Functional Skills Mathematics

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*Please note that we will assess learners upon entry and enrol them onto the appropriate level course.

In today's job market, having a strong skill set is essential to stand out from the competition. Increasingly, employers are placing great emphasis on qualifications in mathematics and English, in addition to work and life experience. Strong Maths skills are essential for clear communication and effective collaboration in the workplace. If you feel that your Maths skills need improvement, there's no need to worry. Our short courses provide specialised teaching to help you brush up on your skills and attain the qualifications that employers are looking for. Overall, the job market is becoming increasingly competitive, and job seekers need to ensure that they have the necessary qualifications to catch the attention of employers. By improving your Maths skills through our Functional Skills courses, you can gain a valuable edge in today's job market.

Study Overview

Functional Skills Maths qualifications are certifications at Levels 1 and 2 that demonstrate an individual's ability to work out percentages, data, fractions, area, deal with money and scale drawings and graphs. These skills are crucial for both work and everyday life situations.

Learners at Level 1 are expected to be able to:

• Read, understand and use mathematical information and mathematical terms used at this level
• Address individual problems
• Use knowledge and understanding to a required level of accuracy
• Analyse and interpret answers in the context of the original problem
• Check the sense, and reasonableness, of answers
• Present results with appropriate explanation and interpretation, demonstrating simple reasoning to support the process, and show consistency with the evidence presented

Learners at Level 2 are expected to be able to:

• Be able to use numbers of any size
• Read, write and make use of positive and negative integers of any size
• Use, order and compare integers, fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios
• Recognise the value of a digit in any whole or decimal number
• Use numerical and spatial patterns for a purpose
• Calculate with, and convert between, numbers written as fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios