Mental Health Awareness Level 6 Listowel 2026
This course will equip you with the knowledge, skill and competence to work effectively in a mental healthcare setting promoting understanding and good practice in providing services to individuals with mental health difficulties.
Minor Award New for 2026
Course overview
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to work independently or in a supervisory capacity in an organisation which provides services to individuals with mental health issues.
This course is scheduled to run in Listowel Campus, every Tuesday evening, 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm for 12 weeks.
Please note all Learners must have competent written and spoken English (CEFR B2 or Higher).
What will I study ?
Learners will be able to:
- Acquire an understanding of the theoretical background associated with mental health issues
- Examine the moral, ethical and legal considerations associated with mental health
- Distinguish between the major classifications of mental illness
- Identify and discuss strategies to maintain positive mental health
- Recognise barriers to positive mental health
- Describe symptoms and characteristics of mental illness
- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of mental illness on the person and society
- Outline the various models used in understanding mental illness (environmental, chemical, social, cultural, genetic or combinations)
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of treatment approaches
- Explain the role of the relevant associated mental health professionals (GP, CPN, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Counsellor, Social Worker, Rehabilitation professionals, Occupational Therapists, etc
- Describe the recovery process and outline the recovery movement in Ireland
- Understand the key issues relating to current legislation
- Recognise the positive and negative factors which may affect your mental health
- Demonstrate an awareness of how mind and body interact to promote positive mental health
- Examine treatment approaches and their application (Medication, physiotherapy, counselling, healing communities, systematic interventions, etc)
- Demonstrate an awareness of the ongoing interventions available in the community for people with enduring mental health difficulties. (day centres, sheltered workshops, resource centres, rehabilitation training programmes, supported employment, sheltered housing etc.
- Examine the features of recovery
- Evaluate positive supports in the community which promote positive mental health; e.g. yoga, Pilates, relaxation, reiki, reflexology, massage, support groups, social activities, etc
- Appreciate various treatment approaches
- Apply best practice in working with individuals with mental health difficulties
What is the certification?
QQI Level 6 Minor Award Certificate in Mental Health Awareness (6N2209)
What are the entry requirements?
- Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a standard of knowledge, skill and competence equivalent to NFQ Level 5 when accessing a Level 6 programme. Applicants must have a level 5 module completed in the same field to progress to Level 6.
- Mature applicants with relevant life and work experience.
- Must have a motivation to learn, an interest in the subject and the ability to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies set out in the course.
- Must be able to work with responsibility and demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative.
What is the cost?
Fees apply to all part-time programmes.
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Learners in employment may also be granted a fee waiver under the Skills to Advance Initiative. For more details on this please contact Claire at [email protected]
Still have questions?
Contact our Kerry College Admissions Offices – Tralee on 066 714 9696, Killarney on 064 662 2593 or [email protected]
Part-time Courses - FAQs
FET is short for Further Education & Training. Kerry College is an integrated college of FET. This means we do both progression-focused further education programmes and a range of employment-focused skills training programmes.
We enroll twice each year - January and September.
Part-time programmes run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and increasingly online.
This depends on the course you choose.
Some courses have long waiting lists, others - not so much. Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so the best advice we can offer is to apply in plenty of time.
We enroll over 1000 applicants to our part-time courses each year - so it's always busy.
As places are offered based on the date of application, our team could be working their way down through the list.
That said, always check.
You can call Mary on our Part-time courses team at 066-7149696.
Although all of our part-time courses are fee-paying, we do have a DEASP Fee Waiver in place for those in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment.
This is subject to a waiting list and demand for course places.
Most part-time courses run at Kerry College are Minor awards.
A Minor award is commonly referred to as a module - but also as a component certificate or a certificate of unit credit.
These single 'modules' may be completed and certificated individually. All minor awards are linked to a major award that allows learners to collect and build their minor awards and work towards gaining a major award.
Applications for all part-time programmes should be made online - via the Kerry College website or www.fetchcourses.ie
FETCH COURSES is the national application system for all FET course applications.
All new applicants must set up a free account on www.fetchcourses.ie. You must use this to apply for all further education and training progarmmes anywhere in Ireland.
For existing Fetch Courses account holders, login and apply as before.
You can reset your password using your email or mobile phone. When you do, make sure you keep it for future reference.
Bear in mind, FETCH uses your PPS number to identify you - so although you might be able to set up a second account - it won't work properly.
If you're still stuck, contact our Admissions team on 066-714 96 96
No, aside from the DEASP Fee Waiver, all part-time courses are fee-paying.