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Annual Openings:
30
Current employment:
571
Median Earnings:
£37,390.00
Educational requirements:
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Age demographics
The graph shows the distribution of people in Psychotherapist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist by age group.
| Age group | % |
| 16-24 years: | 2.55% |
| 25-34 years: | 26.65% |
| 35-44 years: | 29.29% |
| 45-54 years: | 20.86% |
| 55-64 years: | 17.71% |
| 65+ years: | 2.91% |
Annual earnings
The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Psychotherapist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £19,422 |
| 25%: | £26,054 |
| 50%: | £37,390 |
| 75%: | £47,284 |
| 90%: | £54,939 |
Core tasks
- Helps people come up with new ways to cope with their problems and to change their ways of thinking.
- Analyses events, behaviour, and habits to understand their mode of thinking and feelings.
- Talks with patients about their emotions, relationships and personal history.
- Assesses and provides treatment for people suffering with mental illness, stress, and emotional and relationship problems.
Education Attainment Levels
The graph shows the education level of people in Psychotherapist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.
| Level | % |
| Level 2: | 0.93% |
| Level 3: | 2.77% |
| Level 4-5 (Higher Education): | 10.89% |
| Level 6 (Bachelors): | 38.01% |
| Level 7 (Masters or equivalent): | 44.01% |
| Level 8 (Doctorate): | 3.38% |
Employment numbers by year
The graph shows the employment numbers in Psychotherapist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist by year.
| Year | Employment |
| 2022: | 543 |
| 2023: | 554 |
| 2024: | 571 |
| 2025: | 582 |
| 2026: | 591 |
| 2027: | 598 |
| 2028: | 604 |
| 2029: | 608 |
| 2030: | 611 |
| 2031: | 612 |
| 2032: | 614 |
| 2033: | 615 |
Hourly earnings
The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Psychotherapist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £13.75 |
| 25%: | £19.58 |
| 50%: | £21.13 |
| 75%: | £24.6 |
| 90%: | £28.09 |
Knowledge
- Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
- Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
- Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
- Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
- Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
- Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
- Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
- Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
- Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
- Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
Skills
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Workforce demographics
The graph shows the male/ female split in Psychotherapist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.
| Male | 13.5% |
| Female | 86.49% |
Annual Openings:
21
Current employment:
442
Median Earnings:
£42,493.00
Educational requirements:
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Age demographics
The graph shows the distribution of people in Clinical Psychologist by age group.
| Age group | % |
| 16-24 years: | 0.24% |
| 25-34 years: | 35.91% |
| 35-44 years: | 36.68% |
| 45-54 years: | 20.9% |
| 55-64 years: | 4.02% |
| 65+ years: | 2.22% |
Annual earnings
The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Clinical Psychologist by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £22,072 |
| 25%: | £34,388 |
| 50%: | £42,493 |
| 75%: | £54,356 |
| 90%: | £62,437 |
Core tasks
- Writes reports on their work and conducts applied research.
- Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
- Helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions.
- Provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
- Determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals.
- Administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour.
Education Attainment Levels
The graph shows the education level of people in Clinical Psychologist.
| Level | % |
| Level 6 (Bachelors): | 21.28% |
| Level 7 (Masters or equivalent): | 17.94% |
| Level 8 (Doctorate): | 60.77% |
Employment numbers by year
The graph shows the employment numbers in Clinical Psychologist by year.
| Year | Employment |
| 2022: | 415 |
| 2023: | 431 |
| 2024: | 442 |
| 2025: | 448 |
| 2026: | 453 |
| 2027: | 458 |
| 2028: | 462 |
| 2029: | 464 |
| 2030: | 465 |
| 2031: | 467 |
| 2032: | 467 |
| 2033: | 468 |
Hourly earnings
The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Clinical Psychologist by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £19.14 |
| 25%: | £20.72 |
| 50%: | £26.29 |
| 75%: | £30.07 |
| 90%: | £34 |
Knowledge
- Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
- Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
- Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
- Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
- Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
- Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
- Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
- Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
- Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
- Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
Skills
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Workforce demographics
The graph shows the male/ female split in Clinical Psychologist.
| Male | 24.88% |
| Female | 75.11% |
Annual Openings:
49
Current employment:
980
Median Earnings:
£29,525.00
Educational requirements:
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Age demographics
The graph shows the distribution of people in Therapy Professional by age group.
| Age group | % |
| 16-24 years: | 5.08% |
| 25-34 years: | 28.61% |
| 35-44 years: | 33.91% |
| 45-54 years: | 15.19% |
| 55-64 years: | 12.58% |
| 65+ years: | 4.6% |
Annual earnings
The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Therapy Professional by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £15,336 |
| 25%: | £21,749 |
| 50%: | £29,525 |
| 75%: | £39,167 |
| 90%: | £43,382 |
Core tasks
- Provides support and guidance to patients regarding hereditary conditions and genetic testing..
- Diagnoses and treats behavioural problems in animals.
- Adopts a holistic approach in assessing the overall health of the patient, and treats by inserting needles under the skin at particular locations according to the disorder being treated.
- Prevents, recognises and treats injuries incurred playing sports or doing exercise and helps people manage injuries and rehabilitate themselves.
- Manipulates and massages patient to discover the cause of pain, relieve discomfort, restore function and mobility and to correct irregularities in body structure.
- Diagnoses and treats disorders of vision and eye movements, monitors subsequent progress and recommends further optical, pharmacological or surgical treatment as required.
- Prescribes diet therapy and gives advice to patients, health care professionals and the public on dietetic and nutritional matters for those with special dietary requirements or to prevent illness amongst the general population.
Education Attainment Levels
The graph shows the education level of people in Therapy Professional.
| Level | % |
| Level 0: | 0.34% |
| Level 1: | 0.57% |
| Level 2: | 1.61% |
| Level 3: | 5.63% |
| Level 4-5 (Higher Education): | 6.17% |
| Level 6 (Bachelors): | 43.21% |
| Level 7 (Masters or equivalent): | 40.54% |
| Level 8 (Doctorate): | 1.92% |
Employment numbers by year
The graph shows the employment numbers in Therapy Professional by year.
| Year | Employment |
| 2022: | 932 |
| 2023: | 955 |
| 2024: | 980 |
| 2025: | 996 |
| 2026: | 1010 |
| 2027: | 1021 |
| 2028: | 1031 |
| 2029: | 1037 |
| 2030: | 1041 |
| 2031: | 1043 |
| 2032: | 1045 |
| 2033: | 1047 |
Hourly earnings
The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Therapy Professional by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £10.2 |
| 25%: | £11.33 |
| 50%: | £14.55 |
| 75%: | £18.54 |
| 90%: | £26.13 |
Knowledge
Skills
Workforce demographics
The graph shows the male/ female split in Therapy Professional.
| Male | 17.6% |
| Female | 82.39% |
Annual Openings:
49
Current employment:
772
Median Earnings:
£26,080.00
Educational requirements:
Level 4 NVQ
Intermediate, DipHE, DipFE
Age demographics
The graph shows the distribution of people in Counsellor by age group.
| Age group | % |
| 16-24 years: | 2.48% |
| 25-34 years: | 22.48% |
| 35-44 years: | 23.59% |
| 45-54 years: | 26.56% |
| 55-64 years: | 20.67% |
| 65+ years: | 4.19% |
Annual earnings
The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Counsellor by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £12,241 |
| 25%: | £17,417 |
| 50%: | £26,080 |
| 75%: | £31,824 |
| 90%: | £37,476 |
Core tasks
- Keeps accurate and confidential records.
- Refers to other appropriate sources of help.
- Presents different perspectives to the problem areas identified.
- Encourages clients to discuss their feelings in relation to their problems, aiming to ensure that an understanding of the issues is achieved.
- Meets clients face-to-face, working either one-to-one or with couples or families, or by telephone or internet.
Education Attainment Levels
The graph shows the education level of people in Counsellor.
| Level | % |
| Level 0: | 0.32% |
| Level 1: | 0.80% |
| Level 2: | 9.86% |
| Level 3: | 12.89% |
| Level 4-5 (Higher Education): | 12.20% |
| Level 6 (Bachelors): | 43.94% |
| Level 7 (Masters or equivalent): | 18.46% |
| Level 8 (Doctorate): | 1.52% |
Employment numbers by year
The graph shows the employment numbers in Counsellor by year.
| Year | Employment |
| 2022: | 731 |
| 2023: | 751 |
| 2024: | 772 |
| 2025: | 783 |
| 2026: | 793 |
| 2027: | 801 |
| 2028: | 808 |
| 2029: | 813 |
| 2030: | 816 |
| 2031: | 818 |
| 2032: | 819 |
| 2033: | 820 |
Hourly earnings
The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Counsellor by amount.
| Percentile | Earnings £ |
| 10%: | £11.13 |
| 25%: | £12.53 |
| 50%: | £14.26 |
| 75%: | £16.63 |
| 90%: | £19.26 |
Knowledge
- Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
- Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
- Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
- Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
- Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
- Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
- History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
- Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
- Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
- Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
- Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Skills
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Workforce demographics
The graph shows the male/ female split in Counsellor.
| Male | 25.65% |
| Female | 74.34% |
Reasons to join us at Barnsley College
1) Expert Guidance and Support: Learn from experienced tutors who are passionate about Counselling and dedicated to helping you succeed. Their industry knowledge and personalised support will empower you to develop the skills needed for a meaningful career.
2) State-of-the-Art Facilities: Benefit from Barnsley College’s modern learning environments, equipped with the resources needed for both theoretical study and practical training, ensuring you are career-ready upon graduation.
3) Pathways to Success: Whether you aim to pursue higher education or enter the workforce directly, our Counselling courses are designed to provide you with the qualifications, confidence, and experience required to achieve your goals.
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