Distance Learning - Autism (Level 2 Certificate) 2024-25

There are around 700,000 autistic people in the UK – more than 1 in every 100. If you work with autistic people, or if someone you know is autistic, this course is a great way to increase your knowledge about the condition. You will learn about autism and how it can affect the ways people communicate, interact and process information. You'll learn how to support autistic people to live healthy, fulfilled lives.

Workbook 1
• Introduction to Autism
• Using a person-centred approach to support autistic individuals
• Communication and social interaction in autistic individuals
• Learn how speech, language and communication may differ in autistic people

Workbook 2
• Sensory processing, perception and cognition in autistic individuals
• Supporting positive behaviour in autistic individuals
•Understand the characteristics that may be present in autistic individuals
• Supporting autistic individuals to live healthy and fulfilled lives
• Recognise how legislation and guidance underpins support

This 15 week course can help with professional development and lead to careers in Education and Childcare. This is particularly useful for job roles such as;

Teaching Assistant (£11,500 to £23,000 per year)
Training officer (£15,000 to £35,000 per year)
Nursery worker (£14,000 to £24,000 per year)

Understanding individuals with autism can help make the workplace a more inclusive environment. This can help your CV stand out and is beneficial for many different job roles.

Please see the distance learning introductory page to check your eligibility: https://edc.ac.uk/study/distance-learning

• you can complete your course online, by paper or online with paper resources
• we'll process your enrolment, and a tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, their contact details are in the joining instruction email
• an email containing your joining instructions will be sent, this email will contain your start and end date, submission dates. If completing online you will be advised of the weblink and your unique username for you to log into the e-assessor portal. If completing by paper you will still receive a joining instruction email and your paper resources will be posted out to you.
• if you need any guidance on your course content please contact your tutor direct.
• you will receive text reminders throughout your course
• your feedback from your tutor will either be online via e-assessor (located in my portfolio) or via email if completing by paper..

The course starts when you have received your joining instruction email containing your start, submission target dates and tutor contact details.

You have 15 weeks from enrolling to complete your course, this duration includes tutor feedback, internal verification and processing and your first assessment is due within 6 weeks of your start date.