FastTrack Functional Skills – Maths

Next course starting in Croydon: To be advised

Gain confidence in your Maths skills for progression into employment, further education, or everyday life.

100% free

Nationally accredited

Employment support

Individual learning plan

Classroom based (Croydon)

A two week course, full-time

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Course Description

Enhance your knowledge of Maths and develop critical skills that you’ll use at work, at home, and for further study. This free Croydon-based course will help you develop a sound grasp of basic mathematical skills so that you can confidently tackle everyday calculations.

We’ll guide you through the foundations of Maths, developing your practical skills with a focus on the concepts you’re likely to encounter at work and in life. Covering numeracy, money, percentages, temperature and more – you’ll emerge confident with solving common problems.

This Functional Skills Maths course is the perfect way to open doors to countless careers and opportunities.

You will receive a 100% personalised learning plan based on your current Maths skills. 

Free course for: Anyone who is aged 19 or over who has been living in the European Union for the last 3 years – regardless of employment status

Course Location: The course takes place in our Covid-safe Croydon training centre: Suffolk House, College Rd, Croydon CR0 0YN

Levels available: Entry Levels 1 – 3 (Levels 1 and 2 will be available in due course)

Certified Awarding Body: NCFE

Course start dates: To be advised

Course Length: This is a full-time 2 week course,  9:30am – 4:30pm daily.

How to Enrol

To immediately self-enrol online, begin by filling out the form on the right hand side of this page.

To enrol with our assistance, you are most welcome to visit us at our Croydon Training centre on any Thursday, between 9:30am and 3:30pm.

Course Content
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Decimals
  • Money
  • Temperature and time
  • Length, weight and shapes
  • Percentages
  • Capacity
  • Averages
  • Probability
Are you eligible to complete this qualification for free?

This qualification is 100% government funded if:

  • You were born before the 31st August 2005
  • 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
  • Must live in the UK or EEA:
    • If you are outside of London: You have lived in the EEA for the last 3 years (unless you have been given a special Visa/Residence permits that gives you the permanent right to remain)
    • If you are within Greater London: You must have permission to reside in the UK for the next 12 months
  • Are unemployed:
    • If you are outside of London: Can provide evidence of being in receipt of benefits (subject to eligibility)
    • If you are within Greater London: There is no need to be in receipt of benefits. However, you must be actively seeking work and available to start work (subject to eligibility)
  • Can provide Identifications and relevant documentation as required
  • For Level 2 courses: If on the 31st of August 2022, 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)
FAQs
All our courses are free for those who are employed and unemployed, subject to eligibility.
Yes, anyone who is employed or unemployed can enroll on any of our courses, subject to eligibility.
No, you can start when you are ready and enroll when you are ready.
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.
Of course. All our courses are accredited courses and you will receive a nationally recognized certification on achievement. 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.
Your assessor will be available to support you through email or our messaging system and provide feedback on all your assignments you submit.
Yes, you will be provided with regular progress updates.
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
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 85,000 other learners who have chosen to upskill with Strive Training - register now!

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