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Mental Health First Aid

Learn about mental health and how to support others

This course is ideal for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of mental health, explore related care, and learn how to apply this knowledge in the workplace.

Course Details

This is an NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace.

During the course, you’ll cover topics like:

• understanding mental health and its impact
• practical skills for offering supporting people with ill mental health
• tips for creating mentally healthy environments

 

Additional support

By completing this course, you’ll gain access to free employment support. You will work one-on-one with an employment advisor to:

• improve your CV
• search and apply for jobs
• prepare for interviews
• and more!

As an Ofsted rated Exceptional provider for Inclusion, we have a team of dedicated staff who will work with you to understand your needs and ensure we have the right support put in place. We have an ambitious approach to inclusion that ensures learners, especially those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND),those who are financially disadvantaged, and those known to social care, are supported to thrive, belong and achieve regardless of their background or individual needs.

We do this in a range of ways, for example:

• providing financial support for travel where needed
• small classroom sizes
• adaptive technology
• targeted programmes with the local authority

 

What learners say

Here’s what some of our previous participants have shared:

“The course was comprehensive and practical. It combined theory with real-world examples, helping me understand different mental health conditions and how to respond to them.”

“I learned skills I can use both at work and in everyday life. If someone I know shows signs of mental illness, I now feel confident in identifying and helping them.”

 

Where can this take me?

We often run this course as part of our Community Works for Health and Healthcare Horizons programmes. These are great options if you’re interested in working for the NHS. Occasionally, we offer it as a standalone qualification too.

This is a great qualification to have for all jobs where you will be interacting with the public, but particularly roles where you may be more likely to come across vulnerable people or those with support needs. For example, it may be useful if you are working in/wanting to work in:

• customer service
• housing
• voluntary sector
• sport and recreation
• hospitality
• travel and tourism.

There’s many different qualifications you could progress onto. Including:

• Level 2 and 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England
• Level 2 and 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
• Level 2 Award in Awareness of Dementia
• Level 2 and 3 Certificate for Working in the Health Sector
• Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care
•  Level 3 Certificate in Stroke Care Management
• Intermediate and Advanced Apprenticeships in Health & Social Care.

 

Eligibility 

To join this course, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• live in London
• have the right to live and work in the UK
• be 19 years old or older as of 31 August 2026
• not be in full-time education
• not be on a student visa, skilled worker, or sponsored visa
• be unemployed or low income (earning below £28,860 per annum)

Additional eligibility criteria may apply. Please contact us to find out more. 

 

If you are interested

Please complete the form in the link below to register your interest. If you would like to contact us for any reason, please email us at thehivetraining@poplarharca.co.uk or call 020 7510 9770.

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