English & Maths
Functional Skills Mathematics
Course Overview
Qualification Gained
After The Course
What Will I Learn
You will learn a variety of transferable skills and knowledge that can be used both in the workplace and in general everyday life.
Some of the topics that will be looked at include:
Working with numbers and proportional reasoning: Use of the four basic calculations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and the use of fraction, decimals, percentages and ratios. This includes understanding and calculating interest and discounts on items, scaling up or down measures for recipes and more, and knowing how to find what item/offer is the best buy.
Common shape, measure and space. Recognising and using the area, perimeter and volume of basic shapes, and converting between different measurements.
Data handling. Understanding what averages tell us about data and how to read and draw graphs to represent data.
Our Lecturers
Teaching Learning and Assessment
Course Expenses
For students aged 19 and over who don't yet hold their Functional Skills qualification (or equivalent), this course will be available free of charge, dependent upon your nationality and residency status*.
*The course is free of charge for UK nationals and those who have pre-settled or settled status or other right of abode, who have lived in the UK for the last three years. Funding for this course may also be available free to other students, dependent upon nationality and residency status - to find out more, contact our friendly iZone team.
How Will I Be Assessed
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this course. You will be expected to complete an initial assessment as part of your course to ensure you are working at the appropriate level for your needs.
Learners will benefit more from the course if they have access to a laptop to run Microsoft Teams where we will share resources and materials to support learning within the course.