The course aims to meet, when combined with the skills course, the training contact hours requirement for basic training at a professional level for recognition as a qualified counsellor; to provide further developed skills, including a 100 hour practice component under supervision; to create a reflective practitioner; to develop a deep understanding of 1 therapeutic model with knowledge of 2 others (integrative can be a model under the approach); on successful completion learners are: able to practice as a competent qualified counselling practitioner eligible to start meeting the requirements for full individual accreditation by a professional regulating body such as BACP/UKCP etc; able to subscribe, as a minimum, to a current Ethical Framework provided they fulfil and pass the required assessment criteria, become eligible for the award of an ABC diploma in the theory and practice of counselling.