Magister Psychologiae - MPsych / The Western Cape AIDS Training,Information and Counselling Centre (ATICC) primarily focuses on the development and provision of information and different types of training programmes on HIV/AID/STIs. The Director of the Health Service of the Cape Metropolitan Council was invited by ATICC to select seven health educators and nurses who were involved in health education and counselling in their local clinics to complete a six-month training course. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the ATICC training course on the counselling practice of trainees at their clinics. / South Africa