We also offer an MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy and a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling, validated by Middlesex University. Work for the MSc and PGCD awards is closely integrated with our existing TA Psychotherapy course, and the final examinations for CTA are also the final examinations for the award of MSc.

For 2011-12, we are once again offering a weekday training option for our TA Psychotherapy / Diploma course, in addition to our existing weekend groups. The weekday group meets on Monday once per month, joining the Sunday groups for the training day.

The Berne Institute Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis
The major focus of this one-year part-time course (twenty days of training) is on providing an in-depth awareness of transactional analysis (TA) and its applications in counselling and other interpersonal fields within the helping professions. As well as considering the major theories of TA and their applications, it includes practical, experiential and skills-development work. The Foundation 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 Foundation Year course may be taken either as a free-standing module, or as preparation for the TA Psychotherapy course. Eligibility: no prior experience is required (but please note the eligibility requirement for the Psychotherapy course if you intend progressing to that option). Admission is by interview. For more details, click here.

The Berne Institute Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling
The Institute's Diploma course provides a thorough in-depth training for those wishing to take up a career in counselling.The course is also suitable for counsellors who wish to expand their skills and knowledge using the TA core model. The in-house Diploma course typically requires a minimum of three years' post-Foundation study, with twenty days of training in each year. It provides a balance of theory, skills training, personal development and practical experience and is designed to integrate all these elements to provide a firm basis for development as a counsellor. Eligibility: for entry to the Diploma course you must normally have completed at least 120 hours’ TA training (exceptionally, training in another modality) at Foundation level. For further details on the Diploma, click here.

Accredited Training Course in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy
This course is intended for trainees who plan to pursue a professional career as psychotherapists. There are 20 days of training in each year. The total duration of the course will depend on your initial experience and background, since it may be possible to credit prior learning towards the total hours requirement set by EATA; as a general guideline only, most trainees can expect to take four to five years between entering the course and taking their final examination. The training is accredited by the Humanistic and Integrative College of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) for the purpose of registration. Trainees completing the course will normally take the international examination set by the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) for accreditation as a Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) in the field of Psychotherapy. Success in the CTA examination gives you the right to be listed in the UKCP's National Register as a Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist, as well as qualifying you for Professional Membership of the Institute of Transactional Analysis. Eligibility: you must normally have completed the Foundation Year, or a comparable course at another EATA-accredited training institute comprising at least 120 hours’ TA training, and have a degree or degree-equivalent qualification. (If you are unsure about the degree-equivalence of your qualification, we shall be happy to advise you). For further details, click here.

Masters’ Degree in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy
We offer an MSc in TA Psychotherapy, validated by Middlesex University. Work for the Masters’ degree is closely integrated with our existing framework of training and examination for accreditation as Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA). MSc students follow the training course already described for CTA, and the final written and oral examinations for the CTA are also the final examinations for the award of the MSc. Students on the Masters’ course will also have a number of written assignments formally assessed during the course itself. The duration of the MSc course is 3 years (min.) of part-time study, with enrolment normally taking place in the third year of post-Foundation training. For more details,  click here.

Postgraduate Clinical Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling
We also offer a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma in TA Counselling, validated by Middlesex University. Diploma students, like those for the MSc, follow the CTA training course and complete written assignments; but in place of the CTA final examinations, Diploma students are assessed on two short case studies and a sample of their taped work. The duration of the PGCD course is 2 years (min.) of part-time study, with enrolment normally taking place in the third year of post-Foundation training. For more details of the Diploma, click here.

MSc by Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
If you have already qualified as CTA (either at The Berne Institute or at another EATA-accredited centre) you are eligible to apply for the award of MSc via Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL). Like the on-going MSc and PGCD courses, this APL procedure is validated by Middlesex University. If you are interested in APL, please click here for more details.
 

Training location and dates
Berne Institute trainings are held at our training centre, Berne House, near Nottingham. Directions, with dates and times for each training course, will be sent on enrolment, and are also available on enquiry from the Course Registrar (address and telephone number below).

Fees (academic year 2011-12)
The training fee for the Foundation Year course is £1,475. For each year of the TA Psychotherapy / Diploma course, the training fee is £1,850. These fees include £50 for Berne Institute membership.
    Course members are asked to pay an initial booking deposit of £100, with the balance of the respective training fee payable in ten monthly instalments.
    Students registering for the Masters’ Degree and/or the Postgraduate Clinical Diploma will be charged in addition an annual fee of £950*, which covers Middlesex registration and all marking fees for assignments submitted for MSc or PGCD assessment. Please note: this annual fee does not become payable until the date of registration for the MSc or PGCD, which will normally be in your third year of the on-going CTA/Diploma training. The annual fee may possibly be varied from time to time by Middlesex University; we shall of course inform you on application of any change in this  fee. On all these fees, including the MSc / PGCD annual fee, we offer a facility for payment by instalments. (Please note: for MSc or PGCD students who take a year out of the programme, a year-out fee is payable, as well as the annual membership fee of £50 for that year). As at the most recent update of this web page (December 2011) the amount of the year-out fee is still under discussion. It wil be entered on the page as soon as it has been finalised.
    Exam group: (for advanced TA Psychotherapy / MSc trainees only): £1050 for ten one-day meetings (includes £50 annual membership fee). (*Please note: for students applying for direct entry to the Exam Group to take the MSc by APL, after completing their earlier years of training elsewhere, the annual MSc fee is £1,500).
    Information on the fees for APL is included in the APL information pack, available on request from the Course Registrar.
    A marking fee of £150 will be payable by students choosing to take the examination for the Berne Institute's in-house Diploma. On all other courses, marking fees for Berne Institute and Middlesex University assessments are included in the fees already listed. Please note, however, that marking fees for EATA examinations are payable directly to EATA, and are not included in the Berne Institute fees listed above.

Principal Trainers at The Berne Institute
The principal trainers on The Berne Institute’s courses are Ian Stewart and Adrienne Lee, Joint Directors of The Institute, together with Associate Director Mark Widdowson and Academic Tutor and Supervisor Frances Townsend.  (To learn more about our training faculty, please  click here ).

Visiting trainers also contribute to the programme. All trainers on The Berne Institute's training faculty are accredited by the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) and the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA), and are UKCP Registered Psychotherapists and Professional Members of the UK's Institute of Transactional Analysis (ITA).

To apply for a course, or if you have any questions not covered by the information on this web site, please contact: The Course Registrar, The Berne Institute, Berne House, 29 Derby Road, Kegworth DE74 2EN. Tel. and fax: 01509-673649; email: click here>>