Functional skills qualifications will be rolled out across England in
September 2010.
To ensure that the qualifications are appropriate
for and available to the whole range of learners who need
to access
them, functional skills have been piloted since September 2007.
A comprehensive evaluation is being carried out throughout the pilot.
To fully inform the final qualifications,
it is vital that we get the right
sort of information from you in the right way and at the right time.
Event dates
Delegates may select either the morning or the afternoon session to attend.
23 September 2009 - Manchester
Lowry Hotel, M35LH
25 September 2009 - Leeds
The Met Hotel, LS1 2HQ
8 October 2009 - London
Holiday Inn Regents Park, W1W 5EE
9 October 2009 - Birmingham
Hilton Metropole NEC, B40 1PP
13 October 2009 - Norwich
Dunstan Hall, NR14 8PQ
15 October 2009 - Bristol
Marriott Royal Hotel, BS1 5TA
21 October 2009 - Newcastle
Newcastle United FC, NE1 4ST
23 October 2009 - Birmingham
Hilton Metropole NEC, B40 1PP
3 November 2009 - Nottingham
The Albert Hall, NG1 5AA
5 November 2009 - London
Holiday Inn Regents Park, W1W 5EE
We strongly encourage all pilot centres to attend, and therefore places are limited to one place per centre.
To find out more about functional skills in general please visit www.qcda.gov.uk/functionalskills
Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you at one of our events.
The events will cover four themes:
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Awarding organisations (AOs) – find out what is on offer from the eleven AOs taking part in the pilot |
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Staff training – find out what staff training is available in the final year from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and National Strategies (NS) |
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Providing information – find out what information you will need to send to whom and when |
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Learners – find out how you can increase the range and number of learners for the final year of the pilot |
The events will include presentations from the Education Minister Iain Wright, leading authorities on functional skills from QCDA and the DCSF and an opportunity to hear practitioner feedback. Delegates will also have the opportunity to meet other pilot centre managers and to discuss their plans for the final year of the pilot.
At each event, pilot centres will be given their personalised pilot pack which will contain summary information of all the final year requirements and include a pilot centre certificate to display in your reception.
After your event
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We will ensure that you know what the requirements are for participating in the final year of the pilot |
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We will keep you up to date on functional skills developments |
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We will make sure you are fully informed of when and how data will be required from you |
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We are taking steps to make it easier for us to respond to, monitor, track and follow up your data requests |