The topic of equality and diversity continues to attract attention in wider society, and we are all becoming increasingly aware of both the benefits and the challenges surrounding equality and diversity within our communities. This level 2 course is an ideal place to start forming a better understanding of key topics such as avoiding discrimination, promoting equal rights and how diversity affects different settings, both in the workplace and local communities. We recommend this course to anyone who wishes to better understand these issues, such as community volunteers, teachers, support workers, HR professionals and anyone who line manages staff in their workplace.
Learners start and complete our distance learning courses every day, all year, so there is no need to wait until term begins. The courses are designed to be ready when you are, so you can fit it into your schedule.
Study takes place in an online virtual learning environment (VLE) which allows convenient and flexible learning. We recommend spending 6-8 hours studying per week to ensure that you meet your assignment deadlines. .
Learners are paired with an experienced assessor and they submit work and are assessed online using the virtual learning environment e-Assessor Pro. Learners are given detailed feedback on their work by their assessors. Any reasonable adjustments to assessment arrangements are made on a person-by-person basis.
Our distance learning courses are planned to meet both local and national skills needs. These courses are ideal as additional development for professionals, or as introductions to topics and issues which are relevant to finding work or further training. Distance learning students are able to access careers advice via the college’s Student Services team. several of our courses complement each other and learners are able to study up to three courses each academic year (1st August-31st July).