Functional Skills Maths

What is Multiple Levels?

When you begin the course you will be placed in the appropriate level of study.

Find out about progression

Multiple Levels

When you begin the course you will be placed in the appropriate level of study.

Find out about progression

Course description

On this course, you will develop your practical Math skills, whilst also gaining a nationally recognised qualification.

Course content

This course will help you to improve and demonstrate your comprehension of number value,

measure, shape, space and handling data and will include real-life contexts.

You will develop skills and knowledge enabling you to:

Improve problem solving
Develop numeracy value skills and confidence with and without a calculator
Analyse and make decisions selecting suitable methods
Develop your skills to achieve solutions and explain findings
Identify a multi- step approach requiring planning and working through connected steps.

Depending on your previous experience and knowledge you will begin your studies at either

Entry Level 3, Level 1 or Level 2.

The first week of the course is ‘Foundations for functional maths’ and success on this will determine your progression and level. If you have already passed the preparing for Functional maths course, you do not need to attend the first week of the course again.

What can this course lead to?

Functional Skills are a nationally recognised qualification.

Level 2 Functional Skills are now regularly accepted by employers and universities as equivalent to GCSE maths 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 do contract us for an Advice and Guidance appointment where we can discuss the various options with you.

Course session dates

Tailored Learning Objective

Preparation for further learning

Useful information

Full attendance and completion of additional homework will increase your success rate on this course based on previous evidence.

When does this start and end?

We have 4 different start dates for this course:

13 November 2025 - 12 December 2025
18 September 2025 - 24 October 2025
6 November 2025 - 12 December 2025
22 January 2026 - 6 March 2026

What are the entry requirements?

If you have previously studied Functional Skills and completed Entry Level 3 you will automatically move onto Level 1

Or if you have completed Functional Skills level 1 you will automatically move onto Level 2

Most jobs require you to have Level 2 in English and Maths. These qualifications are important in jobs that are most employable in the South and West Yorkshire Regions such as Education and Health and Social Care sector.