Functional Skills preparation course

Description

Introduction

Functional Skills used to be called Skills for Life and as the name suggests, they are skills that are essential for daily life. Functional Skills usually is for either Maths, English or ICT and are useful for many courses and jobs.

The levels range from Entry Level 1 (the lowest) to Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE) so it will be useful and beneficial if you didn’t manage to get a GCSE in those subjects or just want to brush up on skills in those subject areas.

What we offer

Here at Life’s Tutoring, we are here to help you prepare for the Functional Skills exams by providing you with the knowledge required in order to pass it comfortably.

This qualification could help you with finding a more skilled job, leading to higher pay, or even improving your life in general from budgeting to even digital skills.

We offer courses from Entry Level 1 to Level 2 in ICT, Maths and English.

This course will include an initial assessment to determine your level.

A study book will be used within the course which will need to be purchased separately.

Learn live with a teacher at your own pace.

No deadlines to complete the course so you can learn to master the contents of the course at your own pace. Our teachers are very patient as they favour quality over quantity and value enthusiasm, hence why they are your well-wishers by wanting you to succeed.

Additional tutor support will be provided with live lessons such as contact via WhatsApp, Facebook etc.

How it works

You purchase the course

We will then contact you via email before the first session, asking you to explain your motivation and intention to enrol onto the course (this will give us an idea about yourselves as a student and your needs)

We will then agree on a suitable day and time for your lessons to take place

Please note – Lessons are delivered online usually over Zoom, for in-person lessons, this can be considered but for an additional charge.

This course is on a one-to-one basis, if you wish for it to be taught to a group, please contact us and we will offer a discounted rate.

The course fee does not include the final exam; it is a preparation course for it. We can possibly recommend centres where you can take your exam but please be aware that there may be a cost to it.

If you would like to focus just on your English via ESOL, we have a preparation course for it. See here.