Questions & Answers

Q. When can I start my course/s?
A. The Open College operates a policy of continuous enrolment so you can start anytime you want to.

Q. Is my Open College Diploma Certificate Award Recognised?
A. Yes it is. Many establishments, organisations and employers around the UK that know of us recognise the OC Diploma Award. Here are just a few that use us Company Clients. We also have many members and current, past Open College students on the SFTR National UK Register.

Q. Are the Open College Courses Accredited?
A. All of the Open College UK Ltd courses are SFTR Accredited.
More here: Accreditation

Q. Can you tell me in what way will I be tested on my course work with you?
A. Your work is assessed/marked at the end of your course. You are required to submit your test paper clamp folder to us in a large envelope that we provide in your course material pack at the end of your studies.

Q. In what form are the course tests, assignment papers etc?
A. They vary from multiple choice, true, false, questions, paragraph replies and some courses finish with a thesis/essay.

Q. What happens if I have difficulties with the course that I am studying?
A. The Open College looks after all students really well. You will be well supported with 'online support' weekdays between 9am to 5pm. All serious to pass students pass with us, we make sure of this. Have no worries we will never leave you in the dark.

Q. How do I return my test paper folder and in general correspond with the Open College?
A. Everything is sent to you through the post. You are supplied with all the materials you will need. These are provided within your course material package.

Q. How far away do you correspond with students?
A. All of our students are now within the UK ONLY. We have had many students from overseas such as in Africa, USA, Florida, Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Turkey, India, Dhahran, Jordan etc. We no longer provide courses or any service outside of the UK.

Q. Can I pay by instalments and are there any concessions available?
A. Unfortunately no. Due to the 'current & temporary low fees' in place we are unable to provide any instalments/financial support or any further reductions at this time.

Q. How do I enrol onto an Open College course?
A. You can request an application form and prospectus from us by email or telephone and one will be sent out to you in the next available post. Alternatively you can speed up the process by using our online Order Form. Prospectus

Q. How do I pay?
At the moment payment is sent to us by cheque, Postal Order or Recorded cash. Made payable to Open College UK Ltd. We are currently in the process of setting up a credit/switch card payment facility on this website which will be available soon.

Q. Are there any entry requirements for the OC courses?
A There are currently no entry requirements. Only the serious minded need apply. Anyone can study a course with us subject to acceptance.

Q. Will I have to sit an exam at a centre or travel to college?
A. No, all your work is carried out at your home. The course work folder is then sent to us through the post at the end of your course period in one go. All Diplomas Courses are studied via distance learning - at your home only so that no attendance is required. A Level courses, however differ and do require attendance at an examination centre near you. See A Level Courses for further details. (This only applies to A Level Courses and not Diploma Courses. Each page description is specific to the course you are enroling onto. If in any doubt please telephone or email first.

Q. How many hours study would I need to give the course per week?
A. Just 30 mins per eve would be ample for most of our courses. Small study periods/chunks at a time is more than enough. There is no dead lines to meet or pressure.

Q. How long do I have to complete my course?
A. You have one year to complete your course. Most courses can be easily completed in 3 to 6 months.

Q. What happens after a year?
A. Your course material pack and enrolment with us will expire and become invalid. To earn your Diploma with us you would be required to complete your course within one year.

Q. Who is most suited to these courses?
A. Beginners/inexperienced are ideally suited to our courses. All other experienced therapists from varied walks of life are also ideally suited to the courses including the 'highly experienced' out of touch.

Q. Why are your courses so affordable? Does not the fee possibly reflect the quality?
A. All our courses have been reduced from several hundred pounds for the low promotional period. The quality of the course is more than excellent. You will receive more TOP QUALITY materials from us than many other well known course providers. This we know is a fact. Often we have had to tidy up the mess and pick up the pieces that other course providers have made with some of our clients and students. We can bring our courses to you for the low fees simply because we have special deals on certain course materials with certain publishers, stationers and suppliers. We also have an excellent and successful national business marketing structure in place. The more students we receive the lower we can bring our fees to you!

Q. How long are the special offers on for?
A. We cannot say exactly except that we review our courses and fees each month. Please note: Prices can change at any time without any prior notice.

Q. How long will it take for the course material package to arrive?
A. It will only be a few days/a week. Upon cheque clearance. If you enclosed an email address on the order form then you will be notified of despatch etc.
If you wish to pay by PO or Registered cash then the course despatch will be much quicker. If you want to pay by registered cash we can arrange this over the phone so that as soon as your enrolment form and cash is received we can despatch your course that very next day. This speedy despatch will need to be discussed and agreed upon prior.

Q. What if I fail the Course, Would I have wasted my money?
A. You won't fail with us. All our students pass, we make sure you are up to scratch and those that cannot can be issued with a Certificate of completion as opposed to a Diploma award. So you are in safe hands. Please don't worry about this. We will make sure all our students are satisfied with what they have paid for.

Q. Someone else wants to study the course with me, is it possible to share the course between the two of us instead of purchasing two courses?
A. Unfortunately, the answer has to be no. One course per student only.

Q. On average how long does a course take to study?
A. Some courses take a few months on average. Most learn our courses in 1, 3 up to six months.

Q. Can I study 2 or more courses at a time?
A. Yes you can, as many as you wish within reason of course so as not to cause you information overload, but whatever you feel comfortable with.

Q. You don't seem to have the answers to my questions on this page?
A. You are free to contact the Open College anytime by email or telephone on 0121 680 0141. If no one is available to take your call it would help if you would leave any questions you may have on our answer machine and someone will get back to you as soon as they can or at the time that you state. This makes the process efficient as we can be very busy in working hours.

Q. I have rang you several times but cannot get through or can only reach your answer machine?
A. During the week we can be extremely busy receiving hunderds of telephone calls. As we operate mainly over the internet worldwide we attract varied spammers, multiple scammers, telesales, advertisers, lottery scammers, religious scammers, gold bullion scammers-the notorious Nigerian scam, endless phoney charity scams and pleas, porn peddlers, drug/pharmacy sellers and many others trying to push their questionable goods and products onto us and others. This list is endless and amusing. Being an internet based company we are bombarded daily with hundreds of callers UK AND OVERSEAS and with Spam emails which have now resulted in the implementation of our answer machines, anti Spam email/virus software and so forth. We only respond to genuine callers who leave a message pertaining to our courses/products and or students requesting support and advice etc. Normally we can respond to telephone calls within minutes to a few hours. Once 5pm arrives we close sharp. But can still be returning calls late into the evening. If you are unable to leave a message for us to return your call you may be best going to our competitors rather than getting frustrated with how busy we are. We can only sincerely apologise for this. Please understand the very nature and structure of how we work leaves us no choice. If you would like a chat with us please leave your message if no one answers and we will return your call ASAP or at a time that suits you.

Q. Are your counselling and psychotherapy courses accredited by the BACP?
A. No they are not.

Q. Apart from yourselves are there any other course providers or courses that you can recommend?
A. For obvious reasons we are not going to advertise other organisations here the same as they would not advertise us. The only courses external to us that we do recommend is the Open University.

Q. How do I obtain an insurance application form?
A. A number of changes have now been made in the industry and we are no longer allowed to send out insurance application forms. You will need to contact the insurers onsite - direct for a quote.

Q. How do I become a member of the SFTR and MOC?
A. This is automatic, your membership, certificate is free and will be sent to you with your course through the post.

Q. What does the MOC & MSFTR and stand for?
A. MOC stands for 'Member Open College'. SFTR stands for 'Member Sherwood Foundation Therapists Register'.

Q. Are there any hidden extras or costs that I do not know about with your courses?
A. None. The full course costs are shown and is the only amount payable. College membership is FREE to all who purchase an Open College course.

Q. Are their any attendance requirements to be made to the Open College?
A. None. All Diplomas Courses are studied via distance learning - at your home only so that no attendance is required. All tapes, CD's and course content contains all the info and instructions that you will need. A Level courses, however differ and do require attendance at an examination centre near you. See A Level Courses for further details. (This only applies to A Level Courses and not Diploma Courses. Each page description is specific to the course you are enroling onto. If in any doubt please telepjone or email first.

Hypnosis Related questions

Q. Is hypnosis some kind of mysterious power or gift that some have?
A. No, just a series of very effective established psychological techniques & language structures that can be learned by anyone wishing to succeed.

Q. Is hypnosis dangerous and should it only be practised by doctors?
A. There's been no recorded deaths within hypnosis or hypnotherapy sessions but many within the medical profession.

Q. Is hypnosis anti-Christian?
A. We will not engage in religious delusional and ignorant beliefs. We are therapists using psychological techniques to help, heal, cure and or correct if we can the way people negatively think and feel in their lives and to alleviate their symptoms. Lack of understanding and fear causes so many misconceptions. To learn more about what hypnosis is not read about hypnosis lower down in the hypnosis course section.

Q. What is the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy, are they not the same thing?
A. Hypnosis is described in the above link section. Hypnotherapy however is the application of an applied therapy using hypnosis in various forms.

Q. Is hypnosis successful?
A. Hypnotists have to be successful to survive.

Q. Do I have to become a member of the SFTR?
A. No, not if you don't want to, but you are advised to. Becoming a member of a professional body such as the SFTR gives you protection in the event of anyone making a malpractice claim against you in a court of law. Any professional governing body can act as an umbrella if ever you should need it. Also when applying for professional insurance cover you will be asked within the proposal, application what professional body you are a member of.

Q. How much can I earn as a hypnotherapist?
A. Hypnotists and hypnotherapists charge around £40 to £60 for a 30, 40 to 60 minutes session in the UK, this is the average and going rate. If you charge £45 per client for an hour session, and receive one client per night from Monday to Saturday that will earn you £270 per week, that's £1,080 per month extra income that's £12,960 per year or double if you see two clients per day! This is within the grasp of any newly starting out hypnotist, just one or two clients per day or evening as a start.

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