Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism (EQUAL)

02/09/2025
Format
26/06/2026
BHSL2012 (2025/2026Z)
Online Provision
Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £TBC
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £TBC

You may be entitled to a discount if you are in receipt of one or more benefits:

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If the above applies to you, you will be asked to provide evidence of this before you make a payment. You will find further instructions after you have completed the enrolment steps.

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You may be entitled to this course for free. There are two cases where you may qualify for this:

If you are currently unemployed, are looking for work and are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits you may qualify for a discount:

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If the above applies to you, you will be asked to provide evidence of this before you make a payment. You will find further instructions after you have completed the enrolment steps.

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Cant Enrol Reason

Please note that the College is only able to offer this course at the rates publicised on this website to those individuals aged 19+ or over on 31st August 2024 whose home address is in areas of England outside of the devolved authority areas of: Cambridge and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England. Where an individual resides outside of England or in one of the devolved areas then the College reserves the right to charge you for the delivery of the course at a rate of £11.25 per hour. This is in line with the College’s Fees Policy which is published on our websites.

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Overview of Course

Overview of Course

This programme is designed for any learner that wants to gain and understanding of autism and the principles of supporting autistic individuals.

These may be learners who wish to access this training with a view to progressing to further qualifications or employment within health and social care, to complement other qualifications within health or health and social care, or to develop in their current job role within health and social care.

Course Overview

What you will learn

What you will learn

All units within the qualification are mandatory and you will gain knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

· Best practice relating to Autism
· Living with Autism
· Signs, symptoms and diagnosis of autism
· Sources of information, support, legislation, and guidance relevant to autism

What Will I Learn

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

In order to attend the course, learners should be able to follow verbal and written instructions in English at Level 1 and above. Learners will also need a good level of IT skills to be able to access and navigate the learning platform and keep in contact with their personal tutor.

Learners will need access to a computer, laptop or tablet device with access to the internet.  The setup of this course enables learners to study independently and flexibly at times convenient to them.

All learners will need to enrol online prior to any course starting through the online enrolment portal.

Entry Requirements

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

Learners will be given access to a comprehensive online learning platform which will provide them with detailed knowledge and information to support their successful completion of each unit.

Further self-directed research is encouraged to expand learner’s understanding of key topics.

Assessment Methods

How will I know if I'm making progress?

How will I know if I'm making progress?

· Clear deadlines will be provided for each unit to ensure the qualification is completed within the set time frame.
· Completion and progress on each unit is clearly identified on the learner’s online dashboard.
· Learners will receive regular written feedback throughout the course including opportunities for further development.

Progress

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

You will be completing work in relation to each unit, which a range of activities and questioning to allow you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding. You will complete this online using the online platform.

Required Coursework

Additional information

Additional information

The Additional Learning Support Team work across college supporting students with a variety of learning needs in different ways. Support can be requested at enrolment or at any point throughout your course. For more information about ALS or for support booking on to a course telephone 0333 0031717.

Additional Information

Careers progression

Careers progression

Following completion of this course the following progression option(s) are available:

· Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2
· Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health Level 2
· Certificate in Understanding Working with People with Mental Health Needs Level 2
· Certificate in Understanding Common Health Conditions Level 2

For general information about other courses, contact us on the same number or check out the website www.lal.ac.uk

Careers Progression
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The online application and enrolment process is really simple, once you have clicked the “APPLY" or "ENROL” button you will be redirected to the portal where you either log in or create an account (if you haven’t done so previously). We will then ask you to give us a couple of bits of information like address, mobile phone number ect and that’s it.
Once your applications has been made the next step will be for you to book yourself onto one of our interview evenings, depending on availability you might be able to do this straight away but otherwise we will get in contact to arrange when you come in for an interview.
At any point you can log back into the portal throughout the year, update information like your predicted GCSE grades, update contact and consent information and keep a live track of your application.
If you have any questions or run into any problems when using the portal please get in contact with us and we will help

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