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how to sign up to the disability confident employer scheme gov uk cookies on gov uk we use some essential cookies to make this website work we d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use gov uk remember your settings and improve government services we also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services you have accepted additional cookies you can change your cookie settings at any time you have rejected additional cookies you can change your cookie settings at any time accept additional cookies reject additional cookies view cookies hide cookie message skip to main content gov uk navigation menu menu menu services and information benefits births death marriages and care business and self employed childcare and parenting citizenship and living in the uk crime justice and the law disabled people driving and transport education and learning employing people environment and countryside housing and local services money and tax passports travel 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confident level 1 disability confident committed level 2 disability confident employer level 3 disability confident leader advice on employing disabled people print this page the disability confident scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace disability confident employers of all sizes are challenging attitudes towards disability increasing understanding of disability removing barriers to disabled people and those with long term health conditions ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations this guide is also available in easy read format sign up to the disability confident scheme disability confident organisations play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better they re changing behaviour and cultures in their own businesses networks and communities and reaping the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices signing up to disability confident committed level 1 is straightforward and will only take a few minutes to sign up to the scheme you will need an account if you do not have one you can create an employer account to sign up to become disability confident committed before signing up you will need to have details of a named contact in your business for disability confident the size industry sector and areas of operation of your business the activities that you ll offer to make a difference for disabled people why you should become disability confident being disability confident could help you discover someone your business just can t do without whether an employee has become disabled during their working life or you re looking for new recruits being disability confident can help your people fulfil their potential and contribute fully to your team s success by being disability confident you ll also be seen as leading the way in your business sector and beyond helping to positively change attitudes behaviours and cultures disability confident helps businesses draw from the widest possible pool of talent secure and retain high quality staff who are skilled loyal and hard working save time and money on the costs of recruitment and training by reducing staff turnover keep valuable skills and experience reduce the levels and costs of sickness absences improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating that they treat all employees fairly how to become disability confident the scheme has 3 levels designed to support you at every step on your disability confident journey you must complete each level before moving on to the next our guidance explains which commitments you must agree to and which actions you need to take at each level level 1 disability confident committed to be recognised as disability confident committed you must agree to the disability confident commitments and identify at least one action that you ll carry out to make a difference for disabled people the commitments are inclusive and accessible recruitment communicating vacancies offering an interview to disabled people providing reasonable adjustments supporting existing employees the activities include you must identify at least one work experience work trials paid employment apprenticeships job shadowing traineeships internships student placements sector based work academy placements your business may be doing these things already if so the scheme is a great way of letting everyone know that you re serious about equal opportunities for disabled people to sign up to the scheme you will need an account if you do not have one you can create an employer account to sign up to become disability confident committed once you ve signed up as disability confident committed you will get confirmation of your membership you can sign in to your employer account to download a disability confident certificate in recognition of your achievement a disability confident committed level 1 logo that you can use on your business stationery social media and communications for 3 years level 2 disability confident employer once you ve signed up for level 1 you can progress to level 2 a disability confident employer by self assessing your organisation around 2 themes getting the right people for your business keeping and developing your people disability confident employers are recognised as going the extra mile to make sure disabled people get a fair chance to update your status and confirm completion of your self assessment please sign in to your employer account when you confirm you ve completed your online self assessment you ll be registered as a disability confident employer for 3 years and get confirmation of the completion of your self assessment to become a disability confident employer you will need to sign in to your employer account to download a certificate in recognition of your achievement a disability confident employer level 2 logo that you can use on your business stationery social media and communications for 3 years level 3 disability confident leader by becoming a disability confident leader you ll be acting as a champion within your local and business communities to reach this level you ll need to have your self assessment validated by someone outside of your business not including dwp employees in jobcentres provide a short narrative to show what you have done or will be doing to support your status as a disability confident leader confirm you are employing disabled people report on disability mental health and wellbeing by referring to the voluntary reporting framework sign in to your employer account to update your status and confirm completion and validation of your self assessment to become a disability confident leader once you re recognised as a disability confident leader you will get confirmation of the completion and validation of your self assessment to become a disability confident leader you will need to sign in to your employer account to download a certificate in recognition of your achievement a disability confident leader level 3 logo that you can use on your business stationery social media and communications for 3 years advice on employing disabled people read our guidance on employing disabled people and people with health conditions discover the help and support for young disabled people to find and stay in work read help and advice from acas for employers and employees on disability discrimination get advice on creating inclusive communications updates to this page published 14 july 2016 last updated 23 july 2026 show all updates 23 july 2026 updating welsh to match recent changes to english 1 july 2026 guidance updated to reflect changes to online platform used to sign up and renew membership of the disability confident scheme 25 november 2019 replaced the bullet points in section level 3 disability confident leader to reflect the updated level 3 requirements 7 march 2018 added information about workplace adjustments events in march 2018 to the disability confident activities section 3 october 2017 added a new section about disability confident activities 6 february 2017 added welsh versions of the disability confident employer packs for levels 1 2 and 3 2 november 2016 added links to level 2 and 3 sign up forms updated the pdf employer packs added links to lists of service providers and businesses that have signed up 1 august 2016 published updated versions of the level 1 level 2 and level 3 employer packs 14 july 2016 first published sign up for emails or print this page get emails about this page print this page contents related content collection disability confident employer scheme explore the topic welfare work and disabled people recruiting and hiring disability rights is this page useful maybe yes this page is useful no this page is not useful thank you for your feedback report a problem with this page help us improve gov uk do not include personal or financial information like your national insurance 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