The Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills is delivered by the Irish College of Humanities & Applied Sciences (ICHAS) and serves as an excellent introduction to the area of counselling.
This course focuses on the development of professional skills; while it does not sit on the national framework, the module is drawn from ICHAS’s suite of QQI-validated degree programmes. This course leads to an ICHAS certificate.
Course Details:
This is an ICHAS course delivered by ICHAS at Griffith College Dublin.
| College | Griffith College Dublin (GCD) |
| Course ID | 182641 |
| Course Location | Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 8 |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Award / Certificate |
| Awarding Body Details | Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills |
| Course Duration | 10 weeks |
| Course Time | This course will run one evening per week from 6pm to 9pm over 10 Weeks |
| Course Fee | EUR 800.00 |
| Entry Requirements | Open entry to participants who have an interest in studying the field of counselling. |
| Career Path | Academic Progression: Graduates of the Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills course are eligible to advance to progress to any of the Level 7 BA programmes in the field of Counselling Skills & Psychotherapy Studies, Counselling Skills & Addiction Studies or Counselling Skills and Youth Studies within ICHAS. Career Progression: Graduates of the Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills will have a good basis for professional progression in the counselling sector while they will have developed key life skills that can be applied freely to other professions. |

Get job-ready with the practical skills employers look for in today’s modern office environment.
Offering a unique ATI qualification, the School of Professional Accountancy at Griffith College has a long-standing tradition of producing high-quality lectures and consistently high pass rates.
Develop the advanced knowledge and practical expertise needed to support recovery and create meaningful change with the MA in Addiction Recovery.
Our partnered Certificate in Animation is available on both a full, and part-time basis over a one or two-year period and is taught on campus at Pulse College.