It’s a good place to start if you’re interested in human behaviour but are not yet ready to dive into a degree – or you have a job in a related field and want to sharpen your interpersonal skills.

The Higher Certificate is a one-year, NQF level 5 qualification that provides an introduction to counselling, communications and academic literacy skills.

As a graduate, you can apply your skills in the workplace and are well positioned to study further within the social sciences. You will also be eligible to apply for SACAP’s Bachelor of Applied Social Science with the potential for credit transfer for a selection of modules within the first year of that programme.

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What you can expect

You’ll get an introductory understanding of:

Basic counselling and interpersonal communication skills.
Basic academic literacy skills and introduction into working with diversity.

You will also develop:

Basic counselling and interpersonal communication skills including referral strategies.
Basic research and study skills.

Who is this course for?

Do you:

Have an interest in communicating and working with people.
Want to develop basic counselling and communication skills that can be applied in a variety of personal and work-related settings.
Already work in a people-orientated setting and want to develop your interpersonal skills further.Want to develop the academic skills necessary for succeeding in higher education.

Study at South African College of Applied Psychology

Where can I study this course?

You can study this course at our Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria campuses – or on our well-established Online Campuses (Flexi or Live)