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Free Level 2 Counselling Skills Course in Salford

CostFREE
Duration24 weeks
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryClassroom based
Start5 Oct 2026
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyABC awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 2 Counselling Skills Course in Salford. Classes run at Future Skills at Media City UK, part-time during the day. The course runs over 24 weeks, giving you time to fit study around other commitments. You'll develop the listening, communication, and helping skills used in counselling and support roles. The course covers how to build trust with people, understand their needs, and respond in a supportive way. These skills are valued in care, education, youth work, and community settings.

Who this course is for

Adult

Entry requirements

Please visit our website for details

What you will learn

  • You'll develop active listening skills used in one-to-one support conversations.
  • You'll learn how to build rapport and trust with people you're helping.
  • You'll explore the values and ethics that underpin counselling practice.
  • You'll understand how to use counselling skills in a range of helping roles.
  • You'll reflect on your own communication style and how it affects others.
  • You'll learn how to recognise and respond to people in distress.
  • You'll develop self-awareness as a foundation for effective helping relationships.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at Future Skills at Media City UK. Teaching includes group discussion, role play, and reflective exercises. Assessment is through written work and personal reflection, looking at how you use counselling skills in practice. You'll also keep a reflective journal or portfolio to record your development across the course.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Future Skills at Media City UK will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Support worker. Use counselling skills to support adults in care or community settings.
  • Care assistant. Help people with daily living and emotional wellbeing.
  • Youth support worker. Work with young people facing personal or social challenges.
  • Teaching assistant. Support pupils' emotional and social development in school.
  • SEN teaching assistant. Work with children and young people with additional needs.
  • Adult educator. Facilitate learning in community or further education settings.
  • Counselling volunteer. Gain experience in a listening or helpline role.

What you could study next

A Level 3 Certificate or Diploma in Counselling is the natural next step if you want to work toward becoming a qualified counsellor. You could also look at a Level 3 Award in Education and Training if teaching or facilitation interests you. For roles in health and social care, a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care builds on the people skills you develop here.

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