- understand routine and non-routine problems in familiar and unfamiliar contexts and situations
- identify the situation or problems and identify the mathematical methods needed to solve them
- choose from a range of mathematics to find solutions
Qualification Purpose
Functional Skills Mathematics qualifications are designed to give learners the skills to operate confidently, effectively and independently in education, work and everyday life. They have been created in response to employers’ perceptions that many learners are not achieving a sufficiently firm grounding in the basics.
Qualification Objectives
Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills qualification in Mathematics at Level-2

Representing
Analysing
- apply a range of mathematics to find solutions
- use appropriate checking procedures and evaluate their effectiveness at each stage
Interpreting
- interpret and communicate solutions to multistage practical problems in familiar and unfamiliar contexts and situations
- draw conclusions and provide mathematical justifications.
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