Level 2 understanding autism

Oooh, interesting.

I am an ex police trainer with some experience in training face to face and distance e-learns. What I can tell you is that NCFE are a nationally recognised qualification provider. Level two is generally regarded as equivalent to a GCSE.

I have done other L2 quals with them.

Whether it would stretch your understanding beyond what you already have through lived experience, only you will judge. But hey, if it's free, do it. It is a respected provider and you will have a qualification that means something. Just looking myself, actually. Might sign up if I don't have to pay, although it's not quite clear who would qualify for funding from this.

It's free unless you drop out, then it's £125. I want to figure out if it's a waste of time before I commit to 20 hours of work. That's good to know it's a real qualification.

It's free unless you drop out, then it's £125. I want to figure out if it's a waste of time before I commit to 20 hours of work. That's good to know it's a real qualification.

Useful, thank you.

It's definitely a real qualification but I'd advise asking them a few questions to check whether it's real learning.  And by that I mean up-to-date, autistic-led, not dominated by a DSM-driven ideology and the (outdated) work of a few non autistic academics plus "real" to you in terms of what you need as you await you assessment.

Ausome Training recently came up with this checklist:

https://ausometraining.com/red-flags-for-autism-courses/

At a similar stage in my own life, I liked the free Futurelearn course and, looking back, that probably put me in good stead because one of the mentors (George Watts) is herself autistic and it also draws on the work of Damian Milton (the double empathy guy).  It's a few years since I did it now but it might be worth a go.  

 www.futurelearn.com/.../autism