Start Date

You can enrol on this course at any time and progress through your studies at your own pace from the comfort of your own home

Entry Requirements

You do not need to have any additional qualifications before studying this course, however, you might find it helpful if you have already achieved a mental health qualification, or qualifications in healthcare or social care contexts.

Learners should be at least 16 to undertake this qualification.

For help and advice, call our course advisors on Freephone 0800 062 2900 or 0207 307 5922.

What you will learn

This course consists of 5 units:

Unit 1: Understanding the context of mental health and wellbeing

Unit 2: Promotion of mental health and wellbeing

Unit 3: Mental health problems: associated issues and consequences

Unit 4: Understanding mental ill health

Unit 5: Working in mental health

How the course works

You can complete this course from the comfort of your own home – in your own time and at your own pace – with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.

At the end of each unit there will be an assignment, which is submitted to your tutor for feedback. To achieve the qualification, you will need to successfully complete all units in the course.

If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies, you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

This course is studied online.

Online study
Your course units can be accessed and your assignments completed via our online learning platform.

You will be able to progress through your course whenever and wherever you wish – all you need is access to the internet, and a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

You can begin the course when you are ready and progress in your own time. This course is expected to take 160 hours and you have up to 2 years to complete the course.

Course Length

The Total Qualification Time (TQT) for this qualification is 160 hours. TQT is a term used by Ofqual, which indicates the minimum length of time it would take the average learner to complete the qualification.

Entry Requirements

You do not need to have any additional qualifications before studying this course, however, you might find it helpful if you have already achieved a mental health qualification, or qualifications in healthcare or social care contexts.

Learners should be at least 16 to undertake this qualification.

For help and advice, call our course advisors on Freephone 0800 062 2900 or 0207 307 5922.

Course fee & how to enrol

There are 2 payment options available to this course, and the study method is Online study

1) Pay the total course fee of £495* in one sum

2) Pay a deposit of just £55*, followed by 11 instalments of £40