Functional Skills English

UPDATED 20160425 07:13:01

The aim of this qualification is to enable individuals to demonstrate their skills in reading, writing and speaking and listening. For reading the assessment consists of tasks based on different texts, designed to assess the learner’s ability to select, read, understand and compare texts in detail and use them to gather information, ideas, arguments and opinions. In writing the tasks require learners to produce a range of extended written documents, communicating ideas and opinions, effectively and persuasively. Speaking and listening designed to assess the effective application of speaking, listening and communication skills within a range of different contexts, including those that are unfamiliar, based on real-life scenarios. Exams are externally marked and can be taken either as paper based or online

Course information

Name: Functional Skills English Qualification title: Functional Skills qualification in English Qualification type: Assessment Assessed via task based assessments completed in controlled conditions. Each assessment requires learners to complete tasks, related to ‘real life’ contexts online. Speaking, Listening and Communication assessment is against set criteria for formal and informal communication and is observered/assessed by the assessor Awarding Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Created 20160223 15:54:29 Updated 20160425 07:13:01

Entry requirements

None

Provider

NORTH WEST COMMUNITY SERVICES TRAINING LTD
training@nwcs.ltd.uk
0151 521 5888
http://www.nwcstraining.co.uk

Address

NORTH WEST COMMUNITY SERVICES LTD
CHARNOCK ROAD Town: LIVERPOOL

Learning aims

Title: Functional Skills qualification in English Qualification: Functional Skills qualification in English Classification: Preparation for Life and Work

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