Functional Skills English

Functional Skills qualifications are based on skills you need for everyday life.

On this course, you will develop your practical English skills while gaining a nationally recognised qualification.

You will develop skills and knowledge enabling you to:

• Improve your spelling
• Develop your communication skills and confidence
• Read and understand a range of texts
• Develop your skills to create texts such as notes, letters, emails, blogs, reports and leaflets
• Improve your grammar and punctuation

Depending on your previous experience and knowledge, you will begin your studies at Entry Level 3, Level 1 or Level 2.

• Functional Skills are a nationally recognised qualification. Level 2 Functional Skills are now regularly accepted by employers and universities as equivalent to GCSE English grade 4 (previously known as grade C).
• If you are looking to gain a Functional Skills Level 2 qualification so that you can attend a specific university course, please do check the entry requirements for the university course as while most universities will accept a Functional Skills Level 2 some course pathways require a GCSE.
• If you are not sure if you need a Functional Skills or GCSE qualification, please contact us for an Advice and Guidance appointment where we can discuss the various options with you.