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Certificate in Counselling

Phronesis International College · Ramotswa

About this programme

An entry-level qualification introducing the foundational knowledge, skills and competencies of professional counselling through learner-centred, experiential methods. It suits those beginning counsellor training, professionals in police/NGO/Kgotla/military and other helping roles, and anyone seeking personal-development counselling skills; entry is open with a Junior Certificate or relevant work experience.

Entry requirement

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Programme facts

QualificationCertificate
InstitutionPhronesis International College
Faculty / schoolCounselling & Psychotherapy
Duration1 year
LocationRamotswa
AccreditationBQA Accredited
Funding / sponsorshipSelf-sponsored; entry-level qualification (Junior Certificate or relevant work experience).
Demand outlookHRDC forecasts about 363 openings a year in SOCIAL SCIENCES (2025). Years of backlog: not shown. Appendix 3 publishes no unemployment sector matching Social Sciences, so no figure is available. Graduates per opening: 1.59. ISCED bundles Journalism and Information with Social Sciences, so this ratio is indicative only. These openings are a forecast of need, not posts that are currently being filled. In July 2026 the Directorate of Public Service Management told Parliament's Public Accounts Committee that government "currently do not have the financial capacity to create new vacancies", and that more than 8,000 students now graduate each year while the economy is no longer creating jobs at the same pace. Government policy reserves 80% of entry-level vacancies for new graduates and is achieving about 70%. (Directorate of Public Service Management, evidence to the 62nd sitting of the Public Accounts Committee, reported by Mmegi (July 2026).) This describes the whole field, not this programme alone, and it is not a government waiting list — Botswana publishes no such figure. Source: HRDC Priority Skills Report, March 2025, Table 31 p.41; HRDC Tertiary Education Statistics Report 2024, Table 22.

Careers this programme leads to

Counselling Aide Peer Counsellor Community Support Worker NGO Outreach Worker Pastoral Care Assistant Wellness/HIV Counsellor School Support Assistant Helpline Volunteer Community Mediator (Kgotla) Care Worker

Source

Published by https://www.pic.ac.bw/programmes/certificate-in-counselling/.

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