free mental health first aid course - online
NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate
Learn mental health first aid online, for free...
Around 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. It’s important that employers are transparent and open about mental health issues, and this qualification builds an understanding of mental health problems and the support available to colleagues. Increasing the understanding of mental health of staff at all levels builds a culture of care and support.
What you will learn
This free online course is split into 3 manageable units:
- Exploring mental health
- Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health
- Understand a mentally healthy environment
Mental health first aid benefits
- Gain a nationally recognised qualification in mental health first aid
- Improve your skills to help create a long-standing career pathway in your chosen industry
- Courses are delivered as distance learning, allowing you to choose when and where to study
- Personal tutors are assigned to ensure you have the support needed to succeed
Fully funded subject to meeting the eligibility criteria:
- Been in the UK or EU for three years for purposes other than study
- 19+ at the start of the academic year (19-23-year-olds must have Level 2 prior attainment)
- Not on an apprenticeship
- Not completed any part of the course before
Excluding the following devolved combined authorities: Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, North Tyne, Bristol/Bath & West Midlands.
Delivered by Learning Curve Group (LCG) – national training and education specialists.
- Online
- Paper based learning is considered under special circumstances
Your government-funded course will take 6-10 weeks to complete.
NCFE CACHE. Awarding Organisation nationally recognised by the qualification regulators for each country of the United Kingdom.
Fully funded via the UK Government in the form of the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
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