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A Functional Skills English Level 2 certificate is considered to be roughly equivalent to GCSE English A-C and is widely accepted by the universities, institutions and employers.
Intech Centre has been operating since 1999 and we are an approved City & Guilds examination centre offering Functional Skills Level 2 exams in English and Maths.
We also offer centre-based Functional Skills Maths and English exams from in our centre located on 362 Essex Road, Islington, London N1 3PD. Centre -based exams are cheaper!
In order to achieve the Functional Skills English Level 2 qualification, you must pass:
Online Functional Skills Reading and Writing exams will be facilitated and invigilated by City & Guilds. Reading & Writing exams are computer-based and you can do these remotely.
Speaking & Listening Exam is delivered via Zoom. Date that you book will only be an indication for us.
Our tutor/assessor will contact you to agree on a date for your remote Speaking & Listening exam via zoom. Please note that we choose times suitable for majority of the candidates and we can not guarantee any special time or day requests.
Once agreed with the assessor, we will email you the ‘Discussion’ and ‘Presentation’ topics at least 7 days prior to your exam date. Please check your emails regularly to ensure you receive the email and if you haven’t received it, 7 days prior to your exam, please call us on 020 7354 5655.
IMPORTANT! If we do not have sufficient candidates for the Speaking & Listening exam, we will contact you to reschedule your exam.
ALL SPEAKING & LISTENING EXAMS WILL BE VIDEO RECORDED AND IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST SIGN A CONSENT FORM. FAILURE TO SIGN THE FORM WILL RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR EXAM AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY REFUND.
You must pass all 3 exams mentioned below to achieve Functional Skills English Level 2 certificate.
It may take up to 20 working days, on exceptional circumstances may take up to 32 working days, for City & Guilds to mark the exam and inform us.
It may then take up to 2 weeks for us to receive the actual certificate if the exam result is a pass.
Learners will be awarded either a pass or fail for each of the three components.
A Learner must achieve a Pass in all three components at the same level to achieve a Pass at qualification level.
“The following figures represent an early indication of the upper end of the range of pass marks for each subject and level. These may be updated as new exam papers are added to the bank of papers.”
* Please note that for Speaking & Listening exam, centre assessor will provide the topics for Discussion and Presentation. You cannot choose your own topics.
For more information, please check City & Guilds – Indicative Pass Mark Guide
Below are the prices for each exam:
Reading Level 2 – £90
Writing Level 2 – £90
Speaking & Listening Exam – £90
If you are not successful on your test attempt, same fees and rules apply.
If you pass the exam and you want us to post the certificate to you, it will cost £10 (UK only).
Please check the Candidate Guide to understand the Online Functional Skills Maths Level 2 exam process.
*Online exams take place Monday to Friday at 8:00am, 11:30am and 4:00pm. Please note that City & Guilds may book the exam with 30 minutes flexibility. Please follow the timing in the Talview email.
Please make sure you put your details exactly as it stated on your ID. If there are mistakes, you will not be able to take the test and there will not be any refund. Please inform us at least 7 working days before the exam day to avoid additional charges.
IMPORTANT!
After you book, you will receive a PENDING Online Exam booking email from us.
Within 2 working days, we will process your booking and you will receive an APPROVAL email from us.
Once we approve your online exam booking, City & Guilds will send you a welcome email within 2 working days. The welcome email includes preparatory material, instructions on how to access the test and the system requirements. Please contact us after 2 working days if you did not receive the Welcome Email.
The welcome email will be sent directly from noreply@cg.talview.com. Please check your spam folder if not received within 2 working days. If the confirmation email has not been received within 2 working days, please contact us via info@intechcentre.com
ACTION REQUIRED! You must email us 2 working days after our approval email to confirm whether you received your exam login details from City & Guilds.
VERY IMPORTANT! Please read the Candidate Guide fully and carefully!
Please ensure following are done before the exam day:
Here are links to materials that help make sure you are set up to take the test:
Navigation test – this test will help you check if your equipment is ready for remote invigilation test and will help you familiarise yourself with pre-test checks
Candidate ready reckoner – this gives further detail on how to prepare for the test
Information for candidates – this is the City & Guilds guide to the test rules and regulations that must be followed
Demonstration of an online live invigilation – this is a demonstration of a candidate sitting a live test with an invigilator
PERMITTED MATERIALS
Reading: Pen, paper and Dictionary or bilingual dictionary
Writing: Pen and paper
PROHIBITED MATERIALS (Not Allowed)
Reading: prepared notes, smart devices
Writing: dictionary, spell checkers, prepared notes, smart devices
Please note that if you booked an exam, you must cancel at least 7 WORKING days before the exam time to get the full refund. There will be NO refund, under any circumstances, if you:
For cancellation, please reply to booking email you received from us. We will process your eligible cancellations as soon as we can. Refunds may take up to 20 working days.
For rescheduling, you must inform us by emailing at least 7 working days before the exam time.
If there is a technical problem on the exam day due your computer, internet connection, room or any other factor caused from your side, there will not be any refund or rescheduling. Any issue must be reported to us immediately in writing so we can raise it with the awarding body for investigation. Please read the Candidate Guide carefully to avoid problems on the exam day.
If you buy the course with an exam (bundle package), there will not any refund under any circumstances. i.e. you won’t get full or partial refund if you buy the course and exam bundle and requesting a refund for the exam at later stage.
We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule the booking at any time.
If you cancelled your exam correctly, on some occasions, you may still receive email reminders from City & Guilds. Please disregard these emails if received.
Maximum of 3 rebookings allowed and exams must be taken within 6 months of the initial booking date.
ALL SPEAKING & LISTENING EXAMS WILL BE VIDEO RECORDED AND IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST GIVE A CONSENT. FAILURE TO SIGN THE FORM WILL RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR EXAM AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY REFUND.
Yes, Functional Skills qualifications are Ofqual regulated and considered as equivalent to GCSEs.
Thousands of clients have completed Functional Skills Maths Level 2 and Functional Skills English Level 2 qualifications with Intech Centre and then gone on to further study at University. Whilst the vast majority of Universities do accept Functional Skills we do ask that you contact the University you are applying to ensure they will accept Functional Skills.
Please note that you can directly sit for computerised Functional Skills Maths Level 2 or Functional Skills English Level 2 exams without doing the course
Functional Skills Level 2 is equivalent to GCSE A-C or Level 4+
Functional Skills Level 1 is equivalent to GCSE D-E.
Functional Skills English and Functional Skills Maths certificates are for individuals who are looking to obtain the essential skills, knowledge and understanding to enable them to confidently and effectively carry out tasks at work and in their everyday life. Generally, Functional Skills qualifications offer a softer and more flexible approach to obtaining a nationally recognised qualification suitable for further education, college, university or employment instead of taking GCSE qualifications.
We currently have one branch and our address is
Intech Centre
362 Essex Road
Islington
London N1 3PD
We provide remote / online Functional Skills Maths and Functional Skills English exam. Please visit the relevant pages for more information.
Yes, you can!
We offer exam only option where you can just pay and take the Functional Skills Maths Level 2 or Functional Skills English Level 2 exams. You do not have to do the course with us.
or
You can purchase the exam and add an online self-learning course with 50% discount. Course covers form Entry Level to Level 2.
Functional Skills assessments are graded as either a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. There are no proxies and no portfolio elements for these qualifications.
Functional Skills Maths Level 2: one computer based examination
– Non-Calculator Section – 25% of total marks – 25 minutes
– Calculator Section – 75% of total marks – 1 hour 20 minutes
Functional Skills English Level 2: two computer based examination and group based Speaking & Listening assessment.
Reading– 1 hour computer-based exam
Writing– 1 hour 20 minutes computer-based exam
Speaking & Listening– around 30 minutes group-based
You can do the exams in our centre in London or remotely/online.
The length of time taken to receive your Functional Skills exam result will vary subject to time of year and the awarding organisation. As soon as we receive notification of your result we will contact you to let you know.
We generally receive the result within 5-7 working days; but officially, it may take up to 20 working days for City & Guilds to mark each Functional Skills exam and inform us. On exceptional circumstances, it may take up to 32 working days.
If you pass, we will email you e-certificate within 1-2 weeks. Once we receive the physical certificate, we will email you as well.
If you have any special need or requirement, please contact us on 020 7354 5655.
Depending on the need, there may be up to 25% extra time and/or a closed session.
City & Guilds is the awarding body for both Functional Skills Maths and English qualifications that we provide in the centre.
The actual pass mark may vary slightly between assessment versions, to take into account slight variations in accessibility or difficulty and to ensure the standard of work required to achieve a pass is consistent.
Please see the Functional Skills Indicative Pass Mark Page
We have online self-learning courses covering from Entry Level to Level 2. If you buy these with your exam, you will get 50% discount on the course
We have one-to-one online or face-to-face tutoring session.
We also prepared YouTube videos to help you prepare for the Functional Skills Maths Level 2 exam:
YOUTUBE: Intech Centre Exam Preparation Videos
OUR WEBSITE: Functional Skills Exam Past Papers
Centre-Based
Online/Remote
You will need to bring your original and valid photo ID such as Passport, Driving Licences or Biometric Residence Card.
You are also required to arrive to the centre at least 30 minutes before your Functional Skills exam start time.
If you come on or after the test start time, you will not be able to take the test and there will not be any refund.
We provide the centre-based Functional Skills exams every Wednesday and Saturday at specified time slots which you will be notified of prior to the day of the exam.
We offer the online/remote Functional Skills Maths and English exams on weekdays.
City & Guilds exams are live exams which means they will not share any details about the exam content.
We will receive provisional result report and we will share this with you. This is the only document we will have about your exam.
Please email us via info@intechcentre.com to access appeal process.
We will provide you different option, timeline, costs and process details.
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