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Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid & Wellbeing Advocacy (EQUAL)

Start Date

07/09/2026

End Date

18/12/2026

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Course Level

Level 2

Full Time or Part Time

Part-Time

Course Ref

BHSL2014 (2026/2027A)

Location

Online Provision

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Course Overview Description

The purpose of this programme is to give learners the skills to support colleagues with mental health problems. These skills will be gained by increasing the learner’s knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions and the principles of mental health first aid and how this can be implemented in the workplace.

This qualification is suitable for learners who wish to raise awareness of mental health, creating a culture of care and the promotion of positive mental health. This course gives learners the opportunity to understand mental health, its associated care and how this can be applied to learners or colleagues in the workplace.

This course may also be useful to develop your career further if you work in customer service, housing, voluntary sector, sport and recreation, hospitality or travel and tourism.

What Will I Learn

There are 3 units in the qualification:

Exploring mental health – you will be introduced to different types of mental ill health and understand the factors which may contribute to mental ill health and actions that can be taken

How to support individuals with mental ill health – you will understand how to support individuals with mental ill health and understand their responsibilities and how to protect their own mental health

Understand a mentally healthy environment – on completion of this unit you will know about relevant legislation, understand mentally healthy environments and wellness action plans.

How Is The Course Delivered

Learners will be given access to a comprehensive online learning platform which will provide them with detailed knowledge and information to support their successful completion of each unit.

Further self-directed research is encouraged to expand learner’s understanding of key topics

Entry Requirements

Learners should be able to follow verbal and written instructions in English at Level 1 and above. Learners will also need a good level of IT skills to be able to access a computer, laptop or tablet device with access to the internet.  The setup of this course enables learners to study independently and flexibly at times convenient to them.

How Learning Assessed

· Clear deadlines will be provided for each unit to ensure the qualification is completed within the set time frame.
· Completion and progress on each unit is clearly identified on the learner’s online dashboard.
· Learners will receive regular written feedback throughout the course including opportunities for further development.

Additional Information

You will be completing work in relation to each unit, which a range of activities and questioning to allow you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding. You will complete this online using the online platform.

The Additional Learning Support Team work across college supporting students with a variety of learning needs in different ways. Support can be requested at enrolment or at any point throughout your course.

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Other Courses

Following completion of this course the following progression option(s) are available:
• Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2
• Certificate in Understanding Working with People with Mental Health Needs Level 2
• Certificate in Mental Health Awareness Level 2
• Certificate in Principles of Dementia Care Level 2
• Certificate in Understanding Common Health Conditions Level 2

ONLINE

The online application and enrolment process is really simple, once you have clicked the “APPLY" or "ENROL” button you will be redirected to the portal where you either log in or create an account (if you haven’t done so previously). We will then ask you to give us a couple of bits of information like address, mobile phone number ect and that’s it.

Once your applications has been made the next step will be for you to book yourself onto one of our interview evenings, depending on availability you might be able to do this straight away but otherwise we will get in contact to arrange when you come in for an interview.

At any point you can log back into the portal throughout the year, update information like your predicted GCSE grades, update contact and consent information and keep a live track of your application.

If you have any questions or run into any problems when using the portal please get in contact with us and we will help