Key skills links

This site aims to be your complete resource for key skills information. We have gathered together a series of links to other sites or publications that you may find useful. If you know of a site that we have not included please email us at keyskills@cityandguilds.com

City & Guilds sites

Global on-line assessment (GOLA)
City & Guilds’ system for delivering online key skills tests and other e-assessments. www.cityandguilds.com/e-assessment/

SmartScreen.co.uk
Subscription-based online support for City & Guilds centres, tutors and learners. SmartScreen pages covering the key skills qualifications at levels 1-3 are now available. www.smartscreen.co.uk

Skills for Life
Information and documentation covering each of the City & Guilds qualifications and awards that contribute to the Government’s Skills for Life Strategy, including:

Certificates in Adult Literacy, Adult Numeracy and ESOL Skills for Life (3792 and 3692)
Numberwise and Wordwise (3798 and 3799)
Our suite of Skills for Life practitioner qualifications (9295, 9483, 9484, 9485, 9486, 9487 and 9488).
www.basic-skills.org.uk

Other sites

Note. City & Guilds is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Key Skills Support Programme
The Key Skills Support Programme is funded by the DfES in England and by the Welsh Assembly Government in Wales. It aims to help practitioners in training providers, schools and colleges to improve the quality of key skills provision and to support the preparation of young people for the key skills qualifications. www.keyskillssupport.net

BBC Education – key skills
www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills

QCA Skills for Life and Work team
www.qca.org.uk/keyskills

Welsh Assembly Government Department for Education, Lifelong Learning, and Skills (formerly ACCAC and ELWa)
new.wales.gov.uk/educationandskills

DfES key skills completion data up to September 2005
SFR15 - April 2006

DfES key skills policy team
www.dfes.gov.uk/keyskills

DfES Skills for Life Strategy Unit
www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus

Basic Skills Agency
www.basic-skills.co.uk

National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
www.niace.org.uk

Skills for Business – the Sector Skills Development Agency
www.skillsforbusiness.org.uk

Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
www.lsc.gov.uk

UCAS
www.ucas.com