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Diploma of Counselling
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Build foundational counselling skills, spiritual formation, and practical readiness for real-world client support.
Graduate Diploma of Counselling
For degree-qualified professionals ready for advanced counselling practice
Develop evidence-informed counselling skills, complete placement, and begin the first phase of a Master of Counselling pathway.
Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology
For people ready to grow where God has planted them
Build biblical foundations, ministry skills, and spiritual formation for service in church, community, and care settings.
Certificate IV in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care
For those called to care in schools, churches, and community settings
Gain recognised training, practical skills, and placement experience for chaplaincy and pastoral care work.
Bachelor of Counselling
For diploma and advanced diploma graduates ready for higher education study
Build on your counselling foundation through broader theory, critical thinking, and a clear pathway towards long-term professional practice.
Master of Counselling
For graduate diploma students ready for the next stage of professional formation
Continue into advanced counselling study through a clear, cost-effective pathway with trusted higher education partners.
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Tov News
Faith, Psychology, and Formation in Christian Counselling
Read MoreLearning to Hold It Together: Why Formation Matters in Christian Counselling Christian counselling is never just about learning techniques. It is about becoming a particular kind of person — one who can listen deeply, reflect wisely, and respond faithfully in the complexity of human lives. This commitment to Christian counselling formation recognises that who we…
Read More Tov Academy Counselling Courses Receive ACA Accreditation Tov Academy is pleased to announce that the Australian Counselling Association has approved accreditation for both the 11384NAT Graduate Diploma of Counselling and the 11207NAT Advanced Diploma of Integrative Practice (Counselling). This means that all Tov Academy counselling courses are now ACA accredited. ACA accreditation is a…
Read More Build the Highway: Preparing Pathways for People to Return to God
Read MoreBuild the Highway: Preparing Pathways for People to Return to God There is a kind of need that is hard to ignore. We see it in the exhaustion of leaders, the anxiety of young people, the grief sitting quietly beneath the surface of families, the loneliness in our communities, and the spiritual confusion many people…
Read More Christian Counselling Training Built on Human Flourishing
Read MoreMore Than Managing: Why Christian Counselling Training Built on Human Flourishing Changes Everything Something has shifted in Australian culture over the past decade, and most of us who work in churches, ministry, and the helping professions have felt it. Mental health has moved from the edges of public conversation to the centre. Diagnoses that once…
Read More Human Flourishing, easy or hard?
Read MoreBroken: Why Human Flourishing Feels Harder Than It Should There’s a question that follows a lot of us around, even if we never quite say it out loud. Why is this so hard? Not just “why is life painful” — we all know the answer to that one. The harder question is why human flourishing…
Read More The Good Life: Flourishing as Exiles
Read MoreThe last couple of months I have been doubling down on Matthew 5. I was reminded of something Dallas Willard said years back when asked by a Pastor what he should be reading. His reply, ‘read the gospels over and over and over, and then read them again.’ Good advice! I’ve been reading commentaries and…
Read More Emotional Exhaustion, and how to help
Read MoreWhy So Many People Feel Emotionally Exhausted Right Now Understanding what is driving it—and what actually helps A lot of people are carrying a quiet sense of depletion at the moment. They may not call it burnout. More often, it sounds like this: “I’m tired all the time.”“I feel flat.”“I don’t have much left to…
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Across decades, roles, and places — people return to what they learned here.
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- 49countries represented in our learning community
- 1M+counsellings sessions held by our alumni
‘God opened my eyes to see how much people are suffering in secret out there and I see that they don’t know how to seek help, who to go to or where to go to. And I listened to God’s calling for my life and after doing research, I was drawn to study at Tov (formally aifc), and since that day, I have never looked back. I know God has transformed me through my time at tov, I am more self aware. God has taught me to rely on him. Every counselling outcome is in His hands. It is really quite humbling and liberating.”
"I noticed that many male teenagers and men are falling through the gaps, with their mental health often overlooked. Many struggle with identity, and God has given me a passion to support them. Through aifc, I'm learning how to collaborate with others and engage in crucial conversations. Studying Christian Counselling at aifc has been inclusive and has transformed my perspective."
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