Functional Skills
Our Functional Skills offer
- Full range of maths, English and ICT qualifications from Entry 1 to Level 2
- Flexible assessments with a choice of onscreen and paper delivered assessments available to learners ‘when ready’
- Entry Level qualifications – full suite of externally set and internally marked on-demand Entry Level Functional Skills
- Levels 1 and 2 paper-delivered offer – externally set and marked paper-delivered assessments. Available on-demand with just two weeks’ notice
- Level 1 and 2 onscreen offer – on-demand onscreen assessments. Available on a date of your choice with just 30-minutes’ notice through our online assessment platform, e-volve
- Twenty working day results turnaround. Result notification within 20 working days of upload/receipt of completed assessments
- Functional Skills ICT in-app testing allows learners to take ICT assessments using familiar MS Office applications
Teaching and Learning Support Resources
We have an extensive support package available for Functional Skills including:
- SmartScreen – range of free and subscription teaching and learning resources including on-demand support materials, expert advice through tutor forums
- e-Functional Skills – complete end-to-end Functional Skills teaching and learning resource designed to guide learners through their course and better prepare them for their end assessment
- Functional Skills qualification – access to all the qualification support material you need, including FAQs, sample assessments, guidance for delivery and examiner’s reports
- Free face-to-face support – network and briefing events held throughout the year and additional support from local offices, specialist advisors, Business Managers and a wide network of EQAs
- Staff CPD and bespoke maths and English support through our Advance consultancy service
- In depth analysis of your learners’ performance with e-volve centre analytics