Level 3 Counselling Course in Kingston upon Thames – Kingston College – Full-time

Where next

Jobs you could do

• Support worker. Provide emotional and practical support to clients in care settings.
• Care assistant. Work with vulnerable adults or young people in residential or community care.
• Youth support worker. Support young people's wellbeing and personal development.
• Teaching assistant. Assist in classrooms, including pastoral and emotional support roles.
• SEN teaching assistant. Support pupils with special educational needs in school settings.
• Adult educator. Deliver learning programmes to adults in community or college settings.
• Counselling volunteer or trainee. Work toward a counselling role with further training.

What you could study next

A Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills is a step toward further counselling training. You could progress to a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, which moves toward practitioner-level work. From there, a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling or a degree-level counselling programme leads to professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Some learners also progress into social work, psychology, or mental health nursing degrees.