Mental Health Awareness - Level 2 Certificate - Online Courses - Adult Learning

Online Courses, Nottingham

Date	16 September - 2 December 2025
Sessions	Tuesdays: 5pm - 8pm
No. sessions	20
Venue	Online Courses, Nottingham View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £520

About this course

This qualification aims to raise awareness of mental health and a range of mental health conditions. This is a knowledge-only qualification; therefore no real work environment placement is required, learners may find it useful to have completed Level 1 in this qualification before undergoing the Level 2.

To be awarded the Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness learners are required to successfully complete 10 mandatory units.

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in Mental Health
Level 3 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness
Level 2 Award in Awareness of Dementia
Level 2 and 3 Certificates in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
Level 2 and 3 Diplomas in Clinical Healthcare Support
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 3 Award and Diploma in Counselling Skills.

What you will need to bring to the course:

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop or computer will be required to access the course. The link for you to join the live sessions will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014