Essential Skills in English, Maths and ICT
Vocational qualification
In Newtownabbey
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Vocational qualification
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Newtownabbey (Northern Ireland)
How will Essential Skills qualifications benefit me? By improving your English and Maths skills Essential Skills could: Help you to complete the course you are studying. Help you to get better results on your course. Help you to improve your confidence. Help you to get a job. Help you move on to higher level courses.
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About this course
Who are they for? Anyone, aged 16 and over, who wants to improve his or her English and Maths skills.
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Essential Skills in English, Maths and ICT-- Entry Requirements
Who are they for? Anyone, aged 16 and over, who wants to improve his or her English and Maths skills.
Course Content
How will Essential Skills qualifications benefit me? By improving your English and Maths skills Essential Skills could: Help you to complete the course you are studying. Help you to get better results on your course. Help you to improve your confidence. Help you to get a job. Help you move on to higher level courses.
Course Aims
Will I get a nationally recognised certificate if I pass an Essential Skills qualification? Yes you will. You will be awarded a certificate when you complete the course and pass the assessment. Essential Skills Literacy / Communication Qualification This course covers speaking and listening, reading and writing skills and is offered at three different levels, Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2. Essential Skills Numeracy / Application of Number Qualification This course covers number, measures, shape and space and handling data and is offered at three different levels, Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2. Why are the qualifications at different levels? So that you can take an Essential Skills qualification at the level, right for you, and be able to progress through the different levels at your own speed.
Special Features
How do Essential Skills relate to GCSE? Essential Skills level 2 and GCSE Grades A*-C are both placed on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) at level 2. Qualifications placed at a level in the framework are of an equivalent standard although their content may and does differ. Essential Skills level 2 is of an equivalent standard to GCSE with reference to the NDAQ. Essential Skills for Full-time Students at Northern Regional College All full-time students at the Northern Regional College have the opportunity to improve their English, Maths and IT skills and gain qualifications. The qualification you take will depend on the qualification you already have. If you do not have a grade C or above in GCSE English, Maths or ICT, you must do Essential Skills.
Essential Skills in English, Maths and ICT