What are functional skills ?
Functional skills are in English, mathematics and ICT and are aimed to help people to gain the most out of life, learning and work.
The functional skills are learning tools that enable people:
• to apply their skills, knowledge and understanding to everyday life
• to engage competently and confidently with others
• to use functional skills to solve problems in both familiar and unfamiliar situations
• to develop personally and professionally as positive citizens who can actively contribute to society.
The functional skills standards are technical documents that define and differentiate the skill requirements for the functional skills qualifications.
