Entry Requirements

There are no formal academic requirements to enter this programme. However, all applicants need to demonstrate readiness to train as a professional counsellor and have undertaken Metanoia’s Certificate in Therapeutic Skills and Studies, or completed an equivalent Level 2 training elsewhere. Please note that although completion of the Certificate in Therapeutic Skills and Studies does not guarantee acceptance onto this programme, an introductory skills therapeutic skills course is a pre-requisite for starting the Diploma/BSc in Humanistic Counselling. 

Please note that you do not need to have completed the Certificate in Therapeutic Skills and Studies, or an equivalent qualification to submit an application for this programme but this training must be undertaken prior to commencing the programme.

An IELTS score of 6.5 (minimum) is required if English is not your first language.

We are interested in candidates who demonstrate at interview and in their application form that they have: self-awareness and are able to reflect upon their life experience, an ability to cope with the emotional and academic demands of the course, an ability to work in groups, a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, a wiliness to receive and use feedback well, and an ability to engage in personal development and self-learning.