Skills for Life - Maths
Maths Courses
Specially designed for people who want to improve their maths, this range of courses lets you learn in an interesting and relevant way. Develop your skills in percentages, fractions, measurements and much more.
Number Tasters
As a quick taster course, Number Tasters lets you try out computer based learning before you pick a course. You can see how enjoyable it is to learn with learndirect, while at the same time practicing your maths skills.
Number Skills Check
This is an easy way to check the skills you already have and see which ones you need to improve. It gives you a great idea of what computer-based learning is like.
Once completed it will also help you choose the courses that are right for you, It covers a range of topics and will show the learning you need to do before getting a qualification.
Numbers Direct
Numbers Direct helps you develop the maths skills you use in everyday life. You can pick-and-mix the sections choosing the parts that will help you and leaving out the parts you are already good at. Its up to you whether you do the whole course or just pick from the topics on offer. Just some of the areas covered on the course are fractions, decimals and percentages.
Using Percentages
Using percentages helps you get to grips with percentages, fractions and ratios through a range of real life scenarios. There are several different levels to this course.
Measuring Up
The course is a great way to brush up on your measuring skills. You will learn how to measure and calculate capacity, weight , length, time, area, volume and temperature. These skills could really help you at work. Whether you are a carer who needs to take a patients temperature, or a chef who needs to weigh ingredients accurately, this course gives you all the measuring skills you need.
The Numbers Game
The numbers game lets you put the number skills you’ve learnt into practical situations, such as working out your shopping bill. You’ll watch a video which sets puzzles and exercises and shows you how your new skills can be used in real life.
Cash Crescent
Cash crescent is a course designed to help you manage your money. By helping the residents of Cash Crescent tackle every day financial problems you’ll improve your own number sills. You’ll learn how to get value for money at the shops, how to open and manage a bank account, how to use credit cards, value your house, apply for a loan (including how to work out the APR), calculate wages and much more.
Cash Crescent Next Steps
This is the second course in the Cash Crescent series. Like the first, the residents tackle everyday financial problems such as how to build up a nest egg for the kids and how to choose the right mortgage.
This next steps course also covers income tax, insurance policies and pension options.