About the course
This is an intensive 5-day course with exam the following week to gain a Functional Skills Maths qualification.
Course dates:
Monday 15 July - Friday 19 July
Exam:
Monday 22 July
You will need to be able to commit to attending the full course.
Entry requirements
There are no formal requirements, but the results of initial assessments will be taken into account when deciding on the level for which you will be entered.
Qualifications
Functional Skills Maths (Edexcel) Entry Level, Levels 1 and 2.
What you'll learn (core modules)
The Functional Skills qualification consists of one externally assessed assessment, comprising two separate sections a non-calculator section (calculator prohibited) and a calculator section (calculator permitted). It will be an electronic exam that will take place at our centre on a PC.
How will I be assessed?
The Functional Skills qualification consists of one externally assessed assessment, comprising two separate sections a non-calculator section (calculator prohibited) and a calculator section (calculator permitted).
Where is the course delivered? (facilities/classrooms)
The course will take place in the North Cambridgeshire Training Centre, Metalcraft House, 1 Engineers Way, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6FU.
Where will this course take me?
Functional Skills qualifications for Levels 1 and 2 are progression routes towards the GCSE. When a qualification is successfully achieved you will have the option to progress onto a higher-level Functional Skill or a GCSE.
How much will it cost?
If you have lived within the EU for the previous 3 years and do not already have a GCSE grade C or above in this subject then you qualify for full course funding.
I'm interested. What should I do now?
INDUCTION and ENROLMENT
Once you apply online, your centre team will send you all the information you need to enrol and get set up on your course, whether this is remotely or face to face.
You will undertake online Initial and Diagnostic Assessments to assess the most appropriate level of study. It is important that you complete this assessment on your own and to the best of your ability.
Your centre team will contact you once this is completed, and talk you through your results, the level that has been set and your prior achievement. You will have the opportunity to agree on the course level and your method of delivery be it online or classroom based. Your identification will be confirmed, and the enrolment process completed. However please be aware that it will be the tutor's discretion to change your level if they feel this is not right for you, once you begin your course.
Days & times
Starting 15/07/2024
Monday 09:30 - 16:30
Tuesday 09:30 - 16:30
Wednesday 09:30 - 16:30
Thursday 09:30 - 16:30
Friday 09:30 - 16:30