Functional skills are very important skills because the provide knowledge, understanding and skills for those to progress within their working and personal lives.

English and Math functional skills are essential subjects that are found in most educational and training environments. Functional Skills are qualifications that have been developed by the UKs successive government; they have championed these flexible courses to equip people with the essential skills that people need to succeed, improving England’s literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.

Functional skills can be studied as an individual qualification or they could be stepping stones towards a GCSE.