Functional Skills Maths – Level 1

Confident numeracy is useful across everyday life and almost every workplace. From checking prices and managing money to reading measurements, understanding data, and completing routine calculations, strong basic maths skills can make everyday decisions clearer and more accurate.

The Functional Skills Maths – Level 1 course is designed to help learners strengthen essential mathematical skills through accessible, practical learning. It is suitable for adults rebuilding their maths confidence, employees looking to improve workplace numeracy, and learners preparing to progress towards more advanced mathematical study.

The course introduces numerical skills, measurement, shapes and spatial awareness, data handling and interpretation, problem-solving strategies, mathematical logic and reasoning, and introductory statistics. The focus remains on understanding how maths can be applied to familiar situations rather than studying mathematics only in theory.

Whether you want greater confidence handling numbers at work, managing everyday calculations, interpreting information, or progressing towards Level 2 learning, this flexible CPD course provides a structured starting point.

Enrol today and strengthen the practical maths skills you can use in everyday life and across a wide range of workplace settings.

Key Highlights

• CPD-accredited maths course taught at Level 1 learning standard
• Covers essential numeracy for everyday and workplace situations
• Suitable for adults rebuilding or strengthening maths confidence
• Develop skills in numbers, measurement, data, and problem-solving
• 100% online and self-paced learning
• Accessible across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• Flexible learning suitable for beginners and returning learners
• CPD certificate available after successful course completion

What You’ll Learn

• Building confidence with numbers and everyday calculations
• Using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division accurately
• Understanding fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Working with common measurements and units
• Recognising shapes and understanding spatial relationships
• Reading and interpreting tables, charts, and simple graphs
• Organising and comparing numerical information
• Applying maths to familiar everyday and workplace situations
• Developing logical approaches to mathematical problems
• Understanding basic statistical ideas and information
• Checking calculations and identifying reasonable answers
• Strengthening numeracy skills for progression to further learning

Why Study with Learnera

Learnera is a CPD-accredited training provider supporting learners who want to strengthen their professional knowledge and practical skills through flexible online study. Our courses are designed to fit around work, family responsibilities, and other commitments, allowing you to learn at a pace that suits you.

• CPD-accredited online learning
• Flexible and completely self-paced study
• Expert-developed course materials
• Accessible learning from any internet-connected device
• Affordable and transparent course pricing
• Learner support available throughout your studies
• Suitable for professional development and personal learning

Accreditation & Recognition

This Functional Skills Maths – Level 1 course provides CPD-accredited learning focused on practical numeracy development.

The course is designed for continuing professional development and skills improvement. It is not a regulated Functional Skills qualification and should not be presented as a replacement for an Ofqual-regulated Functional Skills Maths Level 1 qualification where a formal qualification is specifically required by an employer, college, university, apprenticeship provider, or other organisation.

After successfully completing the course, learners can obtain a CPD-accredited certificate as evidence of their learning and professional development.

• CPD-accredited online learning
• 100% online and self-paced study
• Flexible access to course materials
• Online assessment included
• CPD certificate available following successful completion
• Optional printed certificate available

Assessment & Certification

Your understanding of Functional Skills Maths – Level 1 is assessed through an online multiple-choice assessment.

The assessment has a 60% pass mark, allowing you to check your understanding of the topics covered throughout the course. Free retakes are available, giving you further opportunities to review the material and improve your knowledge before completing the programme.

After successfully passing the assessment, you can request a PDF version of your CPD-accredited certificate as evidence of your course completion and continued professional development.

An optional hardcopy certificate is also available for £24.99.

Please note that the certificate confirms completion of this CPD course. It does not constitute an Ofqual-regulated Functional Skills Maths Level 1 qualification.

Who Is This Course For?

• Adults looking to improve their essential maths skills
• Learners who lack confidence working with numbers
• Employees wanting stronger numeracy for everyday workplace tasks
• Individuals returning to education after a period away from learning
• Learners preparing to progress towards more advanced maths study
• Jobseekers wanting to strengthen practical numerical confidence
• Professionals seeking flexible CPD-based numeracy development
• Anyone wanting to manage everyday calculations more confidently

Career Opportunities & Progression

Improved numeracy can support performance across many entry-level and developing workplace roles where employees regularly work with figures, measurements, records, money, or basic data.

Relevant roles may include:

• Administrative Assistant
• Customer Service Assistant
• Retail Assistant
• Office Assistant
• Warehouse Operative
• Receptionist
• Care Support Worker
• Junior Finance Assistant
• Operations Assistant
• Business Support Assistant

Completion of this course may also help learners build confidence before progressing to Functional Skills Maths – Level 2 learning or exploring an appropriate regulated qualification through an approved awarding organisation or training provider.

Key Skills You’ll Gain

• Essential numerical calculation skills
• Confidence using whole numbers
• Understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Practical measurement skills
• Awareness of common shapes and spatial information
• Data reading and interpretation skills
• Basic statistical understanding
• Logical mathematical reasoning
• Everyday problem-solving ability
• Improved numerical accuracy
• Ability to check and evaluate calculations
• Greater confidence applying maths in real-life situations

Enrol today to strengthen your everyday numeracy with the CPD-accredited Functional Skills Maths – Level 1 course and build a solid foundation for work, daily life, and further learning.