Functional Skills English Level 2

The Functional Skills Level 2 English qualification is equivalent to a PASS grade in GCSE English. The qualification can be used in place of a GCSE qualification because of this. It is accepted by most education providers, as well as companies. So is an excellent way of progressing your career, or accessing higher education (apprenticeships, university, and other course routes). Overall it opens up a huge amount of doors, as well as many jobs that would not have been available to you before. Including but not limited to nursing, social care, police, and so on.

The qualification itself can be gained by taking the Functional Skills Level 2 English Online Exam. Which is an Ofqual approved exam, taken online for your convenience. So will be taken from the comfort of your own home. To guarantee a passing grade in the exam, there are numerous resources at your disposal. This includes the English past papers, revision cards, and so much more.

We will be covering more about the Exam itself, as well as the course below.

The Functional Skills Level 2 Online Exam

The English online exam is the biggest hurdle in receiving your Functional Skills Level 2 English qualification. It is taken from the comfort of your own home. If you pass your exam you will be provided with both a paper and electronic certification for Functional Skills Level 2 English qualification. Making it easier to send said certification off to job providers, course providers, and so on.

The exam itself is split into 3 sections, each one will have to be passed in order to receive your qualification. However, if you do fail one of the sections, you will not be required to resit all 3, just the one you failed.

The Functional Skills Level 2 Online Exam

—

Reading

This part of the exam is 1 hour and has you analyzing 3 texts. Then asks you questions about said texts. This section will be graded more on your analysis skills, than your spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

—

Writing

This is the second part of the exam and is also 1 hour. It consists of just 2 questions, providing scenarios in which you need to answer. These answers will be long-form, as well as being graded on your spelling, punctuation, and grammar. You will be required to do the first and second parts on the same day.

—

Speaking, Listening, and Communication

This is the third and final part of the exam. It will consist of you giving a presentation based on a set topic. Then listening to others also presenting. It will be graded on your speaking, listening, and communication skills.

—

Hardware

Laptop or desktop (ONLY Windows or Mac, no Chromebook, iPad, or phone). Must have a webcam and microphone

—

Connection

Stable WiFi connection (minimum 10 Mbit download and 1 Mbit upload)

—

Software

Zoom desktop app

Functional Skills English Level 2 Exam

Get onto the next step with this revolutionary online functional skills English exam. Sit all three sections reading, writing, and SLC at home on your laptop or computer.

Book Here
CTA Icon

Exam Boards

The course covers multiple exam boards. Ensuring that what you learn will be appropriate for the exam you are taking. As different exam board’s papers have different requirements.

Practice Questions

Once you have gained a basic understanding of the subject matter from the video tutorials. You can move into the practice questions (We heavily advise not to start the practice questions before you have a basic understanding to get a good idea of your knowledge level). It will test your knowledge so that you can see where your strengths and weaknesses are in the different topics of English subject.

Video Tutorials

These are an excellent beginning for your revision. It goes through, explaining all of the key concepts of the subject. Explaining every step along the way. It is based on the specification, ensuring that everything will be covered. The video explanations will cover everything you need to know.

Exam Questions

These are similar to the practice questions. But they will be more like what will appear on the exam itself. So will be a bit more difficult. This helps you see if you are ready for your exam, so you know if there is anything you need to brush upon.

Functional Skills English Level 2 Course

By buying this excellent course, you will be ensuring that you are best prepared for your online exam. It will cover everything you need to know about every subject that will appear. Perfect to guarantee a PASS!

Buy Here
CTA Icon

FAQ

Yes! The Functional Skills Level 2 qualifications are equal to a GCSE level qualification. Employers and Universities also see them as this and will accept them as an equivalent.

The average pass mark for a Functional Skills Level 2 exam is between 50% – 60%, this varies between paper to paper. Due to the fact that these also change from time to time, you can also feel free to contact our exams team and they can help you out with any further questions to do with pass marks.

The English Functional Skills exam is a total of 3 hours and 30 minutes in length, and consists of 3 different sections, the Reading exam, the Writing exam and the Speaking, Listening and Communicating exam (SLC).

Unfortunately our Functional Skills Level 2 exams are not free. However there are some sections of our courses that we do provide for free if you request, please do contact our team and we’ll do our best to support you.