Skills for Life

Critical Skills and Learndirect are working together to help you brush up on your word and number skills and once you get started you'll find that it's easier than you thought. Our qualified and friendly tutors are here to help you every step of the way, and at no cost to you!!!

After undertaking an Initial Assessment of your current skills, you tutor will help you to identify the specific areas you need to develop, and build a study plan to help you achieve your goals.

You can use your Skills for Life course to help you achieve a nationally recognised Certificate in Adult Literacy or Numeracy. They measure skills at an equivalent level to other national qualifications.
The qualifications that you can get are:

• Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 1
• Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 2
• Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 1
• Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 2

To get a Certificate, you need to take and pass a short test. It's multiple choice, only 40 questions long and taken on a computer so they can answer the questions at the touch of a button. You can take the test in the relaxed atmosphere of your local accredited learndirect centre.

What's more, taking any Certificate test is FREE to adult learners in England and Wales.

To find out how you can link a Skills for Life Qualification to job specific skills, click here