Awareness of Mental Health Problems – Level 2 Certificate

Awareness of Mental Health Problems is a free level 2 distance learning course that aims to raise awareness of mental health and a range of mental health problems.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding mental health
• Stress
• Depression
• Phobias
• ADHD
• Eating disorders
• Bipolar

This course is aimed at anyone looking to develop their understanding of mental health.

You must be:

• Over 19
• Live in England
• Not in full-time education
• Resident in UK/EU for last 3 years
• Evidence of immigration status if not EU/UK national

If you’re aged 19-23, you must have already achieved a full Level 2 qualification and the learner must not have completed any part of the qualification previously.

You will gain a Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems.

You will learn via Distance Learning after a face to face induction session.

You will submit assignments which will be marked by a specialist assessor.

On completion of this course you can progress to another Level 2 Distance Learning course in a different topic (maximum 3 per year) or to other courses at the College.

Once your Distance Learning Request Form has been processed you will be invited to attend the next Induction session which generally takes place at either Somer Valley campus (Radstock), or City Centre campus (Bath). Please allow 1.5hrs attendance.

Inductions will include a mandatory 15-minute maths and English assessment (this is not a test).

Learners may need to bring their passport and visa to the induction, for evidencing course eligibility. This will be confirmed prior to the induction date.

• The learner must independently wish to enrol onto the course
• The funding is provided through AEB (Adult Education Budget).