Functional Skills Maths – Entry Level 3

About this course

Functional Skills Mathematics qualifications are designed to equip learners with essential mathematical skills that are relevant to the workplace, further education, and everyday life. These qualifications provide a robust assessment of a learner’s underpinning knowledge as well as their ability to apply mathematical thinking in a variety of practical contexts.

Functional Skills Maths is a nationally recognised qualification that shows you can use numbers, measures and data to solve practical problems at home, at work and in further study. It is regulated by Ofqual and is accepted by employers, colleges and apprenticeship providers.

Who Entry Level 3 is for

This course is for learners who are preparing to move up to Level 1 maths. There are no formal entry requirements beyond an initial check of your current level.

What you will learn

• Using whole numbers up to 1,000, simple fractions and decimals to two places
• Solving practical problems with money, time, measures and temperature
• Working with 2D and 3D shapes, simple symmetry and angles
• Collecting, reading and presenting data in lists, tables and charts

How the course works

Your South Cumbria Skills Exchange tutor starts from what you can already do and works at a pace that suits you. Before you begin we check your current level, so you join the course that suits you and can move up a level when you are ready.

Assessment

At the end of the course you sit the Functional Skills assessments for this level. These test your number skills and your ability to solve practical, real-life problems; at Level 1 and Level 2 part of the assessment is taken without a calculator. Your tutor makes sure you are ready before you take them.

What comes next

When you pass, you can move on to the next level of Functional Skills Maths, or use the qualification for work, training or an apprenticeship.

Course details

Duration

18.5 Weeks

Level

Entry Level 3

Accredited

Yes

Price

Price on application

Book or ask a question

To book a place or ask about dates, contact South Cumbria Skills Exchange or fill in the application form. You can also see what is coming up on the courses page.