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Support your team and those around you with a nationally recognised Mental Health First Aid course

Recent reports suggest 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 to support employees and build an inclusive workplace culture. 

Increasing the understanding of mental health among staff at all levels helps to break the stigma of mental health. This Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy in the Workplace course is a recognised Level 2 qualification. You will learn how to support individuals with their mental health, as well as what a mentally healthy environment looks like. 

 

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This course has three units:
    • Exploring mental health
    • Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health
    • Understand a mentally healthy environment

Our Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy in the Workplace course is designed to give you the foundation knowledge to support colleagues with their mental health. This qualification would be useful for any role, particularly if you are a line manager. 

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We call our online courses 'flexible' learning as they're designed to fit around your other commitments. You'll get access to our online learning platform where you'll work through your assessments with support from a subject specialist tutor.

The duration of this course is 7 weeks.

We refer to our online courses as 'flexible learning' because they're designed to be completed around your work and home life commitments. All deadlines for your course will be shown in your online course platform once you are enrolled to help keep you on track.

This course is funded via the Government's 'Adult Skills Fund' which means you may be able to study for free. Eligibility criteria for funding can be found below. If you are not eligible for funding, you can still purchase the course by clicking the 'Buy Now' button above.

This course is accredited by NCFE CACHE, a leading awarding organisation, with over 170 experience. NCFE is recognised by the UK Department for Education and regulated by Ofqual.

This course would be important for job roles such as:

    • Mental Health Nurse (£25,654 to £45,838)
    • Health Promotion Specialist (£21,000 to £40,000)
    • Human Resources Officer (£15,000 to £50,000)
Mental health can impact anyone - this course would be useful for any job role, particularly in roles where you may have line management responsibilities. 

Eligibility Criteria

There is Government Funding available for this course as part of the 'Adult Skills Fund'

You must meet the following criteria to be able to study for free:

  • You must currently live in England    
  • You must have been resident in the UK/EU for 3+ years, for purposes other than study    
  • You must be over the age of 19   
  • You must not be on an apprenticeship

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If you enrol onto this course but fail to complete, please be aware there is a £125 administration charge. 

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£249.00

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1 in 4 people experience mental health problems each year
£8bn cost to employers for staff turnover due to poor mental health
51% of work-related ill health is due to stress, depression or anxiety
1 in 5 people feel stressed more days a month than they don't

Studying made simple!

We don't like to make things more complicated than they need to be... Our courses are designed to be flexible around your work and family life. 

Step 1

Submit your enrolment form

You'll get instant access to the platform where you'll need to complete a short induction and some maths and English initial assessments, before beginning your course.

Don't worry! We know some people find Maths and English daunting - there's no exams and it allows us to offer you any additional support! 

Step 2

We'll start processing your funding application

A tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, they can be contacted via phone, text or email

Our enrolments team may be in touch if they need more information about your funding application.

Step 3

You'll receive text reminders when your work is due

Your work will be marked by your Tutor and returned to you within 7 days.

Step 4

Submit your work

Once you've finished your course, we'll apply for your certificate. This will be posted to your home address within 6 months of completing your course.

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If you'd like to enrol, we'd love to welcome you on a course with us! 

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If you'd like support with your enrolment, or want to make sure this is the right course for you, fill out your details below and a member of the team will be in touch.

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