What is the purpose of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with a foundational understanding of mental health and mental wellbeing. It supports learners to recognise what mental health means, identify ways to look after their own wellbeing, and understand how to offer appropriate support to friends and family experiencing mental health difficulties.
Learners also gain awareness of sources of help and guidance for mental ill health. The qualification is assessed through an on screen multiple choice test designed to confirm essential knowledge at Level 1.
What skills, knowledge, or understanding does this qualification develop?
The aim of this qualification is to further develop learners’ understanding of mental health and mental wellbeing in everyday life. It is designed to introduce what is meant by mental health, build confidence in looking after their own mental wellbeing, and raise awareness of how mental health difficulties can affect others. Learners will gain practical knowledge on how to offer appropriate support to friends and family and will be able to identify sources of help and support for mental ill-health. The qualification supports personal development, empathy, and informed help-seeking behaviours.
The objectives of the qualification are to provide learners with the opportunity to:
• develop an understanding of what is meant by mental health and mental wellbeing
• understand simple, practical ways to look after their own mental wellbeing
• gain awareness of how to support friends and family who may be experiencing mental health difficulties
• know about sources of support and help available for mental ill-health
Progression & entry requirements
There are no specific prior skills/knowledge learners must have for this qualification.
Centres must ensure that learners have the correct information and advice when selecting qualifications to ensure that the qualification will meet their needs.
Centres must ensure that this qualification suits the age and abilities of their learners by ensuring that learners can meet the relevant literacy, numeracy, digital, and health and safety requirements of the qualification.
Learners enrolled on this qualification should not undertake another qualification at the same level with a similar title or content, as this could impact funding eligibility due to duplicated learning.
On completion of this qualification learners will be equipped with a basic understanding of mental health wellbeing.
Successful completion of the Level 1 Award in Mental Wellbeing could allow learners to progress onto further study relating to:
• mental health and mental wellbeing
• health and care
• social and health sciences
A full in-depth careers information, advice and guidance session should be completed for learners before, during and after completion of learning, finding them the most appropriate progression pathways unique to them and based on their ability and aspirations.
