What is this course?

Behaviour change refers to any actions that someone can take to make improvements to their health and wellbeing. This could be anything from stopping smoking, to adopting a healthier diet, to being more physically active. This accredited qualification is designed to help you to understand how to effectively use communication skills and behaviour change techniques to support an individual to plan for a behaviour change. This qualification is regulated by Ofqual.

Who is this qualification for? 

The Level 2 Award in Theories and Principles of Behaviour Change is valuable for anyone in or looking for employment supporting others to make changes to their behaviour in order to improve their health and wellbeing.

Key skills

• The behaviour change theories that underpin health improvement activities

• The principles of behaviour change techniques

• Motivational techniques that can enhance and support behaviour change

• How to motivate individual change in group and community settings