English Functional Skills These are an essential part of all Functional Skills courses. Our courses develop your reading, writing, speaking and listening, together with spelling and grammar. You take the appropriate level exam at the end of your course.
Maths Functional Skills
These courses cover number, shape and data handling. We concentrate on looking at these elements of maths in real-life situations. You take an exam at the end of your study at the level that is right for you.
Foundation Learning Programmes entry and level 1
No qualifications? No problem!
Our tutors and advisors will guide you in planning for your future, for example your progression in to higher level learning, work training or employment. The English and maths initial assessment ensures that you will study on a personalised programme at the appropriate level which will support you in achieving your work related qualifications.
These courses are newly introduced National Qualifications, specifically for adults who have no, or very few, previous qualifications. Programmes consist of English, maths, personal and social development with an element ofa practical, work-related subject, such as childcare, design, or hairdressing. Courses are credit based, which means you achieve in bite-sized pieces during a term or possibly a year.
Courses are free for learners without a level 2 qualification (GCSE level).
