The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC) is a private training organisation and was established in the early 1990s to meet the need for counsellor education in the vocational sector. It began as a small organisation in Brisbane and rapidly grew throughout the 90s.
AIPC is now a national private provider of professional counsellor education. The Institute’s primary course is the Diploma of Professional Counselling, which is a nationally recognised training program offered by distance education and online. This course was first officially accredited in 1995 when the Institute gained its Registered Training Organisation (RTO) status.
In 2007, the Institute added a Vocational Graduate Certificate in Counselling and Vocational Graduate Diploma of Counselling to its Scope of Registration and these courses commenced in 2008. Both courses include streams in Grief & Loss, Addictions and Family Therapy.
The Institute is also recognised as a non-university provider of higher education and has offered a Bachelor of Counselling since March 2008. In late 2008, the Institute added a variety of community services courses to its Scope of Registration and these courses are promoted and delivered under the Australian Institute of Community Services (AICS) trading name.
All Institute courses are approved for Austudy, Abstudy, Youth Allowance and Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) funding through Centrelink. The Institute’s Head Office is in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley, with Australian Student Support Centres located at: Sunshine Coast, Carina Brisbane, Gold Coast, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The New Zealand agent is based in Auckland, whilst our UK wholly-owned subsidiary (College of Counselling UK) is based in London, United Kingdom.
The Institute’s ethos is heavily weighted towards providing a high quality training product and service standard to all students.
Our Mission
Genuine care and concern of our students is our highest mission. We pledge to provide an exceptional level of support to our students who will always enjoy the most practical and worthwhile external study program available.
The AIPC experience stands in our student’s minds as a place that brings enjoyment, fun and fulfilment to their daily lives.
Our Team
Our Educational Team includes over 60 team members accross Australia, providing support in a range of areas including: course development, student support, assessment marking, quality control, and more. We regularly publishe their profiles in our newsletters and via this Blog. You can meet some of them below:
Community
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www.aipc.net.au/ezine
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www.aipc.net.au/twitter
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