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Welcome to the Skills for Work and Life updates page.
This page is the home for all the updates and announcements about City & Guilds’ Skills for Work and Life programmes, including Functional Skills, Maths, English, ESOL and employability.
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(25 August) - Entry Level Functional Skills - assessment bank update
(27 August) - Essential Application of Number Skills - Controlled task update
(21 July) - Essential Skills (Wales) Qualification Handbook update - Open Book definition
( 1 July) - CPD Event: Practical maths: dynamic strategies for learner engagement
(18 June) - Functional Skills maths entry 3 assessment update
(15 June) - Functional Skills Quarterly Update
(20 May) - Supporting National Numeracy - building maths confidence
(21 May) - ESOL Skills for Life - A refreshed qualification is on its way
(15 May) - New maths CPD Event: Practical maths: Strategies for learner engagement
(20 April) - New Assessment preparation materials for DFSQ
(16 April) - Functional Skills - updated JCQ guidance for exams
(15 April) - Personal Progress (3803) - updated recording documents
(10 April) - Additional dates - CPD Events for English and maths
(24 March) - Essential Skills Wales - Assessment updates
(16 March) - Functional Skills results release times Q2 2025/2026
(3 February) - EPQ (2935) - Preventing misuse of AI
(29 January) - Essential Skills (Northern Ireland) - Updated JCQ Access Arrangements
(29 January) - Essential Skills (Wales) - Updated JCQ Access Arrangements
(29 January) - Candidate preparation for Remote Invigilation exams (webinar)
(19 January) - Maths & English CPD Events
(15 December) - Essential Skills (NI) - New Chief Examiner's reports
(16 December) - Updated Functional Skills Indicative Pass Marks
(5 November) - Removal of Controlled Tasks for ESW (3868)
(9 October) - Functional Skills results release times Q4 2024/2025
(9 October) - ESOL SfL: New qualification handbook and assessment update
(9 October) - Skills for Work & Life Networks and CPD Sessions
(18 September) - Essential Skills Wales Qualification Handbook Update
(5 August) - Update to Functional Skills Speaking, Listening & Communicating Guidance
(5 August) - Entry Level Functional Skills assessment bank update
(5 August) - Removal of L2 ECommS task - Employment/Job Interview
(1 July) - Updates to Qualification Handbook for 3847 English and Mathematics Skills
(3 June) - Functional Skills Results Processing times Quarter 3 2024/2025
(5 June) - Changes to FS assessment preparation materials
(27 May) - Next stage in ESOL SfL Assessment changes
(8 April) - CPD Event - Supporting ESOL learners with maths and English
(8 April) - 3868-03 EDLS Candidate pack corrections
(15 April) - Functional Skills - Update to Additional Information about conducting exams and Last registration dates
(16 April) - Functional Skills - Amendment to E2 Maths mark scheme "Taxi Hire"
(17 April) - Correction to E2 Maths mark scheme alert
(25 April) - Closure of Essential Skills ICT (NI) (4800-60)
(28 April) - ESOL: Updated Assessor Guide and amendment to plan for release dates for assessments
(30 April) - CPD Event - Embedding English and Maths in Vocational Courses
(4 March) - Functional Skills results issue Quarter 2 2024/25
(13 February) - ESOL Funding update plus Survey and Webinar links
(27 February) - Changes to apprenticeship funding rules for adult apprentices
(27 February) - Our new Centre Development Events
(15 January) - Entry Level 2 Mathematics Mark Scheme amendment
(27 January) ESOL - removal of E2 S&L Assessment "Hobbies & Interests"
(2 December) - Functional Skills results release Quarter 1 2024/25
(27 November) - Essential Skills (Wales) E3 EAoNS assessment: "Mobile Phone"
(9 September) - Functional Skills results release time
(10 September) - Employability Skills - changes and survey link
(23 September) - Further information about changes to our ESOL Skills for Life GLH/TQT
(13 August) - Essential Skills Wales - Qualification Handbook and Certificate Qual numbers updated
(13 August) - Functional Skills - New Entry Level FS Assessments for September
(23 July) Essential Skills (Wales) - removal of E3 EAoNS 'Mobile Phone' task
(22 July) DFSQ - Maximum File Size + Section 1&2 combined timing reminder
(12 July) ESOL - Removal of an Entry 3 and a Level 1 Assessment pack
(10 July) New Chief Examiner's reports for Essential Skills (NI) 4800
(19 June) Functional Skills ICT Key dates for closure
(19 June) ESOL Skills for Life - amendment to GLH
(7 June) Functional Skills results release times
(30 May) Open Assess - updated guide, Password protecting sample materials and FS events update
(20 May) E1 Maths Assessment amendment
(25 April) Last registration dates for Essential Skills (NI) (4800)
(23 April) ESOL – Removal of L1 & L2 Travel & Tourism assessments
(22 April) New Instructions for Conducting FS Exams guidance
(16 April) Changes to Employability Skills (5546)
(11 April) Improving our ESOL Skills for Life Offer
(19 March) Essential Skills Wales – Removal of L1 ECommS task – Exercising Outdoors
(21 March) Functional Skills results release and indicative pass marks
(14 February) Update for Essential Application of Number Skills (Cymraeg)
(9 February) Updates to Essential Application of Number Skills
(22 January) Updates to Essential Application of Number Skills
(19 December) ESOL assessment update
(19 December) Functional Skills processing times
(20 November) Essential Digital Literacy Skills update
(16 November) ESOL assessment update
(14 November) New documents for Functional Skills
(9 October) Update on Essential Skills ICT Northern Ireland (4800-60)
(5 October) Functional Skills England - Guidance for Delivery
(15 September) ESOL assessment update
(11 September) Functional Skills - Flash to html update
(7 September) Essential Skills Wales - Digital literacy skills
(7 September) Functional Skills results release update
(22 August) Important Alert for Functional Skills ICT
(10 August) Important Alert for Workplace Core Skills
(3 August) Functional Skills Assessment Amendment
(24 July) Important Alert for Essential Digital Literacy Skills
(4 May) Speaking and Listening assessments
(25 April) 4748 Digital Functional Skills
(18 April) Remote supervision - Essential Skills Wales
(13 March) Document update - Level 2 English Reading Sample Paper 1
(6 March) Results Release for Functional Skills English, Mathematics and ICT at Levels 1 and 2
(2 March) Registration and booking window closed for English and Maths Skills 3850
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