Course description
Functional Skills Maths Level 1 for Work and Study - PT Day - FMSL1D
If you want to pursue an Access course or an Apprenticeship and you are not quite ready, then this is the course for you. The English and maths for Work and Study is a course which allows you to gain a level 1 or level 2 qualification in Functional Skills maths and/or English in order to be ready for the next step: Access, an Apprenticeship or further study.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
There are no set entry requirements. When you enrol, you will be assessed for suitability and to agree the level you can study. Prior qualifications will be used where appropriate.
Training Course Content
You will work on studying maths problems set in practical, real-life contexts. You will be identifying, analysing and interpreting mathematical information within a variety of situations. This will involve all areas of maths, including:
- number
- measure, shape and space
- handling data
Course delivery details
The course is delivered over 27 weeks of classroom taught lessons for 2.5 hours a week. You will be expected to combine this with a further 2 hours of guided study a week on an online platform called Century. At the end of the course, you will take an exam. This will involve both non-calculator and calculator papers.
Exam – Two papers in one sitting. Non-calculator (25%) and Calculator (75%)
Continuing Studies
Gaining a Level 1 qualification in maths will open opportunities for you in the work place and for further study. On successful completion of maths Level 1 Functional Skills, you can progress to a Level 2 qualification.
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