🚀 Functional Skills English Level 2 – Course At a Glance
✅ Equivalent to GCSE Grade C/4 – Nationally Recognised & OFQUAL Regulated
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- KEY INFORMATION
- Qualification Code: 603/4605/X
- Sector: Functional Skills
- Level: L2
- Guided Learning Hours: 55
- Min Age: Pre-16
- TQT: 66
- Awarding Body: Open Awards
- Functional Skills English Course Curriculum
- Exam: On campus or Online
- Course duration: 12 Months (can finish early)
- Entry requirements: No prior qualification needed
- Exam Time: Any time once you ready
- Support: 1-year support included – Email or call our support line
- Start Date: Anytime – We enrol 365 days a year
- Free Trial: 14-Day Free Trial
- Pass-Guaranteed: We offer a pass guarantee or your money back (t & c)
What’s included:
– Access to our online English Level 2 materials, including tutorials, activity sheets, video lessons, fact sheets, quizzes, and assignments for 12 months.
– Email support from a qualified tutor to assist you when you encounter difficulties.
– 2 hours of dedicated tutorial time with a qualified tutor.
– Tutor-marked assignments.
– Graded mock exams.
– Comprehensive feedback highlighting areas that require further revision.
- Fees:
Course Fees: £149 (Includes quizzes, mock tests, past papers with mark schemes)
Exam cost:
Reading Level 2 – £110
Writing Level 2 – £110
Speaking & Listening Exam – £90
3 papers £310
- Assessment Method Summary
Throughout your Functional Skills English Level 2 course, your progress will be evaluated through our online quizzes. Achieving a score of 80% or higher on these quizzes indicates that you are ready to tackle the assignments. After successfully completing all assignments, you will be prepared to take the mock exams. This Functional Skills Level 2 comprehensive course package includes one graded mock exam for each exam. If you are interested in purchasing our remotely invigilated exam, consider our value packages that combine learning materials, tutor support, and an exam at a great price.
Achievement of our English qualifications is through successful completion of
three individual component task-based assessments at Level 2 which are:
Reading
Reading is assessed through a test comprised of controlled response and open response questions.
- Externally set by Open Awards
- Externally marked by Open Awards
- Duration: 60 Minutes
(Total Marks Available: 30)
Writing
- Externally set by Open Awards
- Externally marked by Open Awards
- Duration: 60 Minutes
(Total Marks Available: 60)
Speaking, Listening and Communicating
- Externally set assessment
- Internally assessed and quality assured by the centre
- Externally quality assured by Open Awards
The total assessment time is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- Course Summary
Functional Skills are crucial for success in any future academic pursuits, qualifications, and career opportunities. As an acknowledged substitute for GCSE qualifications, Functional Skills courses are designed to offer you the most convenient solution to acquire and enhance practical skills in the essential areas of maths and English.
To provide an effective method of rapidly equipping learners with competencies in the core subjects required for most careers and advanced educational opportunities, this Functional Skills Level 2 English course was developed.
The Functional Skills English Level 2 online course encompasses everything necessary to prepare for a Functional Skills exam.
Functional Skills qualifications are based on Department for Education (DfE) approved subject content and are regulated by Ofqual. Learners will work towards their qualification in a number of settings, including but not limited to:
- schools and sixth-form colleges
- Pupil Referral Units
- further education providers
- private colleges
- private skills providers
- offender learning establishments
- higher education establishments.
- Qualifications Aims and Outcomes
The qualification provides learners with the opportunity to:
- Listen, comprehend, and contribute meaningfully to discussions in various contexts.
- Use their understanding of language to tailor delivery and content to suit different audiences and purposes.
- Read a variety of text types with confidence and fluency, applying their knowledge and understanding to enhance their own writing.
- Write texts of varying complexity with accuracy, effectiveness, and proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
- Recognize when and for which audiences planning and drafting with formal language are essential.
- What does this qualification cover?
To earn the qualification, you will need to dedicate approximately 55 hours to guided learning.
You will learn to handle English-related tasks that help you build skills in speaking, listening, and communicating, as well as reading and writing.
Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:
- Listening attentively, understanding, and contributing effectively to discussions in various contexts.
- Applying your knowledge of language to adjust delivery and content according to the audience and purpose.
- Reading various types of texts with confidence and fluency, using your understanding to enhance your own writing.
- Writing texts of differing complexity with accuracy, effectiveness, and correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
- Recognizing when it is important to plan, draft, and use formal language based on the situation and the audience, and when it is less crucial.
- Self-Paced Online Learning With Tutor Support
- Instant access to your course materials.
- Tutor support through our state-of-the-art platform.
- Flexibility to study around your existing commitments.
- Advance at your own pace.
- Personalized learning plan designed to help you succeed.
- Captivating content, including videos and interactive quizzes.
- Exceptional 7-day marking turnaround
- Modules
Functional Skills Level 2 English comprises the following units:
Reading
This Functional Skills Level 2 English unit focuses on reading for information. It covers analyzing biased texts and helps you evaluate the reliability of authors’ opinions. Additionally, it explores various layout features and their effects on the reader. All reading skills will be assessed through quizzes at the end of each section, culminating in a tutor-marked assignment.
Writing
This Functional Skills Level 2 English unit focuses on the most effective methods for writing various types of content, such as letters, newspaper articles, emails, and blogs. It also assesses your spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills. At the conclusion of your studies, there will be quizzes and tutor-marked assignments to evaluate your understanding.
Speaking, Listening, and Communication
The speaking, listening, and communication (SLC) aspect of English Functional Skills is one of the most enjoyable and beneficial areas to enhance. This Functional Skills Level 2 English unit prepares you for the SLC assessment by providing examples of effective ways to handle everyday situations both at home and in the workplace. These exercises will help build your confidence and effectiveness in these scenarios. This section concludes with quizzes and a tutor-marked assignment.
Once you’ve completed all tutor-marked assignments, you will be ready to take your mock exam. The mock exam is evaluated by your tutor, who will provide feedback and recommend any areas that may need further revision.
- Qualifications
Upon completion of this course, you will have mastered all the skills required for a Level 2 Functional Skills English exam. If you opt to take the exam, you must coordinate with us and can purchase it separately at a later date if not now. Upon successfully completing the exam, you will attain a Functional Skills Level 2 certification in English. This certification is comparable to achieving a grade C or higher (4) in GCSE. It qualifies you to pursue further educational programs and may grant access to certain universities. If you aspire to advance and lack that C grade, then this program is tailored for you.
- Career
Functional Skills programs were established by the UK Government to enhance the literacy, numeracy, and Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills of individuals in the UK. Equivalent to achieving a GCSE grade C/4, completing Functional Skills Level 2 courses can fulfil job and university entry requirements that necessitate proficiency in these subjects.
Universally recognized as fundamental subjects, proficiency in English and Maths is essential for understanding all other academic disciplines. Furthermore, both numeracy and literacy skills are indispensable for managing everyday tasks effectively.
Therefore, this Functional Skills English Level 2 course aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge to overcome daily challenges.
Enhancing your literacy skills will enable you to articulate thoughts effectively and communicate clearly in person and across various platforms.
