U-skills for Functional Skills
U-skills for Functional Skills is the MindLeaders ThirdForce solution that meets the demands of the new Functional Skills qualifications. Functional Skills are practical skills in English, Maths and ICT that will enable individuals to operate confidently, effectively and independently in life and at work. MindLeaders ThirdForce has developed an innovative and unique blended solution for the delivery of Functional Skills.
Engaging Functional Skills Content
U-skills e-learning content provides flexible, learner-centric, engaging e-learning resources. Fully mapped to the new Functional Skills Standards. A non-threatening learning space allows learners to progress at their own pace. Comprising 4 main components:
- Adaptive screener
- Diagnostic Assessment
- Automated ILP
- Interactive Functional skills content with
- NEW Action time screens further develop functionality and true mastery of Functional skills requiring learners to transfer and apply their new skills to the real-world.
- NEW Video scenarios are used to deliver the speaking and Listening Functional English component both for formal and informal situations.
Infrastructure
Courses can be delivered in a variety of ways: over the Internet or with our tablet PC –the el-box™ . Our user-friendly management system, AiMS™ , enables you to track and monitor learner progress. Using an on-line e-portfolio LSM’s can set work based learners short tasks to assess how well they are able to apply the new skills that they have learnt. These tasks can be marked on-line by the LSMs and individualised feedback given and additional resources provided to fill any remaining skills gaps. We can also set learners revision tests from whichever awarding organisation they are sitting Functional Skills with.
Learning Support Managers (LSM’s)
Fully qualified and Functional Skills trained, team of LSM’s with National coverage. LSM’s support the U-skills e-learning content to offer a blended approach to Functional Skills. On-line marking and feedback of e-portfolio set tasks and signposting of learners to additional resources where required. Face to face visits to the learner in the workplace at times and in places that suit the employer and learner. The LSM’s can also invigilate the informal and formal presentations that learners need to deliver for the speaking and listening elements of the qualifications and invigilate for the final national assessments too.
- Listen to a podcast with Esther, one of our LSM’s and hear her thoughts on Functional Skills
- Click to see how a typical Learner/LSM interaction would look for Functional Skills.
- Click to see a diagram of the entire learner journey.
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Services
To ensure the success of large scale contracts with employers we offer a range of services including pre-sales consultancy, implementation support and delivery, training and technical support as well as our dedicated Learning Support Management Team.