LEGACY - Functional Skills qualifications (3748)

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Last Updated: 19 Sep 2023

Functional Skills ICT 3748-03 will close to new learners and the final registration date for new starts is 31 July 2023.
The final certification date will be 31 July 2024.

We intend to replace this suite of qualifications with our new Digital Functional Skills Qualifications (4748-05 & 4748-06) which are currently undergoing Technical Evaluation by Ofqual. You can find more information about these qualifications on this webpage: Functional Skills/Digital Functional Skills Qualifications.

A timetable of key dates for the withdrawal of this qualification can be found below:

Deadline	Action
31 July 2023	Final registration date for 3748-03 Functional Skills ICT	All Levels
21 August 2023	Final booking date for onscreen e-volve In-App assessments	3748-924 3748-925
31 August 2023	Final date for assessments for Level 1 or 2, e-volve In-App assessments	3748-924 3748-925
17 May 2024	Last booking for Level 1 or 2 paper-based ICT assessments	3748-324 3748-325
31 May 2024	Final assessment date for Entry Level ICT assessments	3748-021 3748-022 3748-023
31 May 2024	Final assessment date for Level 1 or 2 paper-based ICT assessments	3748-324 3748-325
21 June 2024	All internal quality assurance and EQA activity for Entry Level Functional Skills ICT complete
1 July 2024	Return all completed Level 1 /Level 2 assessment scripts/papers to City & Guilds.
29 July 2024	Final date for results entry claims for Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 Functional Skills ICT	3748-021 3748-022 3748-023
29 July 2024	All results for Functional Skills ICT Level 1 or 2 released by this date
31 July 2024	Final certification date for Functional Skills ICT	3748-03

Functional Skills qualifications are available across five levels (Entry 1 to Level 2), and are completed in a wide range of college, community and work-based settings.

Samples of our Onscreen-delivered assessments are stored below under the drop down menu for the appropriate level. These will continue to be available until 31 August 2023, after this date paper-based assessments will be available until 31 May 2024.

Available to deliver in the following:

England

Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

You will cover:

Mathematics
ICT
English.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

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’ confidence and motivation, and the skills they gain will be valuable in the workplace or in any further learning.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

These qualifications can be delivered in a classroom environment or in the workplace.

The Entry-Level qualifications are internally assessed and quality assured . This is also the case for Level 1 and 2 FS English Speaking, Listening and Communication.

Flexible assessment - onscreen or on paper, it's your choice
All of our externally marked Functional Skills assessments at levels 1 and 2 are available to take on any day at any time. There are two options:

Onscreen
Assessments can be booked with as little as 30 minutes' notice using e-volve, our onscreen assessment platform.

Named on Demand
Paper based/delivered assessments available with just two weeks' notice using our Named on Demand facility.

City & Guilds has a wide range of digital learning resources to support English and maths learning in almost any context, including learners working towards Functional Skills qualifications.

Entry 1

At Entry 1 there are Functional Skills qualifications in:

Mathematics
ICT
English.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

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’ confidence and motivation, and the skills they gain will be valuable in the workplace or in any further learning.

Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (3748-03)

Last Registration Date: 31 Jul 2023 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Functional Skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at Entry 1

Accreditation No: 500/8507/4 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Data unavailable This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 45 - 45 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 47 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/07/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £15.10 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Entry 2

At Entry 2 there are Functional Skills qualifications in:

Mathematics
ICT
English.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

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’ confidence and motivation, and the skills they gain will be valuable in the workplace or in any further learning.

Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (3748-03)

Last Registration Date: 31 Jul 2023 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Functional Skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at Entry 2

Accreditation No: 500/8508/6 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Data unavailable This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 45 - 45 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 47 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/07/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £15.10 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Entry 3

At Entry 3 there are Functional Skills qualifications in:

Mathematics
ICT
English.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

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’ confidence and motivation, and the skills they gain will be valuable in the workplace or in any further learning.

Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (3748-03)

Last Registration Date: 31 Jul 2023 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Functional Skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at Entry 3

Accreditation No: 501/0638/7 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Data unavailable This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 45 - 45 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 47 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/07/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £15.10 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 1

At Level 1 there are Functional Skills qualifications in:

Mathematics
ICT
English.

Sample onscreen assessments

The links below are for sample versions of our onscreen-delivered Functional Skills assessments at Level 1. These are designed to help learners and tutors familiarise themselves with the e-volve environment and should be used in conjunction with the PDF-based samples accessed via the 'Documents' tab above. The mark scheme for each sample assessment is included in the drop-down accordions.

In order to use these sample assessments, the links below should be copied into the SurpassViewer app (see instructions to download the viewer at the top of this page). To view in full screen, in each case press F11 once the page has loaded or select the option in the View menu.

            English Writing - Sample 1 The Marathon (with word count functionality added)
            English Reading - Sample 1 Time and Money

What Careers Can This Lead To?

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’ confidence and motivation, and the skills they gain will be valuable in the workplace or in any further learning.

Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (3748-03)

Last Registration Date: 31 Jul 2023 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Functional Skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at Level 1

Accreditation No: 500/9630/8 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Data unavailable This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 45 - 45 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 50 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/07/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £19.20 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 2

At Level 2 there are Functional Skills qualifications in:

Mathematics
ICT
English.

Sample onscreen assessments

In order to use these sample assessments, the links below should be copied into the SurpassViewer app (see instructions to download the viewer at the top of this page). To view in full screen, in each case press F11 once the page has loaded or select the option in the View menu.

Mathematics:

ICT:

What Careers Can This Lead To?

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’ confidence and motivation, and the skills they gain will be valuable in the workplace or in any further learning.

Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (3748-03)

Last Registration Date: 31 Jul 2023 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Functional Skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at Level 2

Accreditation No: 501/0639/9 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Data unavailable This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 45 - 45 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 54 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/07/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £19.20 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Additional information for centres

SMARTSCREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION

SmartScreen is our online portal for tutor, assessors and learners that provides unit-specific support materials and tutor forums to complement the delivery and learning experience

Visit Smartscreen.co.uk >

LEARNING ASSISTANT IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION

Learning Assistant is an innovative and cost effective e-portfolio solution that allows colleges and training providers to dramatically improve the delivery of their vocational qualifications.

Learn more about Learning Assistant >

Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

Some documents may be password protected. Passwords can be retrieved by logging in to Walled Garden and visiting the Administration section of the relevant qualification catalogue page.

Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

3748 Entry 1

Assessment materials

Live Assessments English

Onscreen versions

Cookery Show

Customer Services

Fairer Trade

Fire Safety

The Party

Paper-based versions

Cookery Show

Customer Services

Fairer Trade

Fire Safety

The Party

Live Assessments Maths

Cinema

Ice Skating

Making Chocolates

Online Shopping

Study Centre

Refreshed Live Assessments ICT

Online Games

Party Bus

Snack Shack

Sweet Shop

Sample Assessments English

Onscreen versions

Dance

Litter

Lunch

Passports

Paper based versions

Dance

Litter

Lunch

Passports

Sample Assessments ICT

Car Boot Sale

Garden Plants

Lost Dog

Sample Assessments Maths

Cakes For sale

Eating Out

Shopping

Simply Snack

Takeaway Meal

Using The Lift

Speaking and Listening and Communication

3748 Entry 2

Assessment materials

Live Assessments English

Onscreen versions

Camping

Carnival

Customer Service

Fairer Trade

Fire Safety

Food Safety

Solar Power

Paper-based versions

Camping

Carnival

Customer Service

Fairer Trade

Fire Safety

Food Safety

Solar Power

Live Assessments Maths

Hobbies

New Job In Construction

Online Shopping

Planting Seeds

Sending Items By Post

Refreshed Live Assessments ICT

Online Games

Party Bus

Snack Shack

Sweet Shop

Sample Assessments English

Onscreen versions

Air Show

Balloon Ride

Lunch

Water

Paper based versions

Air Show

Balloon Ride

Carnival Fairer Trade Reading

Carnival Fairer Trade Writing

Lunch

Water

Sample Assessments ICT

Car Boot Sale

Garden Plants

Lost Dog

Sample Assessments Maths

Having Friends Round

Holidays

Museum Visit

Takeaway Meal

Speaking and Listening and Communication

Worked Examples

3748 Entry 3

Assessment materials

Live Assessments English

Onscreen versions

Cinema

Customer Service

DIY

Fire Safety

Food Safety

Litter

The Party

Paper-based versions

Cinema

Customer Service

DIY

Fire Safety

Food Safety

Litter

The Party

Live Assessments Maths

Cake Sale

Garden Centre

Hobbies

Online Shopping

Planning A Party

Working In A Garage

Refreshed Live Assessments ICT

Online Games

Party Bus

Snack Shack

Sweet Shop

Sample Assessments English

Onscreen versions

Balloon Ride

Money

Passports

Water

Paper based versions

Balloon Ride

Money

Passports

Water

Sample Assessments ICT

Car Boot Sale

Garden Plants

Lost Dog

Sample Assessments Maths

Bedroom

Cinema Trip

Ice Skating

Running A Car

Video Games

Speaking and Listening and Communication

3748 Level 1

Assessment materials

FS ICT Data Files

FS ICT sample assessments - modified

Functional Skills English

Examiner Reports

Reading

Speaking and Listening

L1 Speaking Listening and Communication Assessment pack v1 0 zip 100 KB 24 Jul 2018

Writing

Functional Skills ICT

Sample Assessments

Functional Skills Mathematics

Examiner Reports

Samples

Worked Examples

L1 Maths worked examples zip 3 MB 24 Jul 2018

3748 Level 2

Assessment materials

FS ICT Data Files

Functional Skills English

Examiner Reports

Reading

Speaking and Listening

L2 Speaking Listening and Communication Assessment pack v1-0 zip 120 KB 24 Jul 2018

Writing

Functional Skills ICT

Sample Assessments

Functional Skills Mathematics

Examiner Reports

Samples Autumn 2016

Additional documents

Functional Skills Reform

Assessment materials

FS ICT In-app Assessment Guidance and Trouble-shooting v3-7 pdf 941 KB 24 Jul 2018

Centre documents

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