Course Description

As an established alternative to GCSE qualifications, Functional Skills courses offer a convenient avenue to acquire and refine practical skills in fundamental subjects like math and English. Designed to swiftly equip learners with core competencies crucial for various careers and advanced educational pursuits, our Functional Skills Level 2 English course facilitates exploration of key English concepts at your preferred pace.

Our online Functional Skills English Level 2 course encompasses all the essentials for achieving a C/4 grade equivalent to GCSE level. This course provides the convenience of online exams from the comfort of your home. This solution is made possible through our remote Functional Skills software technology that allows you to schedule and take your exam, without the added pressure of a classroom, or schedule constraints.

You will complete an initial assessment, followed by a diagnostic. This will provide you with a personal skills plan, where you may have a different starting point depending on your skills. Once you are working on Level 2 of your individual skills plan (or when your assessor deems it so) you will complete an exam. This will comprise of preparing a short presentation to a small audience and answering their questions. You will also take part in a small group discussion while being assessed to cover the criteria.

This is a self-driven course, allowing you to learn at a pace that suits you.

This course offers a personalised training plan tuition with experienced assessors for guidance and support. This package also includes an online exam feature at NO EXTRA COST, allowing you to conveniently take your exam from the comfort of your own home.

To complete your qualification, you will need to complete 3 online exams. These are Reading, Writing, and Speaking, Listening and Communication.

You will be requested to provide a government-issued form of photo ID by your tutor as well as an invigilator in order to complete this course.

Modules Covered

This course covers:

Punctuation
Grammar
Comparing texts
Composition
Planning and drafting
Spelling
Comprehension
Level 2 Summative Test

Mandatory Units Include:

Reading – This Functional Skills Level 2 English module looks at reading for information, including looking at biased pieces of work and will help you to work out how much the opinions of certain authors can be trusted. It also looks at the different types of layout features and how these can impact the reader. All of the reading skills that you will look at will be tested in quizzes at the end of each section, followed by an assessor-marked assignment, ensuring that you are ready to sit your final exam
Writing – This Functional Skills Level 2 English curriculum examines appropriate writing techniques for specific pieces. This could contain, among other things, emails, blogs, newspaper articles, and letters. You'll also be tested on your grammar, punctuation, and spelling in this module. Quizzes and assessor-marked tasks at the conclusion of your course make sure you are prepared for your final exam.
Speaking, Listening and Communication – One of the most beneficial and enjoyable aspects of improving English functional skills is the speaking, listening, and communicating (SLC) component. This Functional Skills Level 2 English module provides you with practice for the SLC assessment by demonstrating how to handle common situations both at home and at work. Together with our quizzes and assessor-marked assignments, they will help you become more confident and competent in these situations and prepare you for the SLC assessment.

Accreditation

NCFE Accredited:

With a strong dedication to creating, developing, and validating a variety of nationally recognised credentials and awards, NCFE is a prominent national awarding organisation. Countless students at all levels have benefited greatly from these qualifications, which enable them to get one step closer to achieving their personal goals.

Benefits

This Functional Skills English Level 2 course will assist you in gaining the abilities and information necessary to face challenges in daily life.
You will be able to express yourself more clearly and interact with others both in person and on a variety of platforms by improving your literacy abilities.
Your obtained qualification will also serve as proof of these qualities, enabling you to satisfy the requirements of companies across a variety of industries.
Although many universities accept them, Functional Skills Level 2 credentials are also frequently utilised to fulfil university entrance criteria.
This package includes an online exam feature at NO EXTRA COST.