Skills for Life Qualifications

The Skills for Life or Basic Skills qualifications help you develop the skills you use in everyday life, such as reading, writing or maths. They can also help you boost your CV or move on to further study.  You can take them at your colleges, schools and even driving test centres throughout the country.  Look at this page on the Qualifications and Credit Framework to find out more.

To take a Skills for Life you must be:-

over 16 years of age (in some cases schools offer these qualifications for 14-16 year olds)

have left compulsory full-time education

without an English or maths qualification at level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (such as a GCSE)

Skills for Life Certificates are available in literacy, numeracy and information and communications technology (ICT).  Skills for Life Certificates are available at a level of learning to suit you. The levels are:

entry level

level 1

level 2

There is also a Skills for Life qualification in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

To find out more about Skills for Life qualifications visit the Move On website and direct.gov