Disability Inclusion and Disability Confident Workplace Awareness Online (E-learning)
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Help Build a More Inclusive Workplace for Disabled People
This online awareness course explains disability inclusion at work and the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. It helps employees, managers, HR professionals and business owners understand how to remove barriers and support disabled colleagues and candidates.
It covers the social and medical models of disability, reasonable adjustments, inclusive recruitment, onboarding and retention, the Equality Act 2010 and the three Disability Confident levels.
Who Is This Course For?
- Employees
- Managers and supervisors
- HR professionals and recruiters
- Business owners
- Anyone wanting to help build a more inclusive workplace
Delivery Method
Online e-learning, self-paced, with about 4 hours of video. Study on desktop or mobile, with lifetime access.
What the Course Covers
- Disability inclusion – what disability inclusion and disability confidence mean, and the environmental and organisational barriers disabled people can face
- Models of disability – the medical and social models of disability
- Visible and non-visible disabilities – including neurodivergence
- Accessibility and communication – physical and digital accessibility barriers and inclusive communication
- Reasonable adjustments – what reasonable adjustments are and why they matter
- Recruitment to retention – inclusive recruitment, onboarding, career development and retention
- Equality Act 2010 – an introduction to the legal framework
- Disability Confident scheme – the Committed, Employer and Leader levels of the UK Government scheme
- Inclusive culture – the roles of leadership, employee voice and psychological safety
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the social and medical models of disability
- Recognise visible and non-visible disabilities, including neurodivergence, and identify physical and digital accessibility barriers
- Describe the purpose of reasonable adjustments
- Apply inclusive communication, recruitment, onboarding and career development principles, and explain strategies for retention
- Outline the Equality Act 2010 and the three Disability Confident levels
Assessment and Certification
The course ends with a final assessment, and learners receive a certificate of completion. The course carries 4 CPD points, and TrainifyHUB is listed as a CPD Accredited Provider.
Important to Know
This is an awareness course. Completing it does not make an organisation or individual a member of the Disability Confident scheme, which is a separate voluntary process.
FAQ
What is the Disability Confident scheme?
It is a UK Government scheme with three levels: Disability Confident Committed, Disability Confident Employer and Disability Confident Leader. The course explains each level.
Does completing the course make my organisation Disability Confident?
No. This is an awareness course. Joining the Disability Confident scheme is a separate voluntary process.
Does the course cover the Equality Act 2010?
Yes. The Equality Act 2010 is covered alongside reasonable adjustments and inclusive recruitment, onboarding and retention.
How long does the course take?
There is about 4 hours of video, and the course is self-paced on desktop or mobile.
Does the course carry CPD points?
Yes. It carries 4 CPD points, and you receive a certificate of completion after the final assessment.
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On completion, learners receive a digital certificate from TrainifyHUB with a unique verification code. Any CPD points for the course are shown in the course description
All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.
E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.
Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.
Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.
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Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.
TrainifyHUB is a London-based online training provider and the trading name of SL Brothers Ltd. Its self-paced courses cover health and social care, construction site safety awareness, compliance and workplace skills.
Envico is working in association with TrainifyHUB and is not accredited by or associated with any examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.