QCA has produced Functional skills guidance: amplification of the standards to provide guidance on the requirements of the functional skills standards.

The guidance elaborates on the knowledge, skills and understanding required at each level (entry level to level 2) for each of the functional skills qualifications (English, mathematics and ICT) and can be downloaded from this page. It supplements the functional skills standards (QCA/07/3472) which is the primary reference document for the pilot qualifications.

Guidance will be developed and refined through the course of the functional skills pilot programme. Further guidance on functional skills in terms of teaching, learning, delivery and management has been produced by our workforce development partners.