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London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

ROTHERHAM   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

NOTTINGHAM   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

Great Yarmouth   EAST NORFOLK SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

The English Functional Skills course is designed to help build your skills and confidence in English so that you can progress either to the next level of English Functional Skills or the GCSE English ...

  • Start date: 1st September 2026
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 12 Months, full-time (daytime)

MANSFIELD   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

Sheffield   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

DRONFIELD   LANDMARKS

These qualifications are for learners of all ages. They are suitable for adults and young people across a wide range of settings. Note these qualifications are only available to centres and learners in England.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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    N/A
  • Learning method: Blended learning
  • Duration: 1 Years, full-time (daytime)

Hartlepool   HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

This course will give you the basic digital skills needed for everyday work and life. You will learn about different devices, handling information, editing, communication and much more.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    This is a free course (subject to eligibility).
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 4 Months, flexible (daytime)

BARNSLEY   NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)

At Northern College, there is a place for every adult aged 19 and over. We are passionate about providing education for all adults regardless of their previous educational experience or level, and no ...

  • Start date: 23rd April 2026
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £362.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 10 Days, part-time (daytime)

London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

London   THE BOSCO CENTRE

Functional Skills qualifications are intended to support learners as they seek to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Achieving these qualifications should increase candidates’ confiden...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 7 Months, full-time (daytime)

Truro   TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE

This year long Functional Skills course seeks to ensure that an individual has the basic applied skills in order to solve problems and become a valuable employee. It builds the confidence needed to ta...

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    Please enquire as dependent on individual prior attainment
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 30 Weeks, part-time (evening)

Warrington   WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL COLLEGE

A fast-paced English course for learners who wish to improve their skills. There are 3 components to the qualification: a reading, a writing and a spoken exam. All three must be completed to achieve ...

  • Start date: 3rd February 2026
  • Course type: Essential Skills
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  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 16 Weeks, part-time (daytime)

ALFRETON   DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    Free
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 60 Hours, part-time (daytime)

St. Helens   ST HELENS METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

People who want to gain up to a level 2 qualification in maths.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: Contact course provider
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    Free
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 3 Months, part-time (evening)

SOUTH SHIELDS   SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

Adults seeking to develop their maths knowledge and skills while gaining certification

  • Start date: 30th March 2026
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 11 Days, part-time (daytime)

South West   SHOOTS TRAINING LIMITED

You will do work with your assessor covering scenarios using different maths problems based on an assessment completed at the start, leading to a test to complete the course.

  • Start date: Flexible
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £200.00
  • Learning method: Work based
  • Duration: 12 Months

Ipswich   ONE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

16-19

  • Start date: 1st September 2026
  • Course type: Essential Skills
  • Cost: £0.00
  • Learning method: Classroom based
  • Duration: 3 Years, full-time (daytime)