Functional Skills Maths

On this course, you will develop your practical Math skills, whilst also gaining a nationally recognised qualification.
This course will help you to improve and demonstrate your comprehension of number value,
measure, shape, space and handling data and will include real-life contexts.
You will develop skills and knowledge enabling you to:
Improve problem solving
Develop numeracy value skills and confidence with and without a calculator
Analyse and make decisions selecting suitable methods
Develop your skills to achieve solutions and explain findings
Identify a multi- step approach requiring planning and working through connected steps.
Depending on your previous experience and knowledge you will begin your studies at either
Entry Level 3, Level 1 or Level 2.

The first week of the course is ‘Foundations for functional maths’ and success on this will determine your progression and level. If you have already passed the preparing for Functional maths course, you do not need to attend the first week of the course again.