What is Skills for Life?

Skills for Life is a national strategy for improving literacy and numeracy skills of adults (age 16 and over).

It includes pre-entry level up to and including level 2. The Skills for Life qualifications in literacy and numeracy can be undertaken full or part time, on their own or embedded at work.

 

What is involved in the Skills for Life Qualifications?

The Skills for Life qualification levels can be compared to National Curriculum, Key Skill and National Qualification levels. To read more about what is involved in Skills for Life Qualifications and see how they map to the National Framework - Click Here

 

Want to find out more?

Helping Friends and Family - If know of someone who has literacy, numeracy or language needs follow this link to find out more - at the GetOn website.

Employers - Research estimates that the cost of poor basic literacy, numeracy and language skills to UK industry is £4.8 billion. To find out more about how Skills for Life qualifications can help your staff and help your business - follow the link to the GetOn website. If you have employees that may wish to pursue a Skills for Life qualification - funding is available through the LSC - Train to Gain in Derbyshire. This also includes wage compensation for you as their employer (subject to certain conditions)

Providers - you can also find out more about Skills for Life and obtain promotional materials from the GetOn website - following the link. Useful resources and developments can be found at the read-write-plus. The Network will also post information on Skills for Life in the 'News and Document' and 'Events' sections of this website for Provider and Members.

 

Provider and Member Information

The latest News and Documents relating to Skills for Life can be found in the Provider and Member areas. Follow the links here to go to the News and Document area, once there filter the items for Skills for Life. Click here if you are a Provider or Member.

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