Level 3 Counselling Skills – Day: September Start

Course Overview

This course is designed for anyone that would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either personal capacity or in various occupations and professions that requires use of interpersonal skills. This may be learners who wish to progress towards further qualifications, or learners who wish to study this programme in order to complement other programmes (e.g. health and social care, children’s care, learning and development, voluntary and community work).

Entry Requirements

Nescot requires all candidate to have completed either the Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills before enrolling onto this Level 3 course. Discretional acceptance could be awarded to candidates that have no prior training but with experience of working in a helping role/profession.

Candidates need to be 18 years and above with satisfactory literacy skills to read and write (Grade 4 or above in GCSE English Language).

What the course covers

This qualification aims to:

• introduce learners to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and some of the approaches underpinning the use of these skills.

The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to:

• progress to similar qualifications at a higher level
• progress to a role in which counselling skills are used.

Also, the course is designed to be delivered by experienced counsellor trainers and is wholly intended to comply with current BACP guidelines on moral and ethical practice.

The course is comprised of the following units:

• Developing counselling skills
• Theoretical approaches in the use of counselling skills
• Working ethically with counselling skills
• Counselling skills and diversity
• Counselling skills and personal development.

Assessment method:

Submission of a portfolio of evidence and essays covering every learning outcomes of the qualification.

Portfolios will include:

• A weekly reflective journal of 400 words
• A group project
• Completed worksheets
• Record of feedback from assessed counselling skills role-plays

Fees and funding

Fees for 2026/27
£2,225*

*Exam fee included

Concession: YES
Government Subsidised: YES
Student Loan Available: YES

Please note: Fees are for 2026/27 entry and apply to students eligible for home fee status. For more information about fees and financial support for students, please click here.