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Counselling Skills Micro-Credential
Course Information
Do you enjoy helping people navigate conflict, emotional challenges and lifestyle issues? If you’re looking to develop practical counselling skills and learn how to better support others, the Counselling Skills Micro-Credential is a great place to start.
Develop Essential Counselling Skills Online
Learn the core skills used to build positive and supportive relationships with clients. Throughout the course, you’ll develop your understanding of empathy, rapport building and counselling micro-skills, while exploring how these skills contribute to a productive therapeutic relationship.
You’ll also learn how to:
Support individual health and emotional wellbeing
Work within a structured counselling framework
Understand learning and development theories relevant to counselling
Develop the communication and interpersonal skills needed to support others effectively
Build Skills for Counselling and Helping Professions
Counselling skills can be valuable across a wide range of roles where communication, empathy and supporting people are an important part of the job.
These skills can be relevant to professionals and workers in areas including human services, teaching, nursing, ministry, corrective services, allied health, complementary health, human resources and administration.
According to the Australian Government’s Job Outlook website, there are expected to be around 22,000 job openings for counsellors over five years, or approximately 4,400 per year.
Whether you’re exploring counselling as a potential career path or want to strengthen the people-focused skills you already use in your work, the Counselling Skills Micro-Credential gives you a flexible way to build your knowledge online.
Start developing practical counselling skills and learn how to provide more effective support to the people around you.
90 Hours
Lifetime Access
Delivered 100% online, no classroom required
Instant course access (simply enrol online, anytime)
Personalised One-on-One Support from a Qualified Vet Nurse
Assessments are short answer and multiple choice
Fast turnaround on marking (within 1 business day)
Live chat, 7 days a week
Subjects
Learning Modules/Topics
Work Effectively In The Community Sector
Provide Behaviour Support In The Context Of Individualised Plans
Work Effectively With Culturally Diverse Clients And Co-Workers
Support Individual Health And Emotional Well-Being
Establish And Confirm Counselling Relationship
Apply Specialist Interpersonal And Counselling Interview Skills
Apply Personality And Development Theories
Apply Learning Theories In Counselling
Determine Suitability Of Client For Counselling Services
Payment Option
OCA Offers Flexible Study Payment Options
Interest-Free Payment Plans Available
AfterPay in 4 Available
PayPal, Visa & Mastercard Accepted
Upfront Payment Discounts Available
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About Online Courses Australia
Online Courses Australia (OCA) helps you gain real skills, real confidence, and real credentials without putting your life on hold. Whether you’re starting fresh, changing directions, or levelling up, our flexible online learning is designed to fit around your lifestyle so you can keep moving forward while you study.
With 100+ courses across 25 industries, OCA gives you access to practical, outcome-driven learning built for real-world application. We make education more accessible with flexible payment plans and finance options, so you can invest in your future in a way that works for you.
Our “Learn and Earn” approach means you don’t have to pause your life to progress, and with lifetime access to course materials, you can revisit and refresh your knowledge whenever you need. Combined with engaging, high-quality learning experiences, OCA is built to help you grow with confidence and momentum.
Career Pathway
Counsellor
School Counsellor
Careers Counsellor
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
Family Support Officer
Counselling Service Manager
Pastoral Care Worker
Professional Recognition
Eligibility
There are no formal requirements to do this Counselling Skills Micro-Credential.
Our courses are designed for people with diverse backgrounds including those little or no prior experience in the industry who would like to start a career
To successfully complete this course, a student must:
Have access to the internet and the necessary technical skills to navigate the online learning resources
Have access to any mobile device with internet connectivity (laptop, desktop, tablet)
Be a self-directed learner
Possess sound language and literacy skill
Please check with your state or local governing department for the relevant “checks/permissions” that may be required to gain employment in this industry.
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We provide lifetime access to your chosen course so you can study anytime, anywhere, on any device. You will have 24/7 support on a world-class learning platform, and mentors are available on demand. We put your learning experience first with easy-to-navigate and highly engaging content, including masterclass videos. Each topic contains an interactive quiz with unlimited attempts. You will also receive ongoing educational feedback on your work from our mentors.
When you finish your course, we can help you get that job! With our online job portal Careers by Online Courses Australia, we will bring to you local and national job opportunities, career tools and real connections with employers of choice (for industries we deliver courses in).
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