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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Wellbeing Advocacy

This qualification aims to give you the skills needed to support colleagues facing mental health challenges by improving your knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions, the principles of mental health first aid, and effective workplace implementation.

Course Overview

Start Date
Various
Mode of Study
Part-Time
Location
Online
Days
Flexible

Course overview

This qualification aims to give you the skills needed to support colleagues facing mental health challenges. You will develop these skills by improving your knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions, the principles of mental health first aid, and how to implement them effectively in the workplace.

What will I do?

Throughout this course, you will:

  • Explore Mental Health (A/617/8261)
  • Understand How to Support Individuals With Mental Ill Health (K/617/8269)
  • Understand a Mentally Healthy Environment (D/617/8270)

What’s next?

You could advance to additional qualifications, such as a Level 2 Award in Awareness of Dementia or a Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of End-of-Life Care.

Is it for me?

This qualification is designed for individuals seeking knowledge without the necessity of work or industry placement experience, as it is solely based on knowledge.

After you submit your initial assignment, an assigned assessor will evaluate and grade your work. You can access both your feedback and assignment outcome online.

You’ll be assessed internally with external quality checks. To pass, you need to show that you’ve met all the specified learning outcomes outlined in the qualification document.

You’ll learn on your own schedule, without mandatory Zoom or Teams calls. You should plan to spend around 6-10 hours per week on your studies.

There are a variety of ways in which you can get help with fees and funding while studying. For detailed information on funding options and bursaries, please visit our Funding and Financial Support page.

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

    (A662-1/2)
    Start Date
    Various
    Days
    Flexible
    Location
    Online

Entry requirements

All applicants must be at least 19 years old as of the 31st of August to enroll for the course and have a good level of English skills to a minimum of Level 1 standard and Level 2 English or equivalent for writing the assignments.


Applicants must have lived in the UK for the last three years and currently reside in Milton Keynes City Council area.

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