Our introductory course, the CPCAB-awarded Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills is the first step in your training path as a qualified counsellor.

Counselling, when practised as a profession is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care in the UK, which ensures that regulatory organisations in the health professions are provided with standards for safe and ethical practice, and have Accredited Registers of qualified counsellors, with the largest such register being that of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

The CPCAB CSK-L2 Certificate in Counselling Skills is the first stage on the path to a recognised professional qualification in therapeutic counselling at Level 4 (CPCAB's diploma qualification), which can build in an assessment by BACP, which is the largest such organisation in the UK, affording candidates immediate recognition as full BACP members upon completion of your training.

Please note that not all CPCAB-recognised centres provide a BACP-approved qualification, so please do check with your chosen Level 4 provider first. Whoever you choose as your training provider, we recommend you select a counselling training that is recognised by an organisation listed by UK's Professional Standards Authority. The CPCAB qualification BACP-approved Level 4 training course meets the requirements for entry for several of these register-holding bodies.

You can find a list of professional counselling organisations with official counselling registers by consulting the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care website, and a list of L4 training providers in your local area on the Centre Finder page on the CPCAB website.