Report On Draft Functional Skills

QCA report published following the consultation on the draft Functional Skills standards

Between January to May 2006 QCA consulted on the draft standards for Functional Skills.

The consultation provided a consistent message about the need for:

• a clearer explanation of levels,
• clarity and specificity of language throughout the standards
• a clearer definition of the progression between levels
• clarity about who the standards were aimed at
• more examples of ‘application’ of the skills – ‘real skills’ for ‘real world’ situations.

Revised standards will be published soon on the QCA website.

For the full report visit the Functional Skills section of the QCA website.