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Graduate Certificate in Counselling

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate of Counselling is designed to introduce students to the essential knowledge and skills that will prepare them for a helping career or expand on their current understanding...

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Study Mode

Online, In person

Intake Months

Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Domestic Fees

$3,313 per year

About this course

The Graduate Certificate of Counselling is designed to introduce students to the essential knowledge and skills that will prepare them for a helping career or expand on their current understanding and practice to improve their skills for their current work situations. This course will equip students to:

Provide face to face and online counselling
Gain practical knowledge of how to apply person-centred approaches to counselling situations
Work in a culturally responsive and respectful framework with clients and communities - develop reflective practices that lead to self-awareness
Understand the major counselling theories and their change mechanisms
React professionally and ethically to challenges in helping professions
Identify the professional roles and responsibilities of a counsellor and pathways to further qualifications.

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Guide the way by gaining the foundational skills to practise respectful and inclusive counselling. This course is designed to introduce students to the essential knowledge and skills to expand on or start their career as a counsellor. Click through to download our course brochure to learn more about our online Graduate Certificate in Counselling.

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Professional accreditation

There is no external accreditation offered for the Graduate Certificate pathway.

Entry requirements

Admission to this course is competitive. Applications will be assessed on the basis of academic merit and the number of available places.

Applicants must have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in any discipline.

No Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be offered for any units included in this course.

Additional admission requirements

Students must complete the four Graduate Certificate units before progressing to either the Graduate Diploma in Counselling (SCG401) or the Master of Counselling (SCM401).

Assumed knowledge

None.

Periods course is open for new admissions

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date
2024	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 1	15 January 2024
2024	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 2	11 March 2024
2024	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 3	06 May 2024
2024	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 4	01 July 2024
2024	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 5	26 August 2024
2024	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 6	21 October 2024
2025	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 1	20 January 2025
2025	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 2	17 March 2025
2025	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 3	12 May 2025
2025	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 4	07 July 2025
2025	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 5	01 September 2025
2025	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 6	27 October 2025
2026	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 1	19 January 2026
2026	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 2	16 March 2026
2026	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 3	11 May 2026
2026	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 4	06 July 2026
2026	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 5	31 August 2026
2026	UC - Canberra, Online	Study Block 6	26 October 2026

Credit arrangements

There are currently no formal credit transfer arrangements for entry to this course. Any previous study or work experience will only be considered as part of the application process in accordance with current course rules and university policy.

Study locations

Canberra

Online

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Psychology courses at University of Canberra.

88%

Overall satisfaction

84%

Skill scale

64%

Teaching scale

91.2%

Employed full-time

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