The Foundation Certificate course incorporates all the topics in the "Official TA 101", the international standard syllabus laid down by EATA/ITAA to cover the core concepts of TA.

The year of study for the Foundation Certificate is concurrent with the Berne Institute's common-entry Foundation Year. The Certificate course may thus be taken either as a free-standing module or as a first step in the Institute's Counselling Diploma or TA Psychotherapy training courses.
 

Eligibility for entry to the Foundation Certificate course

To be eligible for the Foundation Certificate course, you must:

(a) complete an intake interview with one of the trainers, to the mutual satisfaction of trainer and trainee;
(b) take out membership in the ITA (which confers similar membership in EATA) and pay the necessary ITA membership subscription.

These conditions are necessary but do not confer an automatic right to enter the programme.

No previous academic qualification is required for entry to the Foundation Certificate course.

Certification

At the end of the Foundation Year, you are eligible to take the examination for The Berne Institute's Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis. This will be awarded on the basis of a written examination (a short case study of your personal or professional application of TA) plus successful completion of the "TA 101" written examination.

Upon completion of the Foundation course, trainees will also be eligible for the "TA 101" certificate of the European Association for Transactional Analysis.

Further information

For details of fees, course arrangements and directions on how to apply, please return to the Overview page.