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Skills for Work and Life Events

Events, Webinars and Networks for Functional Skills maths, English, ESOL and Employability qualifications

You can find details of all our details and confirmed dates for all of our webinars, networks and events below.

Supporting your learner’s success

We run free webinars and networks throughout the year to ensure our centres are supported at every stage of their delivery, from on-boarding and curriculum planning through to ongoing delivery and assessment.

Webinars

Recordings and slide decks from our previous webinars can be found on the Resource Hub.

New to working with us

New to Functional Skills, new to working with City & Guilds, new to our bite-sized maths and English qualifications, or to our ESOL qualifications?

Each month we run a short introductory webinar where we go through the fundamentals if you're delivering any of our maths, English or ESOL qualifications in England: where to find key documents, how assessments can be accessed/booked, the teaching/learning resources we offer, our practice-sharing networks, details of our regular series of update webinars, etc.

Facilitated by one of our Maths and English Technical Advisors, it's a safe environment where you're free to ask questions and confirm your understanding. It's also a chance to network with others with similar experiences.

Please book onto a session – and please share the registration details with others within your organisation who might also benefit from attending.

Book your 'New to Working with Us' meeting here:

Book a session

Online Virtual Link-ups

Functional Skills English

Our virtual network sessions bring practitioners together to explore the delivery of Functional Skills English qualifications and share good practice and resources.

The next network opportunities are as follows:  

Functional Skills Speaking, Listening and Communicating event on:

Register for network on 9 January 2025 at 14.00

Register for network session on 3 February 2025 at 10:00 

Register for network session on 4 March  2025 at 14:00 

Register for network session on 9 April 2025 at 10:00

Register for network session on 8 May 2025 at 15:00

Register for network session on 3 June at 10:00

Functional Skills Reading and Writing event on: 

Register for network on 8 January 2025 at 10.00

Register for network session on 4 February 2025 at 14:00

Register for network session on 3 March 2025 at 14:00

Register for network session on 1 April 2025 at 10:00

Register for network session on 7 May 2025 at 14:00

Register for network session on 2 June 2025 at 10:00


Functional Skills Mathematics

The network session for Functional Skills Mathematics (4748) practitioners is a space for individuals involved in delivery of the qualification to meet to share ideas and good practice relating to the teaching and learning for the subject. 

Register for network on 8 January 2025 at 14.00

Register for network session on 3 February 2025 at 14:00

Register for network session on 6 March 2025 at 10:00

Register for network session on 31 March 2025 at 14:00

Register for network session on 8 May 2025 at 10:00

Register for network session on 2 June 2025 14:00


Digital Functional Skills (DFSQs)

Register for webinar on 13 January 2025 at 10:00

Register for network session on 5 March 2025 at 10:00-11:30

Register for network session on 6 May 2025 at 14:00-15:30


Bite-sized’ maths and English qualifications

A space for teachers/tutors and co-ordinators currently delivering City & Guilds’ English/Mathematics Skills (3847) qualifications and units in England to network, share insights and reflect on their experiences.

The next session will take place in the autumn. Registration details will be available here once a specific date and time have been confirmed.  

Details of the next session will be available shortly TBC.


Essential Skills Wales: virtual link up

A regular space for tutors and co-ordinators of Essential Skills Wales (3868) and Essential Skills for Work and Life (3846) to meet up, touch base, share news and good practice.

Register for webinar on 20 January 2025 at 15:00

Register for network session on 10 April 2025 at 14:00-15:30 

Register for network session on 5 June 2025 at 15:00-16:30

 

Essential Skills Northern Ireland – termly check-in 

A regular space for tutors and co-ordinators of Essential Skills in Northern Ireland (4800) to meet up, touch base, share news and good practice.

Details of the next session will be available shortly TBC.


ESOL Skills for Life

This session is a space for teachers/tutors and co-ordinators delivering ESOL Skills for Life (4692) qualifications, in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, to network, share insights and reflect on their experiences.

Each of these sessions has a maximum of 20 attendees, so there’s plenty of opportunity to talk about your ideas, resources, successes and challenges.

Register for network session on 5 February 2025 at 14:00-15:30

Register for network session on 10 April 2025 at 10:00-11:30

Register for network session on 4 June 2025 at 14:00-15:30


Employability Skills

A session for practitioners delivering Employability Skills and Personal/Social Skills (5546) qualifications in England, Northern Ireland and Wales to network, and to share resources and ideas
The session is facilitated by one of our Technical Advisors, but it's not a 'training' session – more a chance to learn from each other.

Register for network session on 6 February 2025 at 15:00-16:30

Register for network session on 7 May 2025 at 10:00-11:30

Face to Face Connect-Share-Network sessions

Functional Skills English

Welcome back to our face to face regional events. Join us for an interactive session which covers Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills English, looking at Reading, Writing and Speaking, Listening and Communicating. Bring your ideas and share your experiences with other people who are delivering Functional Skills English.

Details of the next session will be available shortly TBC.

 

Functional Skills Mathematics

Welcome back to our face to face regional events. Join us for an interactive session which covers Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics. Bring your ideas, resources and be ready to share your experiences with other people who are delivering Functional Skills Mathematics.

Details of the next session will be available shortly TBC.

 

ESOL Skills for Life (4692)

We are looking forward to returning to face to face networks for our centres delivering ESOL Skills for Life. These interactive sessions are an opportunity to share good practice and ideas with fellow practitioners and teachers.

Details of the next session will be available shortly TBC.

External Events

Come along and see us at these external events where we are hosting an exhibition stand.

Question Corner

For an opportunity to discuss our Skills for Work & Life Qualifications and assessments, please use the following link:

Book for Question Corner