RSPH Level 2 Award in Supporting Behaviour Change
Level 2 Ref. Q000017
Having access to support and guidance can make all the difference when we are looking to make a change to our health and wellbeing. Our accredited Level 2 qualification will help you to build the skills and knowledge needed support others to identify and successfully make changes that can improve their health and wellbeing.

What is Level 2 Supporting Behaviour Change?
Behaviour change refers to any actions that someone can take to make improvements to their health and wellbeing. This could be anything from stopping smoking, to adopting a healthier diet, to being more physically active.
This accredited qualification is designed to help you to understand the key principles and models of behaviour change, and to develop the core skills and knowledge to use those models in conversations and brief interventions with others.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual.
Who is this qualification for?
The Level 2 Award in Supporting Behaviour Change is valuable for anyone in or looking for roles that involve supporting others to make changes to their behaviour to improve their health and wellbeing.
All employees
Regardless of your role, the Level 2 Supporting Behaviour Change help you to support customers, service users and colleagues.
New starters
Looking to start strong in a new role where you support individuals around changes to their lifestyle? Show your knowledge with this course.
Looking to upgrade your health?
Understanding what makes behaviour change happen will help you to make changes to your own lifestyle.
Key skills
By completing this qualification, you will come away with practical, actionable understanding of how to support others to make changes to their behaviour, including:
- How to communicate effectively and build rapport with an individual
- Impacts of behaviour change and how to explore these factors
- How to support and individual in thinking about making a lifestyle behaviour change
- How to support an individual to plan a behaviour change.
For full details, read the course specification below.
How long does it take to complete?
The qualification takes a total of 16 hours to complete, followed by a 70-minute multiple-choice examination.
Career progression
Completing the Level 2 Award in Supporting Behaviour Change is a valuable step on the route to a wide variety of careers, including:
- Health coach
- Health navigator
- Community health and wellbeing worker
- Health improvement practitioner
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Specification - Level 2 Award in Supporting Behaviour Change
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