Functional Skills English Level 1
Functional Skills English Level 1
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Overview
NCFE Level 1 Functional Skills Qualification in English is a GCSE grade 1 to 3 (D to G) equivalent and nationally recognised certification. Accomplishing this qualification with us allows you to study the core objectives intensively and secure yourself flying colours in the official level 1 English functional skills exam.
Employers now accept functional skills as important components of apprenticeship frameworks and valuable standalone qualifications. Because accomplishing this qualification helps individuals in everyday settings, whether in the workplace, academic or personal operations.
So, why delay and worry about career progression?
Join our expert-designed NCFE Level 1 Functional Skills Qualification in English and enhance your efficiency to the next level!
Learning Outcomes
- Learn core fundamentals of fluent speaking, reading and writing
- Master excellent listening skill
- Secure a nationally recognised GCSE alternative in weeks
- Study online whenever you prefer
What's included
- Online Course
- Study Materials
- Exam
Who is it suitable for?
This qualification is perfect for learners who are studying:
- Apprenticeships
- Traineeships
- Alternative to GCSE
- T-Levels
- As a standalone qualification
Entry requirements:
No pre-entry requirements or minimum age are required for this qualification.
Method Of Assessment
This qualification will be assessed via 1 controlled assessment and 2 external assessments.
The external assessments comprise the following components:
- Reading
- Writing
The controlled assessment comprises
- Speaking,
- Listening and
- Communicating.
Reading:
Test consists of controlled response and open response questions.
Duration = 60 minutes
Number of marks = 30
Writing:
Test comprises two tasks where 42% of marks assess spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Duration = 60 minutes
Number of marks = 40
Speaking, Listening and Communicating
- Presentation 5 minutes
- Question & Answer Session 3-5 minutes
- Group Discussion 4-6 Minutes
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
To learn about what each qualification means, please check out this file.
To learn about the differences between Award, Diploma and Certificate, please read this file.
After enrolling, you will receive your log in details for our learning platform. Here you will find the resources, guidance, assignments and tips you need to succeed with your studies. You will get dedicated support from a student mentor who will provide you with the tips and guidance throughout the course. The mentor will guide you in understanding the guidance, learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the course and will also suggest additional study materials so that you can study the topics thoroughly. You will have a clear understanding of the requirements of each unit for getting qualified. You can contact with the mentor through email any time. After submitting all the assignments, you will get detailed feedback from our qualified assessor, if needed. It will help you prepare in the best possible way and find out any flaws that can prevent you getting qualified.
Yes, all the costs are included in the price. However, you may have to pay some extra for certain condition and qualification.
Yes. As well as being accredited by an industry leading Institute, your course is also regulated and approved by Ofqual, the governing body for Qualifications in the UK. This means you can study any of our courses safe in the knowledge that upon completion of your studies you will receive a certificate of your educational achievement which will be recognised globally.
To learn about the difference between CPD course and Regulated Qualification, please read this file.
UCAS points (also known as UCAS Tariff points) are a way of measuring the relative value of all post-16 qualifications in the UK.
Course Curriculum
| Induction Form | |||
| Induction Form | 00:05:00 | ||
| Registration Entry Form | |||
| Registration Entry Form | 00:05:00 | ||
| Subject Content | |||
| Subject Content | 00:00:00 | ||
| Reading | |||
| Main Points in Texts | |||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Main Points of Text | 00:00:00 | ||
| Comparing Texts | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Summarising Information | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Comparing Texts and Structural Features | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Reading to Find Information | 00:04:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Understanding Detail | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Understanding Detail | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Identifying Meanings in Texts | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Utilising Information in Texts | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Recognising Language | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Recognise Language and Textual Features | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Using Reference Materials | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Using a Dictionary | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Using Reference Materials | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Structural and Organisational Features | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Understanding Presentational Features | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Understanding Presentational Features | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Inferring Meaning from Images | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Infer from Images | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Recognising Vocabulary | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Vocabulary Types | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Reading and Understanding Specialist Words | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Specialist Words | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Punctuation | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity – Punctuation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Reading Workbook | |||
| Workbook | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answer Booklet | 00:00:00 | ||
| Writing | |||
| Use of Punctuation | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Complete Sentences | 00:03:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Punctuation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Punctuation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Punctuation Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Using Correct Grammar | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subject-Verb Agreement | 00:03:00 | ||
| Verb Tense | 00:03:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Subject Verb Agreement | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Tense | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Spelling Words | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Don’t be Scared of Spelling: An Introduction | 00:03:00 | ||
| Don’t be Scared of Spelling | 00:03:00 | ||
| More Tips for Spelling | 00:05:00 | ||
| Confusing Words | 00:04:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Spelling Rules | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Spelling Strategies | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Spelling using Suffixes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 4 – Spellings | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 4 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Communicating Ideas Coherently | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Paragraphs and Writing in a Logical Sequence | 00:03:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Writing Introductions | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Paragraph Structure | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Linking Paragraphs | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Writing Text to Appropriate Detail and Length | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Checking Accuracy | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Format and Structure | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Format Letters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Format Letters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Format Emails | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 4 – Format Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 4 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Appropriate Language for Audience | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Formal and Informal Writing | 00:03:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Style | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Style | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Style Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Writing Consistently and Accurately | |||
| Support Material | 00:00:00 | ||
| Complete Sentences | 00:02:00 | ||
| Activity 1 – Complex Sentences | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 2 – Complex Sentences | 00:00:00 | ||
| Activity 3 – Complex Sentences Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answers – Activity 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Knowledge Check | 00:00:00 | ||
| Writing Workbook | |||
| Workbook | 00:00:00 | ||
| Answer Booklet | 00:00:00 | ||
| Speaking, Listening and Communicating (SLC) | |||
| Support Material 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Support Material 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Support Material 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Preparing for the Presentation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Listening Practice | |||
| Audio 1 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Audio 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Audio 3 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Audio 4 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Listening Practice – Transcript | 00:00:00 | ||
| Practice Papers | |||
| Practice Paper Reading | 00:00:00 | ||
| Practice Paper Writing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Papers | |||
| Reading | |||
| Past Paper Set 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Paper Set 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Paper Set 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Paper Set 4 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Writing | |||
| Past Paper Set 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Paper Set 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Paper Set 3 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Past Paper Set 4 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Familiarisation with the Exam Software – Surpass Viewer | |||
| Surpass Viewer User Guide | 00:00:00 | ||
| Demo Online Exam | |||
| Demo Exam Instructions | 00:00:00 | ||
| Remote Invigilation Training | |||
| Learner Checklist – NCFE Remote Invigilation | 00:00:00 | ||
| How to Guide – NCFE Remote Invigilation | 00:10:00 | ||
| Self-Evaluation Checklist | |||
| 1. Reading | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2. Writing | 00:00:00 | ||
With a team of industry professionals producing and delivering our course content, you can be sure the skills and knowledge you learn are applicable to your career aspirations, whether that’s in management, administration or beyond.
