We are absolutely delighted that JHD is once again commended for its outstanding performance as a Counselling Training Provider. 

External Examiner’s Comments:
The External Examiner again endorses the Centre for its training ethos, strong learning programmes and for its commitment to maintaining standards and quality in the delivery and assessment of its counselling training programmes. The Centre has been worthy of its status and recognition by the NCC Education Ltd and is meeting all the demands of professional recognition.

The content of JHD’s Counselling Training Programmes is comprehensive, varied, challenging, and demanding. This foundation to training will guide and prepare learners, students and trainees towards competency and proficiency in counselling skills and preparation for practice and graduate potential practitioners who are safe and fit to practice.

It is also important to record that, whilst the mode of learning may have changed, JHD have been able to maintain the training programmes with great success through the blended learning approach of online delivery and Zoom training sessions and assessment of learning, and a synchronous process of learning. Since September 2021 over 70 learners, students and trainees have enrolled on JHD courses at Levels, 2, 3 and 4 underlying the success of the Centre and the reputation of its training programmes....

The methods of planned assessment at all three levels are comprehensive and robust. Level 2 is the equivalent of GCSE level; Level 3 is the equivalent of 2 ‘A’ levels and Level 4 equates to the first year of an undergraduate degree. The assessment processes are modelled upon the Ofqual descriptors for each level, and the Examiner’s scrutiny of assessed samples demonstrates that these are being clearly addressed and achieved. The Assessment process is also supported and reinforced through the input of the Internal Verifier.
The assessment process at each level ensures that Course(s) participants are engaging in a programme of learning that is fit for purpose, and results in graduating trainees who are fit to practice. The Centre strives to ensure that the qualifications are worthy of their recognition by NCC Education Ltd....

External Examiner’s Report on evidence of Good Practice.

1    Evidence of assessed coursework demonstrates that the teaching is of a very high standard and learners, students’ and trainees are producing quality coursework submissions.

2    Excellent training venues and facilities, conducive to the training and development of counselling learners, students, and trainees.

3    Highly qualified trainers who are also practitioners.

4    Quality training programmes - exceptionally designed, structured, and including appropriate content for each level of training.

5    Commitment to delivering training programmes to a high standard which guides learners, students, and trainees towards professional practitioner status.

6    Robust assessment processes - fairly and consistently applied to each learner, student, and trainee.

7    Benchmarked training standards identified in previous EV visits/contacts and maintained/consolidated within the current academic year.

8    Strong leadership and academic management and administration of the Centre.

9    Sound management and teaching support for all learners, students, and trainees.

10  Strong IV process and procedure and ongoing mentoring of Tutors.

11  Standardisation of teaching and assessment across all levels.

12  Excellent retention and achievement of Learners, Students and Trainees.

13  Ongoing developing of CPD training programmes.

JHD Counselling Services’s philosophy has been to uphold and enhance the standards and quality of training required and demanded for recognition by NCC Education Ltd.

JHD are once again commended for maintaining their outstanding standards and quality of teaching and assessment. Reaching standards of excellence requires commitment, strong management and experienced tutors who can use their skills of teaching and assessment to prepare students and trainees for practice within the counselling arena. It requires more of the same to retain those standards - this Report can confirm that JHD have been successful in furthering their reputation as a centre of excellence in the delivery of its suite of counselling training programmes, which are now recognised by the NCC Education Ltd.

JHD Counselling Services is an exceptional training centre and has been worthy of its academic recognition and status for Levels 2, 3 and 4 with NCC Education Ltd, and continues to be outstanding as a beacon of training provision and centre of excellence within the counselling arena.