L2 Award in supporting wellbeing and mental health of self and others

Date:

First Session: 11 May 2026

Second Session: 26 May 2026

09:30am – 12:30pm both days

Venue:

This course is delivered remotely via Zoom.

Description:

This programme aims to provide learners with a foundational understanding of wellbeing and mental health, including key characteristics and influencing factors, the importance of supporting themselves and others, and developing personal resilience. The unit is designed to raise awareness and promote positive mental health practices in learners’ everyday lives and within their own organisations.

Outcomes

• Know the concept, characteristics, and influencing factors of wellbeing and mental health
• Know how to support wellbeing and mental health
• Know how to develop personal resilience as part of better wellbeing and mental health

Content:

The content includes:

• Session 1: Understanding wellbeing and supporting others
• Induction: programme and assessment informationLO1: concepts, characteristics and influencing factors;
  • Explore definitions, characteristics and main factors influencing wellbeing
  • Identify wellbeing factors in everyday examples

  LO2: supporting wellbeing and mental health:

  • Identifying signs and symptoms of stress in self and others
  • Effective communication and supportive conversations

   

• Session 2: Creating supportive environments and building resilienceLO2: supporting wellbeing and mental health:
  • Sources of support, signposting and importance of positive environments

   

  LO3: Developing personal resilience:

  • What is resilience and why it matters
  • Strategies (emotional regulation, mindfulness, goal setting, support networks, journaling, gratitude reflection)
  • Assessment preparation
  • Mock test 1
  • Group debrief and one take-away or one personal commitment

   

  • Post attendance activities 1 and 2

   

  Assessment:

   Online multiple-choice knowledge test

  30-minute multiple choice questions set and assessed by City and Guilds

Price:

Member organisations: £374 plus VAT per learner
Non-member organisations: £431 plus VAT per learner

How to apply:

Please use the Booking form to enrol.

Course reference: CP/25/829

Closing date: 30 April 2026