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Free Entry Level Functional Skills Maths in Stockport – Stockport Continuing Education Service

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelEntry Level
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Free Entry Level Functional Skills Maths Course in Stockport. Classes run at Stockport Continuing Education Service, part-time during the day, making it manageable alongside other commitments. You'll start with an initial and diagnostic assessment so your learning is shaped around the maths skills you actually need to develop. The course covers practical, everyday maths for use in work, study, and daily life. Study time is 45 hours, and the course typically runs over one year.

Who this course is for

The Maths Functional Skills Entry Level 1 qualification provides you with a flexible, relevant and highly personalised route to a qualification and the opportunity to secure the skills needed for your next steps in life, work and study.

Your personalised Maths learning journey begins with an initial and diagnostic assessment of your Maths skills. From here you will work through the areas that you need to develop.

Study time is 45 hours and Functional Maths aims to equip you with the skills you will need to work out questions related to every day mathematical problems. At the end of your studies you will complete an online test.

Entry requirements

Assessment Required

What you will learn

  • You'll work with whole numbers, including counting, ordering, and basic calculations.
  • You'll handle money, including adding and giving change in everyday situations.
  • You'll read and interpret simple charts, tables, and graphs.
  • You'll measure length, weight, capacity, and time using common units.
  • You'll solve straightforward maths problems linked to real everyday tasks.
  • You'll recognise and use simple fractions and percentages in context.

How you will learn

You'll study in a classroom at Stockport Continuing Education Service. Learning is personalised: your initial and diagnostic assessment identifies the areas you need to work on, and your study plan is built around those. You'll work through tasks and exercises at a pace suited to your needs. Assessment for the City and Guilds qualification is through a formal test once you and your tutor agree you're ready.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Stockport Continuing Education Service will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Retail assistant: maths used daily for stock, cash, and pricing.
  • Care assistant: numeracy needed for recording and medication support.
  • Warehouse operative: counting, measuring, and checking stock.
  • Catering assistant: weights, measures, and portion calculations.
  • Cleaner or facilities operative: reading rotas and recording hours.
  • Childcare worker: tracking attendance and basic record-keeping.

What you could study next

  • Functional Skills qualification in Mathematics at Level 1: the next step up, and a recognised gcse maths alternative for many employers and colleges.
  • Functional Skills qualification in Mathematics at Level 2: equivalent to a GCSE maths pass at grade 4. Many employers and further education courses ask for this level.
  • Functional Skills qualification in English at Entry Level 3: build your English alongside your maths for a stronger foundation for work or further study.
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