These qualifications offer learners opportunities to access appropriate and relevant education which will enable them to improve their life opportunities. The qualifications provide a foundation for lifelong learning by focusing on transferable skills that are essential for living and working in the community. This will be done by enabling learners to develop their employability skills and progress to independence via a cohesive and focused education and training provision.
Qualification: OCN LR Skills for Independence and Employability (Entry Levels) – This suite of qualifications has been developed to address the needs of students working at Entry Level. This suite of qualifications offers students opportunities to access appropriate and relevant education and to enable them to improve their life opportunities, helping them to gain confidence, develop independent living and work skills, and enable them to progress. The qualifications provide a foundation for lifelong learning by focusing on transferable skills that are essential for living and working in the community.
Students will undertake weekly sessions in Functional Skills, either working towards gaining their FS qualification or maintaining their current level.
Our English Functional Skills Qualifications provide students with the fundamental skills to use the English language in personal and professional situations. To gain the English Functional Skills qualification, students must pass the following assessments:
Our maths Functional Skills qualifications will help to strengthen students’ knowledge of mathematical concepts without using a calculator. Students will be assessed on a range of topics, including:
