Unlock Your Impact with Community Counselling Expertise

Step confidently into a rewarding career with the Occupational Skills Programme: Community Counsellor at AIFT. This qualification is designed to empower you to make a difference in people's lives, whether as a community-based counsellor, social service coordinator, or mental health advocate. Practical training and real-world case studies prepare graduates to provide essential counselling services and promote mental health and community wellness.

Why Choose This Qualification?

This programme equips learners with foundational knowledge and practical experience in community-based counselling. Graduates are trained to deliver effective support, fostering spiritual, mental, and emotional well-being in individual and group settings. The qualification covers a range of strategies to address challenges such as stress, depression, youth issues, and domestic violence.

Admission Requirements.

An NQF Level 4 qualification is required. Candidates with relevant experience may qualify through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Qualification Structure.

Knowledge Component:
- Principles of Structured Supportive Community Counselling
- Methods of Structured Supportive Community Counselling

Application Components:
- Practical Methods of Supportive Community Counselling
- Facilitation of Community Counselling Support Groups and Group Healing Sessions

Learning Outcomes.

Graduates will:
- Apply theory and practice of structured supportive counselling in various contexts.
- Address at least six critical conditions, such as bereavement, stress, youth issues, and trauma.
- Use advanced communication skills for effective client engagement.
- Implement structured counselling models for community support.
- Organize and lead community support groups.

International Comparability.

Aligned with global standards, such as Scotland’s Community Work qualification and Tanzania’s Advanced Diploma in Community Development.

Qualification Modes of Delivery and Support.

Delivered through Contact, Blended, and Distance Learning. Includes access to Moodle LMS, academic advising, and career guidance.

Career Opportunities.

Community Development Practitioner, Pastoral Counsellor, Social Counselling Worker, Chaplain, Life Coach.

Articulation Options.

Horizontal: Occupational Certificate - Community Development Practitioner (NQF Level 5).
Vertical: Occupational Certificate - Social Auxiliary Worker (NQF Level 5).

Build Code. Create Solutions. Shape Tomorrow’s Technology.

Shape the Future of Community Wellness