OUR COURSES
Functional Skills - English (Entry L3 to L2)
Functional Skills qualifications provide reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to the workplace. The qualifications assess learners’ underpinning subject knowledge and their ability to apply this knowledge to different contexts. They provide a foundation for progression to employment and further technical education, and they help learners to develop skills for everyday life.
OUR COURSES
Functional Skills - English (Entry L3 to L2)
Functional Skills qualifications provide reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to the workplace. The qualifications assess learners’ underpinning subject knowledge and their ability to apply this knowledge to different contexts. They provide a foundation for progression to employment and further technical education, and they help learners to develop skills for everyday life.
OUR COURSES
Functional Skills - English (Entry L3 to L2)
Functional Skills qualifications provide reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to the workplace. The qualifications assess learners’ underpinning subject knowledge and their ability to apply this knowledge to different contexts. They provide a foundation for progression to employment and further technical education, and they help learners to develop skills for everyday life.
Basic Course Content:
This course will cover:
- The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualifications in English at Entry Levels 1-3 and Level 1-2 are for learners to develop understanding and skills in English.
- The qualifications give learners the opportunity to:
- demonstrate the ability at an appropriate level to read, write, speak, listen and communicate in English
- apply this knowledge and these skills in familiar situations
- achieve a foundation for further study at Levels 1 and 2.
Qualification structures:
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The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English consists of three components. Learners must pass the following assessments before the qualification can be awarded:
- a Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment
- a Reading assessment
- a Writing assessment
Qualification aims and outcomes:
- The qualifications give learners the opportunity to:
- listen, understand and respond to verbal communication in a range of familiar contexts
- acquire an understanding of everyday words and their uses and effects, and apply this understanding in different contexts
- read with accuracy straightforward text encountered in everyday life and work, and develop confidence to read more wisely
- write straightforward texts and documents with clarity and effectiveness, and demonstrate a sound grasp of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Progression opportunities:
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Learners who achieve Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualifications in English at Entry Levels 1 to 3 can progress through the levels (from Entry 1 to Entry 2 and Entry 2 to Entry 3), and to Functional Skills Qualifications in English at Levels 1 and 2 or further English study, such as GCSE.
Alternatively, learners can progress to employment, an Apprenticeship or to our vocational training courses.
Booking this course
Each of our courses can vary timewise depending on the learners ability within the subject and will be delivered face-to-face
For young people aged 16+
If you would like to book a session for your learner, our training courses are best booked as a 1:1 session. For further information please get in touch by emailing us or calling 01326 211382.