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 Gateway Qualifications Volunteering qualifications are intended to accredit the training that volunteers undertake to prepare for a volunteering role.
They have been developed with a number of organisations who recruit volunteers, including local authorities, and have been designed to be relevant to volunteers preparing for a wide range of different volunteering roles in different contexts.
There are four qualifications within the suite. The Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Volunteering and Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Volunteering are qualifications designed to enable learners identify volunteering opportunities, prepare for and undertake a volunteering role, and reflect own practice. The Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Preparing to Volunteer is a single unit award, while the slightly larger Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Skills for Volunteers combines the Preparing to Volunteer unit from the smaller qualification with an additional unit from a range of units covering skills identified by volunteering organisations as important in preparing volunteers for their volunteering role.
Rules of Combination
Learners must achieve the three mandatory units.
Units
Learners must achieve the single mandatory unit totalling 3 credits.
Preparing to Volunteer
Volunteering
Volunteering Opportunities
What is the purpose of this qualification?
This qualification is to accredit the training that volunteers undertake to prepare for a volunteering role. It was developed with a number of organisations who recruit volunteers, including local authorities, and have been designed to be relevant to volunteers preparing for a wide range of different volunteering roles in different contexts.
There are four qualifications within the suite. The Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Volunteering and Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Volunteering are qualifications designed to enable learners identify volunteering opportunities, prepare for and undertake a volunteering role, and reflect own practice. The Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Preparing to Volunteer is a single unit award, while the slightly larger Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Skills for Volunteers combines the Preparing to Volunteer unit from the smaller qualification with an additional unit from a range of units covering skills identified by volunteering organisations as important in preparing volunteers for their volunteering role.
Funding information
Learning Aims Search
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From 1st July 2021, the Hub will be replaced by a new Find a learning aim (FALA) service. This service is currently in BETA so if you experience any issues with finding funding details, please double check on the Hub above, or contact your account manager.
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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.
Special Considerations and Reasonable Adjustment Forms