TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace

This course is part of Yeovil College’s new range of fully-online programmes – thoughtfully designed to allow maximum flexibility around work, family, or other life commitments. You’ll access all your resources through our dedicated online platform, and throughout your course, you’ll receive guidance and encouragement from a dedicated Yeovil College Assessor, who will mark your work and provide constructive feedback to help you progress confidently.
You can apply to start this course at any time, but should be aware that once you’ve completed the admissions process and enrolled, you will have a fixed number of weeks to complete your programme. If online learning isn’t your thing, don’t worry – we still have a wide range of on-site courses available for Adults which you can explore through the ‘Our Courses’ search tool on our website.
1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in any given year. They range from common problems, such as depression and anxiety, to rare problems like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Mental Health First Aid is a growing phenomenon to help tackle the mental health crisis.
This online qualification is helpful for anyone wanting to understand mental health first aid and how to care for those with mental ill health in a variety of settings. It’s also valuable for anyone planning a career that requires an understanding of mental ill health and is looking to qualify in this.
The course is suitable but not limited to those who may interact with individuals with mental health issues and support needs in their day-to-day lives, such as customer service, housing, hospitality, travel and tourism, sport and recreation and the voluntary sector.

TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace

After completing this course, you may wish to apply your knowledge by supporting mental health awareness and wellbeing initiatives within your current role or by seeking employment in environments that value mental health advocacy. You might also consider progressing to a Level 3 qualification or exploring related areas such as counselling skills, health and social care, or workplace wellbeing coordination.
If you're unsure about your next steps or would like to explore your options further, your assessor is available to guide you. You can also speak with our dedicated careers advisors, who can help you plan a meaningful and rewarding next step in your professional journey.

The programme is unit based. Each unit includes a full range of online learning tasks and activities and is assessed via a variety of assessment tasks. You can access your learning and assessments fully flexibly at a time to suit you. You will study a range of topics including:
Unit 1: Exploring mental health
Unit 2: Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health
Unit 3: Understand a mentally healthy environment

You’ll access all your resources through our dedicated online platform, and throughout your course, you’ll receive guidance and encouragement from a dedicated Yeovil College Assessor, who will mark your work and provide constructive feedback to help you progress confidently.

This course is part of Yeovil College’s new range of fully-online programmes – thoughtfully designed to allow maximum flexibility around work, family, or other life commitments. You’ll access all your resources through our dedicated online platform. You’ll submit your assignments online, and receive feedback from a dedicated Yeovil College Assessor to help you to progress.
As an adult learner at Yeovil College you will be able to access a range of support and services, including our dedicated Learning Resource Centre, a wealth of resources from our team of expert careers advisors, and a range of wellbeing support.

For students aged 19 and over, this course will be available free of charge, dependent upon your nationality and residency status.

The course is free of charge for UK nationals and those who have pre-settled or settled status or other right of abode, who live in the UK at the time of study. Funding for this course may also be available free to other students, dependent upon nationality and residency status - to find out more, contact our friendly iZone team via 01935423921 or email izone@yeovil.ac.uk.

Your progress will be assessed through assignments by assessors, who will offer detailed feedback for each question.

Assignments are classified as either pass or refer and if any modifications to information are necessary, you will receive specific guidance from your Yeovil College Assessor.

Assessment for this course involves three mandatory units, each including a set of questions forming the assignments. All assignments are to be completed online.

Although there are no formal entry requirements for this course, we recommend that students have a good level of written English, so we ask for applicants to hold either a GCSE in English at grade C / 4, or an equivalent (e.g. Functional Skills Level 2).

If you don't yet hold your GCSE English (or equivalent), you can look through our website or contact our friendly iZone team to find out more about the GCSE and Functional Skills courses we offer.

No experience is necessary

Applications open in September 2025.
To be added to our mailing list to be notified when applications open, email our Adult Education Coordinator, Alice, on alice.brunton@yeovil.ac.uk.