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Functional Skills

NOCN is piloting Entry Level English, mathematics and ICT Functional Skills qualifications.  NOCN has developed qualifications at Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 to cater for differentiated achievement at Entry Level. From January 2010 NOCN will be offering Level 1 and 2 English, mathematics and ICT Functional Skills qualifications, for more information please contact your local OCN.

Revised Functional Skills Level 1 and 2 Question Paper Order Form - NQ3: First registrations for Level 1 and 2 are from 22 February 2010. This paper order form should be used to book the required assessment time and date. It must be submitted to the centre's regional OCN a minimum of 15 working days before the planned assessment date. Learners should have been registered prior to the form being submitted.

The Functional Skills qualifications will provide a platform to further achievement through the development of fundamental, applied skills in each key subject area. The Functional Skills qualifications are designed to assess the development of skills in practical everyday contexts and real life situations.

Functional Skills qualifications will provide a coherent progression pathway in the Foundation Learning Tier (FLT).

Transition arrangements Functional Skills English

As you are aware, the Functional Skills pilot will come to an end on August 31^st 2010.  It is important that you ensure as many of your learners as possible complete and achieve their assessments before this date. 

However, we have been informed by Ofqual that if a learner does not achieve one or two components of Functional English, there will be a transition period of 12 months where the learner may attempt to complete the qualification.  This is ONLY allowed in English.  If a learner does not achieve Functional Skills ICT or Mathematics, they will have to be reregistered on the new qualifications from September.

Centres using the transition arrangements would need to register learners for the specific components that they need from the NEW qualifications  in September.  If the learners achieve these components, their achievements from the pilot qualification would enable them to achieve the full qualification post September.  NOCN will also recognize component achievement from pilot Functional English qualifications from other awarding organisations as part of the transition arrangements.

Useful Links

• More information About the NOCN Functional Skills Qualifications.
• Details about Delivery and Evaluation of the NOCN Functional Skills Qualifications.
• NOCN Functional Skills Sample Assessments.
• General information about Functional Skills, including the Functional Skills standards, from the QCDA (External Link).
• Support for centres is available through the Functional Skills Support Programme (FSSP) (Word Document).
• NEW! FSSP February 2010 bulletin (PDF).
• NEW! FSSP March 2010 bulletin (Word Document)

 

NOCN Functional Skills qualification guides:

Directions for downloading qualification guides:

• The guide must be securely bound following printing; the recipient must not be able to easily disassemble the guide.
• The guide must be printed and distributed as a complete document only.

All documents on this page are in PDF format.  Please click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Qualification Title	National Accreditation Number	Accreditation End Date	Qualification Guide	Lead OCN Contact
Functional Skills (Entry Level) (Pilot)
NOCN Entry Level Award in Functional Skills English (QCF)	500/2676/8	31/08/2010	In Development	NOCN
NOCN  Entry  Level  Award  in Functional  Skills  ICT  (QCF)	500/2677/X	31/08/2010	In Development	NOCN
NOCN  Entry  Level  Award  in Functional  Skills  Mathematics (QCF)	500/2675/6	31/08/2010	In Development	NOCN
Functional Skills (Level 1) (Pilot)
NOCN Level 1 Award in Functional Skills English (QCF)	500/7890/2	31/08/2010	Qualification Guide	NOCN
NOCN Level 1 Award in Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (QCF)	500/7892/6	31/08/2010	Qualification Guide	NOCN
NOCN Level 1 Award in Functional Skills Mathematics (QCF)	500/7891/4	31/08/2010	Qualification Guide	NOCN
Functional Skills (Level 2) (Pilot)
NOCN Level 2 Award in Functional Skills English (QCF)	500/7893/8	31/08/2010	Qualification Guide	NOCN
NOCN Level 2 Award in Functional Skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (QCF)	500/7894/X	31/08/2010	Qualification Guide	NOCN
NOCN Level 2 Award in Functional Skills Mathematics (QCF)	500/7895/1	31/08/2010	Qualification Guide	NOCN

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