my degree. I went to university to study

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