Employers

Functional skills are practical skills in English, mathematics and ICT that allow individuals to operate confidently, effectively and independently in life and work.They are relevant to all jobs and industries, running alongside the specific skills of the job to make people more effective, all-round employees. Functional skills help businesses improve efficiency while increasing the value of employees and boosting morale. This increases productivity and adds to the competitive edge.

Whether this is using English skills to communicate more effectively with customers or colleagues, maths skills to calculate measurements or price discounts, or ICT skills to find information on the Internet or write an email, better functional skills enable employees to be a more valuable asset to your organisation.

Up-skilling your workforce has many other benefits including filling skills gaps, minimizing staff turnover and reducing workplace accidents. Furthermore, developing existing employees is more cost-effective than hiring new ones, so your business can save on recruitment costs too!