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Skills for Learning and Work Checklist
National research estimates that a quarter of all people in Wales experience difficulty with skills such as literacy and numeracy. Try our checklist of skills for learning and work. The checklist allows you to assess your confidence levels with English, Maths and IT skills.
Just click ’Not Confident’ if you’d like help with any of the activities below:
How confident would you feel if you had to do the following: |
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| English | ||
| Writing letters/reports | Confident | Not Confident |
| Taking messages | Confident | Not Confident |
| Use good spelling and punctuation | Confident | Not Confident |
| Summarise points from reports or documents | Confident | Not Confident |
| Skimming (quickly reading) documents | Confident | Not Confident |
| Maths | ||
| Do number calculations including multiplication and division | Confident | Not Confident |
| Calculate with decimals (up to 3 decimal places) | Confident | Not Confident |
| Extract information from tables and charts | Confident | Not Confident |
| Identify equivalences between fractions and decimals (e.g. 1/2 is the same as 0.5) | Confident | Not Confident |
| Work out VAT/other percentages | Confident | Not Confident |
| IT Skills | ||
| Using a word processor | Confident | Not Confident |
| Making calculations with a spreadsheet | Confident | Not Confident |
| Using databases | Confident | Not Confident |
| Searching the internet | Confident | Not Confident |
| Sending and receiving email | Confident | Not Confident |
Where else can I get help?If you’ve answered ’Not Confident’ to any of the above, you may benefit from visiting one of the websites or services below:
Contact your local authority or further education college
Many local authorities and colleges provide courses in skills for learning and work. These are often offered free in community venues such as local libraries. Contact your local authority for details. Click here for a list of contact details for all local authorities in Wales. Click here for a list of contact details for all further education colleges in Wales.
Visit your local Job Centre or Careers Centre
Your local job centre plus may be able to point you in the direction of a course that can help improve your skills. To find out more information on jobs, courses and services, visit www.direct.gov.uk
Visit the BBC Website
The BBC website contains lots of useful resources to help improve Maths, English and Computer Skills. - www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise is a free service that provides worksheets, activities, games and quizzes to help improve your English and Maths skills. - www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor is a series of interactive games designed to teach IT skills. - www.bbc.co.uk/webwise contains help and tips for using the internet.
Use the National Testing Toolkit
This online assessment will give you an idea of where there is room for improvement in your skills. Some of the questions are quite difficult, but don’t be put off – it’s a good way to find out where you need to improve. To use the toolkit click here
Speak to Careers Wales or Learndirect
Careers Wales can tell you where to find courses that could help improve your skills. Visit www.careerswales.com for information, including a listing of courses all over Wales.
Learndirect offer similar services across the UK. Call them on
0800 100 900 or visit their website at www.learndirect.co.uk
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