Social Counselling Support Worker

The Course 

A blend of theory and practical training, the Social Counselling Support Worker is a QCTO accredited occupational qualification with the course breakdown being 55% knowledge and 45% practical skills and workplace experience. All theoretical training is via contact class sessions through our Pretoria based Academy.  You will be placed within our partner organisations for your practical training. 

What do Social Counselling Support Worker do?  

The Occupational Certificate: Social Counselling Support Worker is part of the Occupational Certificate: Social Counselling Worker registered at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 5. 

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the learner with the required knowledge, practical skills and workplace-based experience to operate as a Social Counselling Support Worker. A Social Counselling Support Worker offers supportive counselling functions to individuals, raise awareness of their services and refer individuals to appropriate services.

Qualifying learners will be able to:

• Screen and/or assess well-being in supportive counselling services.
• Facilitate appropriate interventions based on various clients’ needs.
• Compile client intervention plan.

Further Career Opportunities 

1. Find employment. 

• Government Departments at a National and Provincial level
• Local Government
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Schools
• Child and Youth Care Centres
• Community-Based Organisations  

2. Enrol for higher level qualifications such as:

 Horizontal Articulation:

• Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Development, Level 4.
• Further Education and Training Certificate: Business Administration Services: Employee, Level 4.
• Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Development: Volunteerism, Level 4.
• Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Health Work, Level 4.

 Vertical Articulation:

• Certificate: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) Counselling and Management, Level 5.
• Higher Certificate in Christian Counselling, Level 5.
• Higher Certificate in Community Counselling, Level 5.
• Higher Certificate in Pastoral
• Counselling, Level 5.
• Higher Certificate: Counselling and Communication Skills, Level 5.
• Occupational Certificate: Social Counselling Worker, Level 5.