Units covered include: Exploring mental health Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health Understand a mentally healthy environment

Adults

Hybrid Learning

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace

Approximately 450 million people currently experience mental health problems, with recent reports suggesting that over 12 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in just one year.

This qualification aims to build an understanding of mental health problems and raise awareness of the support that can be offered to colleagues. During this course, learners will discover how increasing the understanding of mental health of all staff and promoting a transparent and open environment, can encourage a positive culture of care and support within the workplace.

This course is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning more or raising awareness about mental health within the workplace.

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Start Date and Duration

This hybrid learning course has flexible start dates throughout the year and can take up to 26 weeks to complete. However, the flexibility of the course allows you to learn at your own pace.

Course Content

Units covered include:

Exploring mental health
Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health
Understand a mentally healthy environment

Assessment Methods

The course is completed through an online platform and assessed through a series of online assessments.

Full tutor support will be provided throughout the course and you will be able to contact your tutor via telephone, email, Microsoft Teams and face-to-face drop in sessions at our St Helens Town Centre Campus.

On completion you will receive a nationally recognised qualification, awarded by NCFE.

Entry Requirements

No previous qualifications are necessary. However, as this course is completed through an online platform, access to a computer or laptop is recommended and some basic computer skills are required.

Students also have access to our campus libraries including quiet study spaces and computer suites.

Course Cost

Course fees are dependent on your personal circumstances and you may be eligible for funding. Our hybrid learning courses may be free to UK residents who live in the Liverpool or Greater Manchester City Region. Those who live in devolved combined authorities outside Liverpool and Greater Manchester will not be eligible for course funding.

The College will carry out a simple funding assessment to check eligibility.

Please note, any learner who has received funding for the course and does not successfully complete will be liable to pay for the course fees.

Future Progression Opportunities

This course provides fantastic progression on to further hybrid learning courses depending on your career aims. Take a look at our full range of hybrid learning courses here.

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