02 Mar 2021
Key Facts
Qualification purpose
Prepare for further learning or training and/or develop knowledge and/or skills in a subject area
Qualification Grading Type
Pass
Assessment Methods
Why choose this qualification?
The qualification is intended to give learners an understanding of equality and diversity and their value to society, and to enable them to recognise how they, as individuals, can positively support equality and diversity.
Rules of Combination
Learners must achieve the single mandatory unit.
Units
Learners must achieve the single mandatory unit.
Equality and Diversity
What is the purpose of this qualification?
The qualification is intended to give learners an understanding of equality and diversity and their value to society. It will also help them recognise how and when equality and diversity can be promoted.
The qualification is assessed via an online assessment.
What skills, knowledge, or understanding does this qualification develop?
Learners will acquire an introductory understanding of equality, diversity, inclusion, stereotyping and discrimination and the fundamentals of UK law in relation to these. They will also learn about promoting equality and diversity.
How is this qualification different from other, similar qualifications?
Gateway Qualifications offers similar personal and social development qualifications, but the assessment approach for this one is different. Assessment is available on-demand via an online multiple-choice test which is externally set and marked.
Progression & entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.Funding information
There are now two main sources for funding information, a straightforward ESFA Qualification Search and the more detailed Find a Learning Aim website.
The new Find a learning aim (FALA) service provides a search tool that you can use to check the funding status of any qualification, framework, unit, standard or T Level:
View this qualification on the ESFA’s Find a learning aim website
The Education and Skills Funding Agency search provides funding information on qualifications. It does not provide funding information for units, non-regulated activity and work placements, for this information please use Find a learning aim (FALA).
View this qualification on the ESFA Qualification Funding Search
How to find a learning aim
If you’re not sure how to use the new find a learning aim website, we’ve created a handy walkthrough to help you:
How to Use: Find a learning Aim
We have done our best to collate and summarise the key information, and wherever possible we alert our providers to changes in funding policy.
This funding information is provided in good faith and it is always advisable to check directly with the funding agencies before committing to delivery.
The following support materials will help you to deliver this qualification.