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Level 2 Distance Learning

We offer the below Level 2 courses through Distance Learning. They are only available to learners in Greater London or elsewhere in England excluding Cornwall and the following combined authorities with their own devolved adult skills funding: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, Tees Valley, West Midlands, West of England, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire.

  • Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems
  • Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
  • Level 2 Certificate in Digital Promotion for Business
  • Level 2 Certificate in Improving Personal Exercise, Health and Nutrition
  • Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
  • Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration
  • Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading
  • Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Cyber Security (Distance Learning)
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Business Improvement Techniques
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Coding
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Data Protection and Data Security
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Domestic Abuse
  • Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health
  • Level 2 Certificate in Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities

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Level 2 Distance Learning Courses
Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,409
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 16 weeks and is designed for anyone looking to develop their understanding of mental health and the problems that can cause mental ill health.

Learners are advised that certain course materials may contain sensitive content that some individuals could find distressing or triggering.

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Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,073
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This qualification has a duration of 12 weeks and is useful for anyone who would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either work or a personal capacity. These may be learners who wish to progress towards further qualifications or learners who wish to study this programme in order to complement other programmes e.g.

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Level 2 Certificate in Digital Promotion for Business
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,144
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 17 weeks and it aims to: Introduce learners to concepts of digital promotion that can be used in a business setting. The objectives of these qualifications are to help learners to: Progress to other related general and/or vocational qualifications Develop their understanding of a wide range of topics - including search engine optimisation (SEO), data protection and social media

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Level 2 Certificate in Improving Personal Exercise, Health and Nutrition
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £856
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 10 weeks and is designed for learners who wish to develop knowledge and understanding of how to improve their own personal exercise, health and nutrition. The objectives of this qualification are to help learners gain an understanding of: the impact of diet, nutrition and exercise on their personal health; safe and appropriate exercise; the importance of personal motivation and setting goals and targets.

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Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,072
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

The course has a duration of 12 weeks and it's purpose 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

Learners are advised that certain course materials may contain sensitive content that some individuals could find distressing or triggering.

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Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £994
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 18 weeks and the qualification provides learners with the knowledge that is required to work in a range of environments, in a business administration role. Learners will know how to carry out administrative tasks such as managing information and supporting events and will be able to apply their knowledge in a variety of industries and job roles.

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Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,216
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 22 weeks and is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to successfully lead a team. This will focus on the study of leading a team in a business environment.

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Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Cyber Security (Distance Learning)
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £992
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This qualification has a duration of 12 weeks and is the purpose is to provide learners with sector awareness. It does this by introducing the knowledge and understanding in roles and issues relating to Cyber Security.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,342
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 20 weeks and aims to develop learners understanding of autism and the principles of supporting individuals with autism - covering the person-centred approach and influence of positive communication methods, how to support positive behaviour, and how individuals with autism can be supported to live healthy and fulfilled lives.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Business Improvement Techniques
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,120
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 10 weeks and the qualification provides learners with knowledge and understanding of business improvement techniques, which can be applied across many different sectors

It is designed for learners who wish to learn about lean business improvement techniques, learners with responsibility for improving business performance, and learners who are looking for a career change or wish to learn new skills.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,199
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

The course has a duration of 12 weeks and the purpose of this qualification is to develop knowledge of: children and young people's mental health in context; mental health problems commonly associated with children and young people; the impact of mental ill-health on children and young people; support available to maintain mental wellbeing in children and young people.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Coding
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,370
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This qualification has a duration of 14 weeks and is designed for learners who want to gain knowledge of coding

The qualification may also support progression into further study in coding or other topics within the digital sector.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Data Protection and Data Security
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £722
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

The course has a duration of 12 weeks and its purpose is to allow learners to demonstrate an understanding of data protection and data security. It will help learners progress to a working role where data protection and data security knowledge is required.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,123
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course has a duration of 12 weeks and it aims to: increase understanding of the principles of healthy eating and the role of food in maintaining health; increase confidence in planning and achieving a healthy diet; provide an understanding of how an individual's dietary requirements change throughout their life; provide an understanding of food labelling and the ability to use information from food labels; provide information on eating disorders; increase understanding of the role of a healthy diet for weight management; increase understanding of the principles of food safety in a home environment.

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Level 2 Certificate in Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,266
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course is 10 weeks in length and aims to give learners the knowledge and understanding to work with individuals with learning disabilities or difficulties. They will explore the principles of safeguarding and positive risk-taking and gain awareness of the autistic spectrum.

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Level 2 Understanding Domestic Abuse
ONLINE COURSE
Venue: Online
Full Fee: £1,155
Level: Level 2
Level: Level 2
Concessions: Yes

Please note: this course is not available to learners in many areas of England with devolved adult skills funding. Please view the Level 2 Distance Learning page for details on eligibility

This course is 12 weeks in length and is designed to increase learners awareness and understanding of domestic abuse and its impact. The need for education and training across sectors to enable identification of abuse allocation of support and referral is a recurring theme within regional domestic abuse strategies.

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