About Kingston and Richmond NHS FT Functional Skills

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Functional Skills are the fundamental English and math's skills that people need for their working and personal lives. People can study for the qualifications in practical ways and apply core skills to real-life situations.

Successive governments have championed these flexible courses to equip people with the essential skills they need to succeed. Anyone can access functional skills and offers many opportunities for individuals for apprenticeships, any other further learning and career development opportunities.  Staff will be required to start by registering onto a free online functional practice website titled BKSB.

BKSB is designed to test learners on their English skills via a series of exercises. Learners are required to reached a Level 2 standard or above on BKSB to be eligible to arrange a final assessment. If a pass score is achieved the learner will be awarded with a GCSE equivalent and certificate.

The final English assessment which takes place online consists of 3 separate assessments:

• Reading 1 hour
• Writing 1 hour
• SLC (speaking, listening and communicating) 90 minute group discussion

Additional support is available such as workbooks and mock exam papers.

For further information or to register please email:

khft.hrchapprenticeships@nhs.net

Functional Skills are the fundamental English and math's skills that people need for their working and personal lives. People can study for the qualifications in practical ways and apply core skills to real-life situations.

Successive governments have championed these flexible courses to equip people with the essential skills they need to succeed. Anyone can access functional skills and offers many opportunities for individuals for apprenticeships, any other further learning and career development opportunities.  Staff will be required to start by registering onto a free online functional practice website titled BKSB.

BKSB is designed to test learners on their math skills via a series of exercises. Learners are required to reached a Level 2 standard or above on BKSB to be eligible to arrange a final math assessment. If a pass score is achieved the learner will be awarded with a GCSE equivalent and certificate.

The final math assessment which takes place online consists of a 2 hour assessment and will cover subject areas for example:

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplying
• Division

Additional support is available such as workbooks and mock exam papers.

For further information or to register please email:

khft.hrchapprenticeships@nhs.net

FREE MATHS COURSES.

Do you want to brush up on your math skills but are not quite ready to commit to a full qualification?

Sutton College offer a range of FREE short and long courses that are taught by professional math tutors both online and face to face.

Remember, good numeracy skills may unlock job opportunities and lead to higher wages or help prepare you for further education. They also help in everyday life, such as helping children with homework and budgeting money.

For more information please email khft.hrchapprenticeships@nhs.net

ENGLISH SKILLS TEACHING..

There is a new opportunity for all staff to improve their English skills free of charge via face-to-face teaching.

These teaching sessions will be individually devised and include:

• · Spelling
• · Writing
• · Grammar
• · Reading
• · Punctuation
• · Pronunciation 

For more information please email: khft.hrchapprenticeships@nhs.net