What are functional skills?
If your child is thinking about doing an apprenticeship and doesn’t have C+ (grade 4+ from 2017) in English and Maths GCSE, they may need one or more functional skills qualifications to get onto a scheme.
Functional skills qualifications are available in three subjects: • English • Maths • Information and communication technology (ICT) They are designed to teach three things in each of these subjects: • Knowledge • Understanding • Skills
Functional skills qualifications are designed to give you practical knowledge, which means you can take what you learn and apply it directly to work and study – and even your personal life.
They are available at three levels: • Entry levels 1, 2 and 3: These are mainly for people re- entering learning after a break, hence “entry level”. • Level 1: The same as getting a GCSE grade D-G (2017 grade 1-3) in that subject. • Level 2: Like getting a GCSE grade A*-C (2017 grade 9-4). • Functional skills replaced a set of older qualifications called “key skills”.
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