Open up opportunities. This course is the equivalent to completing your English GCSE’s – perfect for anyone looking to top up their skills and open up hundreds of career paths.
100% free
Nationally accredited
Employment support
Individual learning plan
Classroom based (Croydon)
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Due to impact of Covid we have had to suspend our Functional Skills classroom delivery – however are planning to resume Functional Skills classroom delivery at our Croydon Centre in the coming weeks. If you complete the enrolment process, we can add you to our waiting list and let you know as soon as we have confirmed start dates for our Functional Skills Courses.
Make sure your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills are up-to-scratch for your further education or the workforce.
This course will also develop your English skills – with a focus on the spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, and grammar fundamentals that you’ll need in everyday life, the workplace and in education. We’ll work on improving your reading comprehension, and ability to communicate effectively – ensuring you’ll be a responsive and competent colleague.
For those of you looking to gain an English GCSE equivalent, this course is the perfect way to open doors to countless careers and opportunities. Universities and colleges will accept this qualification for further education courses, like teaching and nursing, as well as apprenticeships.
You will receive a 100% personalised learning plan based on your current English skills.
Free course for: Anyone who is unemployed and aged 19 or over who has been living in the European Union for the last 3 years
Levels available: Entry Level 3
Certified awarding body:NCFE
Course start dates:March 14th, April 25th
Course length: This is a 4 week course:
Mondays – Wednesdays: Croydon training center
Thursdays – Fridays Home study
Course Content
Text focus: Improving reading comprehension skills
Sentence focus: Understanding grammar
Word focus: Vocabulary, word recognition and phonics
How to communicate effectively through speaking and listening
Produce different types of documents using correct structure, spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Listening and responding
How to construct sentences
Develop writing skills using a wide range of language and vocabulary
Are you eligible to complete this qualification for free?
This qualification is 100% government funded if:
You were born before the 31st August 2002
You must currently live in England. However, anyone living in the following areas is not eligible for funding: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England
You have lived in the European Union for the last 3 years (unless you have have been given a special Visa/Residence permits that gives you the permanent right to remain)
Are Unemployed and can provide evidence (Subject to eligibility)
Can provide Identifications and relevant documentation as required
If on the 31st of August 2020, you were aged between 19-23, you need to have gained a full level 2 qualification (e.g. five or more GCSE/O-Levels at grades A* – C / 4 – 9, one A-Level, two/three AS-Levels, five or more CSE grade 1’s, GNVQ Intermediate, QCF Diploma Level 2)
We are adding the ability to enroll yourself very soon, but in the meantime, please fill out the form on this page - and someone from the team will get in touch with you within a day.
You can enroll on one course at a time, but you can do as many as you like to achieve your career goals. We are happy to give you information, advice and guidance on any courses you wish to complete.
Yes, there are further courses that will become available in due course, we will be keeping our website updated regularly, but if you would like to be notified please email us at homelearning@strivetraining.co.uk
We continually try to make learning simple and transparent. Learning through our online platform is incredibly easy and you can navigate around your qualification quickly and access all the learning materials as soon as you login.
Your studying should be about what you learn, not how you learn it. Which is why we make the entire process as simple as possible to help you adjust to learning online.
The general certification process is a minimum of 12 weeks. Due to the pandemic, the Awarding Bodies service has been impacted which can cause a delay. We are working hard to distribute all the certificates that we have received in a timely manner and we will send a text as soon as the certificates are ready.
For all queries regarding certification please email us on certification@strivetraining.co.uk. When contacting us please include the following information:
• Full Name
• Title of the qualification
• Contact details and address.
Next Steps
Simply complete the short form on the right. You'll then immediately be able to complete your Fast-Track online registration.
This registration process will confirm your eligibility to have your qualification 100%
government funded. Join 50,000 other learners who have chosen to upskill with Strive
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