Functional Skills
Preparing a learner for assessment
- How many Functional Skills mocks are available?
- What documents and resources are available to help learners prepare for their Functional Skills assessments?
- How and when can I access Functional Skills mocks?
Exam
- What do I do if I need help logging into my Functional Skills exam?
- Why is Access to Scripts (ATS) not permitted for Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills exams?
- How do I complete the Invigilation Form for a Functional Skills exam?
- I am an invigilator, how do I log in to the exam?
- Can I access my Functional Skills exam without ID?
- Can I take 'rough' note paper into my Functional Skills Maths exam?
Direct claim status (DCS)
- Can I transfer my Functional Skills DCS status from another Awarding Organisation?
- Can DCS be awarded for the SLC assessment component in English Functional Skills?
Results
- How quickly will I get Functional Skills results?
- How are Functional Skills scripts marked?
- Can learners appeal their Functional Skills final mark?
Certification
- How long after Functional Skills qualification completion will we receive the certificates?
- Will Functional Skills certificates be automatically sent once all components have been passed?
Registering learners
- Do I need to specify the qualification level when registering a learner?
- Can I amend the registration once it has been made?
- How do I register my learners?
- Can I bulk-register learners?
- How soon after registering on a Functional Skills qualification can a learner undertake an assessment?
Assessment delivery
- What is a ‘controlled environment’?
- What options for Functional Skills assessment delivery are there?
- Are there restrictions on where a candidate can sit an exam?
Recognising prior learning (English only)
Scheduling an assessment
- Do all Functional Skills exam components have to be booked at the same time?
- Can Functional Skills exam bookings be made in bulk?
- Can assessments for Functional Skills English be taken in any order?
- How do I book a Functional Skills assessment for my learner?
Resits
- How quickly after a failed Functional Skills assessment can it be re-attempted?
- Is there a time limit/window in which Functional Skills resits must be completed?
- Do Functional Skills learners have to wait for all components to be attempted before any required resits can be booked or take place?
- Do Functional Skills learners have to resit only the failed assessment components?
- How are Functional Skills resits booked?
Reasonable adjustments
- How do I make a request for a reasonable adjustment (RA) for a Functional Skills assessment?
- Can I book a Functional Skills assessment if I have requested a reasonable adjustment for a learner?
Qualifications
- What is Training Qualifications UKs (TQUK) Functional Skills Qualification offer?
- How many exams are there in English Functional Skills qualifications?
- How many exams are there in Maths Functional Skills qualifications?
Speaking and listening (SLC)
- Do I have to book the learners onto the Functional Skills English speaking and listening assessment?
- What documents are available to help us prepare for English Functional Skills speaking and listening assessments?
- How is the Functional Skills English speaking and listening assessment conducted?
- Who can conduct the Functional Skills English speaking and listening assessment?
- Who sets the topic for Functional Skills English speaking and listening assessments?