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International Career Institute - Online Courses for Australian & Global Students:
Fast track your career as a counsellor by studying online with ICI - a leading, accredited distance learning school serving students in in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the U.S., Canada, Asia, Africa and worldwide. ICI offers online courses in counselling and psychology at ICI Diploma (24 week) or ICI Advanced Diploma (31 week) level. ICI Counselling & Psychology distance learning courses provide an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified and experienced professionals, and allows you to enter one of the fastest growing professions.

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Distance Learning / Online Counselling & Psychology Courses:
Designed in collaboration with senior members of the profession, our comprehensive online courses allow you to learn the inside secrets of how to become a counselling pro in just months, not years!

- ICI Diploma Level - 24 weeks
- ICI Advanced Diploma Level - 31 weeks

Accreditation: 
- Our online counselling & psychology courses are recognised and accredited by the International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC). 
- ICI is an Approved Training Provider with the International Association of Complementary Therapists (IICT). 
- ICI is a Complementary Medical Association (CMA) College Member and is found on the CMA’s Register of Education Providers.

Course Content: 
- The Counselling Practice
- Counselling Skills 
- Interview Techniques & Questioning
- Counselling Sessions
- Facilitating Solutions 
- Counselling Approaches
- Problem Solving 
- Psychology
- Mental Health
- Welfare Practice
- Ethics and the Counselling Practice
- Communications Techniques

(Modules may change and be updated with the latest approaches and developments in the industry).

Qualifications Awarded: This course leads to the awarding of either an ICI Diploma or ICI Advanced Diploma depending on which level you enrol at. The different levels are achieved by the amount of course content and assessments involved in the ICI Diploma and ICI Advanced Diploma levels.

ICI Diploma: Recognises your capacity, on completion of the course, for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and management functions. ICI Diploma holders typically have personal responsibility and autonomy (semi-independence) in performing technical operations or organising others in the workplace.

ICI Advanced Diploma: The graduate is able to apply a significant range of principles and techniques across various contexts and functions. Graduates can expect to be involved in significant judgments, planning, and leadership/guidance functions related to workplace products, services, operations or procedures. 

Course Length:
When you take a distance learning course with ICI, you study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. The maximum time given to complete a program is three years. The average time within which students complete studies is:

- ICI Diploma Level - 24 weeks
- ICI Advanced Diploma Level - 31 weeks

Further Study Options:
Students of our Counselling & Psychology course may also be interested in further studies with ICI within our Law & Criminal Justice range.

Student Survey of ICI Graduates:
• 91% Met student expectations
• 98% Happy with tutorial support
• 91% Would recommend to a friend

Career Opportunities:
Graduates find that their new knowledge and skills makes them suitable for positions in: Counselling (eg. family counselling, grief counselling, conflict resolution, education counselling etc), welfare and social work, education, sports coaching, life coaching, personal training, rehabilitation and health care, mental illness, marketing and sales, industrial relations and management.

Student Review:
I have just graduated from ICI this year with an Advanced Certificate of Counselling & Psychology, 11 months after first enrolling into the course. As I reflect back on my experience with ICI, I can honestly say that it was a truly positive experience every step of the way. As a student I receive impeccable service from the students services department and my tutor each and every time I made a request.
- Amanda