Certificate in Counseling and School Guidance

East Bridge University’s CPD-certified program, Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance is designed to equip candidates with essential knowledge and practical skills needed to support the emotional, social, and academic well-being of students at various stages of their learning journey. The program provides an in-depth understanding of psychological principles, counselling techniques, and guidance strategies to create a positive school environment and address student concerns effectively.

As a CPD-certified member, East Bridge University has meticulously designed a comprehensive course curriculum aligned with 21st-century educational standards. The Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance enables candidates to develop empathy, active listening and problem-solving skills essential for guiding students, collaborating with parents and teachers, and promoting mental resilience in educational settings. The program lays a strong foundation in child and adolescent psychology, counselling techniques, and academic and career guidance.

Course Overview

East Bridge University’s CPD-certified Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance program offers a comprehensive curriculum that provides an in-depth understanding of psychological characteristics in young learners, digital literacy, developing inclusive learning environments, and student counselling and guidance at different learning levels. The program is divided into three sections, each designed to build essential learning progressively.

Section 1: Foundations of Education and Learning Environments

Psychology and Characteristics of Young Learners: This topic is designed to explore young children's developmental stages, cognitive abilities, and social-emotional needs that inform effective teaching practices.
Developing, Planning & Designing the Learning Environment: The topic focuses on curriculum design, inclusive learning, and creating 21st-century learning environments using ICT and modern teaching strategies.
Digital Literacy: Teaches how to navigate, evaluate, and apply digital tools responsibly while fostering online safety and ethical communication.
Assessment and Evaluation: Covers formative and summative assessment strategies, feedback mechanisms, and 21st-century evaluation techniques.

Section 2: Counselling and School Guidance

Basic Components of Counselling and School Guidance: The topic examines the fundamental components of school counselling and guidance, emphasising the role of school counsellors in shaping students' personal, academic, and career development.
Appreciating Differences, Issues, Trends, and Best Practices: Exploring trends, key issues, and best practices in student counselling, this topic examines challenges in school counselling, ethical considerations, and multicultural counselling.
Elementary, Middle School, and High School Counselling: The topic explores the role of school counselling at different educational levels highlighting the unique challenges, developmental needs, and effective counselling strategies for each stage.

Section 3: Live Webinar

The live webinar provides a platform for real-time discussions, practical applications, and collaborative learning. Topics include child psychology, characteristics of young learners, relevant learning theories by Piaget and Egan, and topics of digital literacy like digital footprints, online ethics, plagiarism, and assessment and evaluation practices.

Course Objective

East Bridge University’s CPD-certified Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance prepares educators to create engaging, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate learning environments for young learners. The course's key objectives are understanding fundamental concepts in student counselling and school guidance, learning the best practices in counselling along with the challenges and latest trends in the field at different educational levels.

Why should you pursue a Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance?

Gain in-depth knowledge of cognitive, emotional, and social development theories to support young learners effectively.
Learn innovative teaching methodologies and counselling methods to cater to the diverse learning needs of students.
Develop essential digital skills to enhance teaching with modern educational tools and online resources.
Learn about the different types of counselling practices, analyse the impact of school counselling on students and develop strategies to integrate guidance and counselling into school curricula
Identify the key challenges and ethical considerations in school counselling and analyse the role of multicultural counselling in addressing student diversity.
Understand the different counselling needs of elementary, middle, and high school students.

Eligibility

Any candidate pursuing a certificate is generally expected to have completed their higher secondary education, or their 10 + 2.
A basic knowledge of computer navigation and internet browsing is expected.

Structure

The Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance course is structured into three key parts named as Sections, each designed to build essential learning progressively.

Section 1: Foundations of Teaching Young Learners

Psychology and Characteristics of Young Learners
Developing, Planning & Designing the Learning Environment
Digital Literacy
Assessment and Evaluation

Section 2: Counselling and School Guidance

Basic Components of Counselling and School Guidance
Appreciating Differences, Issues, Trends, and Best Practices
Elementary, Middle School, and High School Counselling

Section 3: Live Webinar

Assessment Structure

The students are provided with comprehensive learning materials for each section of the program. Learners are required to go through the resources before attempting the reflective assignments for each of the subjects within the curriculum. The successful completion of the program requires the student to complete and pass all the associated assignments and attend the live webinar session.

Duration

East Bridge University’s Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance can be completed within 6 months from the start date.

EBU’s Student Support helps the students with program-related assistance and tutor support throughout the duration of their studies.

Fees Structure

The courses offered by East Bridge University come with the flexibility of taking the course from anywhere in the world, without the need to be available at any particular location. Our programs are designed such that they are affordable to people from all across the globe, keeping in mind the needs and requirements of people from various walks of life.

We understand the need for financial planning in any decision-making process and hence. We have easy installment plans when it comes to fee payment, without any extra interest charged. All our payments can be done through various modes such as Credit Cards, Online Bank transfers, PayPal, or Cash at our Global Centers.

Our course fees include tax, program of study, LMS access, study guide, evaluation and assessment, diploma, and courier charges apply for Degree dispatch to your country. However, separate charges are applicable for Certificate Notary and Apostille which are issued from Paris.

Course Fee for EBU’s Certificate in Counselling and School Guidance:

Country	Currency	Amount
European Union	Euro	200
United Kingdom	GBP	170
United States of America	USD	210
India	INR	17800

Disclaimer: Please note that the fees are subject to minor changes when converted from USD to other currencies.

Refund Policy:

If any students want to discontinue the course after the payment of their fees, and they have not received any course access, then 50% of the tuition fee will be refunded.
There will be no refund of course fees once the student is given access to the course materials.
All applications are advised to read the terms and conditions before making any payments.
The refund process may take up to 3 months.