Counselling & Managing Personal Debt (Level 2 Award)
Course
Distance
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
90h
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Duration
12 Months
This programme is designed for people who work in or intend to work in the field of personal debt counselling or wish to provide advice and guidance on solving debt problems or wish to manage their own personal finance situation more effectively.
The aims of this course are to enable students to: An overview of debt counselling An awareness of the personal attributes required in debt counselling An appreciation the communication skills required in debt counselling An understanding of the debt resolution process A grasp of the issues involved in dealing with creditors.
Important information
Price for Emagister users: The enrolment fee for the Level 2 Counselling & Managing Personal Debt home study course is £312.50 (Inc VAT), tho
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Key Topics
The Level 2 Award in Counselling & Managing Personal Debt course is divided into five comprehensive modules:
Unit 1: An Overview of Debt
Unit 2: Counselling Those in Debt
Unit 3: Gathering Financial Information
Unit 4: How to Maximise Income and Reduce Expenditure
Unit 5: How to Negotiate with Creditors
This programme is designed for people who :
Work in or intend to work in the field of personal debt counselling or;
Wish to provide advice and guidance on solving debt problems or;
Wish to manage their own personal finance situation more effectively.
The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Counselling & Managing Personal Debt and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.
Level 2 Award in Counselling
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Subjects
- Communication Skills
- Communication Training
- Skills and Training
- Financial
- Financial Training
- Tax
- Finance
- Credit
- Income Tax
- Trading
- Performance
- Counselling
- Debt Management
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Course programme
Counselling & Managing Personal Debt (Level 2 Award)
How is the course structured?The Level 2 Award in Counselling & Managing Personal Debt course is divided into five comprehensive modules:
Unit 1: An Overview of Debt
Causes of debt
- Individual Circumstances
- Economic Reasons
- Other Causes of Debt
Types of borrowing
- Creditor’s rights
- Non-Court Actions
- Court Actions
Office of Fair Trading debt collection guidance
How long can a creditor pursue a debt for?
Unit 2: Counselling Those in Debt
- What is counselling?
- The role of the counsellor
- Values of counselling
- Personal qualities
- Communication skills
- The counselling process
- The physical environment
- The five stages of counselling
- Personal development
Unit 3: Gathering Financial Information
- Analysing current financial circumstances
- Contacting all creditors
- Deciding priorities
- Preparing a financial statement
Unit 4: How to Maximise Income and Reduce Expenditure
- Maximising income
- Reviewing expenditure
Unit 5: How to Negotiate with Creditors
Negotiating with priority creditors
Dealing with arrears in:
- Mortgages
- Rent
- Council Tax
- Maintenance/Child support
- Income Tax
Negotiating with secondary creditors
- Dealing direct with creditors
- Loan Consolidation
- Debt Management Companies
- Administration Orders
- Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA)
Options available to those with no surplus money to pay creditors
- Asking for debts to be written off
- Debt Relief Order
- Bankruptcy
Conclusion
Appendices
- Useful websites
- Credit references
- Useful addresses
COURSE ASSESSMENT
This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following ABC guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.
Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation ABC Awards, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.
COURSE FEES
Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore the registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Level 2 Counselling & Managing Personal Debt home study course is £312.50, though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £250 which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.
You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £62.50 and then 4 equal payments of £62.50 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.
Additional information
Debt Counsellor
Counselling & Managing Personal Debt (Level 2 Award)