Our Training and Assessment Programme includes all of the core competences (knowledge and skills) needed by stop smoking practitioners in England to help smokers to quit. The training programme is built around evidence-based behaviour change techniques that provide an understanding of the factors involved in smoking and smoking cessation, and include practical interventions that we know will make a significant difference to the chances of your clients becoming permanent ex-smokers. The training programme has been shown to increase practitioners' knowledge, develop their skills and lead to improved practice. The training programme includes all of the information that you need to pass the online assessment. Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will become an NCSCT Certified Stop Smoking Practitioner. NCSCT Specialty Modules Our specialty modules give practitioners working in specialised areas the additional knowledge and skills to work with particular groups of smokers. The courses are open to NCSCT Certified Stop Smoking Practitioners, who have taken the training and passed the assessment. If you would like to undertake the pregnancy and mental health specialty modules, please click on the links on the right.