Functional Skills awards pilots (2007-10) - Basic Skills (No. 3648 )
Functional skills is a new type of qualification being developed as part of the Government's reforms of 14-19 and adult education in England. The three functional skills - English, Mathematics and ICT - recognise and develop the essential literacy, numeracy and ICT skills necessary to 'function' in work, learning and life. We are now recruiting Functional English examiners. Find out more and information about how to apply. City & Guilds is pleased to invite you to attend a free Functional Skills Seminar where we will update you on where we are with Functional Skills and how we can support you through the changes. The agenda will include: These are free half day seminars. The morning session will run from 9.30 - 12 noon and the afternoon session from 13.30 - 16.00. Materials and refreshments will be provided on the day. There is a maximum of two delegates per centres. To book your place please complete our booking form. Functional skills aims to reach a much broader range of learners than the current key skills and adult numeracy/literacy qualifications. Find out more about the differences between key skills and functional skills. You can get involved in the pilot if you are: We are also looking for centres to participate in the adult suitability strand of pilot. Please contact us if you would like more information about this. Fill in a fast track approval form if you already offer with City & Guilds: If you are an approved City & Guilds centre but not offering any of the above qualifications with City & Guilds then you'll need to complete a Qualification Approval Form (QAP). The final regulatory criteria are now available from Ofqual. You will see that there have been some changes with regards to how the assessments will be marked once Functional Skills goes live. Assessments must be both externally set and externally marked by City & Guilds at levels 1 and 2 for Maths, ICT and the reading and writing components of English. The regulatory criteria will come in to force on 1 September 2010; our current assessment model will be available until this time. We've recently launched a free of charge Functional Skills tutor forum on our online portal SmartScreen. The forum will be available for all City & Guilds centres and will allow you to: Find out how to gain access to the forum and related resources. Copies of the functional skills standards and amplification document can be accessed from QCA's functional skills site. If you're offering Functional Skills qualifications with City & Guilds, our Functional Skills qualification handbook is essential reading. Information about the Functional Skills Support Programme (FSSP) can be accessed from the dedicated website. Functional Skills events
. An overview of our new qualifications for functional English, mathematics and ICT
. An update on our pilot programme
. A first look at our new onscreen assessments
. Showcase our support for centres including new teaching and learning materials.
For seminar dates and locations please click here.
Dates (2010)
Location
Venue
19 April
London
The Hatton (etc.venues)
21 April
Warrington
Village Warrington
26 April
Birmingham
Maple House (etc.venues)
6 May
Taunton
Taunton Racecourse
17 May
Nottingham
Nottingham Belfry
20 May
North East
DeVere Slaley Hall, Hexham
25 May
York
Hilton Hotel
26 May
Norwich
Sprowston Manor Marriott
What's different about functional skills?
Want to find out more?
(NB: if you're the main contact at a City & Guilds centre involved in the functional skills pilot you can also sign up for our monthly e-Bulletin) Getting involved in the pilot
The final regulatory criteria are now available
Assessments must be externally set by City & Guilds and internally marked by centres:
Although City & Guilds assessments for the Functional Skills pilot have been internally marked, please be assured that we are well placed to externally mark the live Functional Skills assessments. We already externally mark over 200,000 candidate scripts every year for hundreds of qualifications and will ensure that these systems incorporate Functional Skills.
Plus, from autumn 2010 we will be offering an on-demand externally marked online assessment, enabling you to offer assessments to your learners that are both frequent and flexible. Functional Skills tutor forum
You do not have to be a SmartScreen subscriber in order to gain access. Once you have joined the forum, you can post new topics for discussion or reply to existing topics. Other support available
Similar Qualifications
Related Documents
- Functional Skills qualification handbook (v2.0 - Jan09) (0.23 mb)
- Differences between functional skills and key skills (0.28 mb)
- Oldham College Case Study (0.07 mb)
- Functional Skills Pilot Centre Information (3648) (0.43 mb)
- Example assessments - Functional Skills English
- Example assessments - Functional Skills Mathematics
- Example assessments - Functional Skills ICT
- Live assessments Functional Skills English
- Live assessments Functional Skills Mathematics
- Live assessments Functional Skills ICT
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