English & Maths Qualification

*zippy*

Hi can someone help please..

I'm sure I read on here a while back that there is a short course you can do if you don't have GCSE English and Maths that will be accepted by employers for job applications such as police and local council.

Appreciate any help thank you x

LittleVoice

You may be thinking of the Certificates in Adult Literacy and Adult Numeracy. Contact LearnDirect.

briona

Taken from Direct Gov's website:

Free courses to improve your reading, writing and number skills
Looking to boost your reading, writing or number skills? Courses in literacy and numeracy are often available free of charge.

There is further info on the link below and you should be able to see what courses are available in your area.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/ImprovingYourSkills/DG_10037437

*zippy*

Thank you both, i'll have a look at your link when I get from work.

It was someone who had lost their cse certificates and was applying for a job in the council.

Just to explain in case it helps, OH is in his 40's and didn't do that well in school, but went on to college and has plenty of his current job related qualifications, now he wants to change career and not having the basic English and Maths is a problem as many are listing it as essential. He works long hours isn't able to go to college two nights to do the two actual gcse's.

Unstoppable_2

If employers specify GCSE, they're not likely to accept the AL certificate. The AL certificate basically says that you can read, write and add up.

LittleVoice

The Adult Literacy and Numeracy Certificate qualifications are available at Level 1 and Level 2. Level 2 is the higher level and equates to the A*-C level of GCSE. It is not the same as GCSE but is meant to demonstrate that you are at that level of competence.

You can study at home with a CD-ROM or at a LearnDirect centre and then take the tests at the centre. Depending on the exam board, you may get the Pass result immediately after the end of the test or you may have to wait a while for the results to get back to the centre and then for them to be forwarded to you. As long as your competence is at about the right level, the actual coursework shouldn't take very long to work through and you will be prepared for the type of questions they ask and know whether they accept the Oxford comma (they don't).