With our online college, you can study Functional Skills from the comfort of your own home. We offer flexible learning so that you can start and stop your course whenever you require.
You will receive 12 months tutor support with your course. You can also complete it sooner if you wish to
Our range of Functional Skills subjects
All of our English and Maths Qualifications
They are applied qualifications that allow learners to gain the most of life, learning and work. Learners will demonstrate their skills through real-life assessments set in every day situations.
These courses lead to recognised gateway qualifications for learners who may not have achieved a GCSE grade 4 or above. Functional Skills are widely used in adult education.
These courses in essential skills with Learn Now Distance Learning College are really flexible and therefore they can be for anyone!
If you are considering University, most higher education programmes require essential skills in Maths and English. Functional Skills would meet these requirements
Alternatively, employers really value these qualifications as they show that employees are able to demonstrate real-life skills in Maths and English
There are no previous entry requirements for this course, however learners will be expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy.
Our interactive portal will determine this for you by taking an opening assessment. If the Level 2 course is not available to you, due to your current skills level in English, Maths or ICT, you will be provided with an alternative way to up-skill in the areas that need addressing so that you can progress onto the required level.
Once you have taken the opening assessment, you will then move onto another assessment which will pinpoint the areas where you need help. Once this is complete, the portal will automatically build you an individual skills plan to work through, with the help of your tutor.
Our interactive online portal will also identify learners who need help with additional needs including dyslexia and dyscalculia, so that appropriate support can be accessed. This course is not ‘one size fits all!’
With our Functional Skills courses, we provide full tutor support meaning: –
Resources will cover the whole of the syllabus. Therefore you will not be required to purchase any books
We will provide you with a list of centres in your area where you can sit your examinations. The examination fee will be the only additional charge that you will incur. This is payable directly to the centre where you sit your Functional Skills exams. Your exam fee will include registration with the awarding body and your Certificate.
We do not provide exam centre details if you are not enrolled onto the Functional Skills course. Also you must be ‘exam ready’ before we release this information to you. Your tutor will determine this.
Functional skills results should be available between seven and 28 days after the assessment; certificates are generally issued two weeks later.
If you follow your tutors advice and complete all of your assessments including practise examination papers, we are confident that you will pass your exams. You need to be self-motivated and wanting to succeed.
Depending on where students are based, we can offer City & Guilds, Edexcel, NCFE and OCR for examinations. Functional skills have standards which are set by Ofqual. Therefore whichever awarding body you take, the outcome will be the same – you will still come out with exactly the same qualification. Ofqual also sets the subject criteria which is the same for all awarding organisations.
To see the details of how these qualifications are assessed with City and Guilds and Edexcel, please click through to see.
The advantage of distance learning is that you do not need to wait until September in order to begin your course. You can enrol on your chosen Functional Skills course at anytime and begin straight away. Assessment can take place at various times throughout the year. Assessment windows are very flexible.
You could progress onto GCSEs or A Levels. A Levels are the most popular qualification studied to apply to University or higher education due to the UCAS points that they offer.
Look for employment – With Functional Skills, you will stand a better chance of securing employment.
Fill in the form below or call us on 0800 160 1556, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Also don’t forget to let us know which course it is that you are interested in…
Learn Now Distance Learning College
1st Floor, Town Hall
New Road
Brixham
TQ5 8TA
Email: enquiries@learnnow.org.uk
Website: www.learnnow.org.uk
Telephone: 0800 160 1556
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Fri 9:30am to 1:30pm
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