Our CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills forms the initial stage in your training path as a qualified counsellor.

Counselling, when practised as a profession is overseen by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom, which ensures that regulatory bodies in the health professions have a set of 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).

CPCAB's CSK-L2 Certificate in Counselling Skills is the start point on your journey to a recognised qualification in counselling at Level 4, which can, as part of the Level 4 course, build in an assessment by BACP which is the largest such organisation in the UK, affording graduates immediate acceptance as full BACP members upon completion of your training.

It should be noted 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 provider, we would advise that you undertake a counselling training that is recognised by an organisation listed as a counselling-register holder by the Professional Standards Authority. CPCAB's BACP-approved Level 4 training meets the entry requirements for a number of these bodies.

You can find a list of professional counselling organisations with accredited counselling registers by visiting the UK's Professional Standards Authority website, and an interactive list of L4 training providers in your local area on the Centre Finder page on CPCAB's website.