Certificate in Adult Numeracy

A lack of basic maths skills can really hold you back at home and at work. This series of courses takes you back to basics by working with whole numbers - a great first step to number confidence. You'll learn:

• how to write numbers down and put them in the right order
• simple sums like adding and subtracting
• how to understand negative numbers
• how to multiply and divide larger numbers
• what things like ratios, factors and prime numbers are

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are Whole Numbers - Everyday Maths Skills; Numbers Direct - Number Stage 1 and Number Stage 2; Numbers Direct - Addition; and Numbers Direct - Subtraction.

Whether you're planning a new kitchen or want to use space effectively when packing awkward shapes, a good understanding of space and shape will make the task easier. These courses will teach you about:

• different types of shapes and how to identify them
• describing where something is
• creating a bird's eye or plan view
• how to combine these views together to create a 3D object

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are called Shape and Space - Everyday Maths Skills; and Numbers Direct - Measure and Shape Stages 1 and 2.

We all need to measure things every day and these courses are full of practical tips and advice to help you measure accurately. From checking your change, measuring ingredients for a recipe through to keeping an eye on the time, these courses show you how to:

• measure length, width, height and distance in metres and centimetres
• measure weight and temperature
• measure capacity, perimeter, area and volume
• keep track of money and time

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are called Measuring Up; Common Measures - Everyday Maths Skills; Brush Up Maths; Numbers direct - Time Stages 1 and 2; and Numbers Direct - Measure and Shape Stages 1 and 2.

If you struggle to add up your shopping bill in your head or you don't know how to check your change, you could be losing money every day. This course will help you manage your money by teaching you how to:

• recognise, count and use different coins and notes, and work out change
• understand different types of money, payments, income and expenditure
• understand financial records
• understand spending, saving and budgeting and the financial risk connected to your choices
• understand consumer rights and responsibilities and where to get advice
• understand Income Tax, mortgages, life insurance, pension options and how to save for a child

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are called Cash Crescent; and Cash Crescent Next Steps.

Sharing the bill in a restaurant, dividing the kids into teams at football practice, working out the cost of something that is half price - these all use parts of numbers, or fractions. These courses can help you to:

• find a quarter or half of an amount
• recognise, read and write fractions
• recognise halves and quarters of shapes, objects, groups, amounts, time and costs
• find whole amounts when you know half
• understand how fractions are used in everyday life

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are called Numbers Direct - Fractions Stage 2; Fractions and Decimals; Fractions; Brush Up Maths; and Fractions, Decimals and Percentages.

Whether you want to offer a customer a 20% discount or check the interest rate on your credit card statement, you need confidence with percentages to make your numbers add up. These courses help you build the skills you need to:

• understand and use percentages
• find simple percentage parts of whole numbers, quantities and measurements
• identify equivalent fractions and decimals for different percentages
• understand and work out probability in percentages
• estimate answers to calculations and use rounding
• know how to collect, organise and represent data
• work out percentages using a calculator

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are called Brush Up Maths; Using Percentages; and Fractions, Decimals and Percentages.

Computers can process and display huge amounts of information in an instant. Do you want to learn how to read data from bar charts, tables or maps, or how to read information in a recipe or timetable? Then these courses help you develop skills to understand and use data and create data displays of your own. They'll show you how to:

• read a recipe, timetables and information about the weather
• read and use a simple spreadsheet
• use data to plan visits, journeys and make appointments
• use information in lists, tables, plans, diagrams, maps, charts, scales and speedometers
• collect, record, calculate, check, sort, classify, and represent information, data and results
• understand and calculate averages, mean, range and probability
• calculate the probability of combined or independent events using space tables and tree diagrams to record event outcomes

Depending on the level you're working towards, the courses you could do for this part of your qualification are called Data Handling; Handling Data; Numbers Direct - Data Handling Stages 1 and 2; and Brush Up Maths.