Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Mobile App Development

Key Facts

Level:
Level 2
Subject Sector:
6.1 Digital technology (practitioners)
Credits:
6
Qualification No:
603/6536/5
GLH:
48 hours
Total qualification time:
60 hours
Price:
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Age Range:
16-18 & 19+

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

  • Portfolio of Evidence

    • Why choose this qualification?

    Following a scheduled review of our Level 2 Award in Mobile App Development, we’re writing to let you know about positive updates that will take effect from 1st August 2026.

    These changes ensure the qualification remains engaging for learners and closely aligned with current industry practice. As mobile technologies evolve rapidly, it’s essential that teaching keeps pace with new frameworks, operating system updates and user experience standards.

    The review has focused on ensuring learners develop skills that are current, transferable and meaningful. By refreshing unit aims and indicative content, the qualification better reflects:

    • Modern development environments
    • Cross‑platform tools
    • Real‑world design patterns and workflows

    What’s changing

    From 1 August 2026, updates will apply to the teaching and delivery of this qualification. These include refinements to ensure continued alignment with:

    • Current mobile development frameworks and platforms
    • Contemporary user experience and design standard

    A Summary of Changes document and Qualification Specification for delivery from August 2026 are available to support your planning.

    What this means for your Centre

    • No immediate action is required
    • You can begin reviewing the updates now to support lesson planning for the next academic year
    • Further guidance and support will be shared ahead of implementation

    Rules of Combination

    Learners must achieve the single mandatory unit.

    Units

    Mandatory

    Learners must achieve the single mandatory unit.

    Mobile App Development

    Level:
    Level 2
    Guided Learning Hours:
    48
    Credits:
    6
    Unit No:
    L/618/3688
    Click here to view full unit details

    What is the purpose of this qualification?

    Learners will investigate the characteristics and uses of mobile apps. They will also design, develop and test their own mobile app in line with a design specification.

    What skills, knowledge, or understanding does this qualification develop?

    Learners will develop knowledge and understanding of the core areas of mobile app development.

    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.

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