Having good maths skills are important for everyday life. In fact, you may have never noticed how often you use maths on a day-to-day basis. This free course serves as good preparation for Level 2 Functional Skills in maths, and whilst it does not cover all aspects of the current 2019-20 curriculum, it is designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten.

Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, calculate how much paint you'll need for decorating, convert currencies or make progress in your career or further education. To complete this course you will need access to a calculator, a notepad and pen, and a protractor.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• understand practical problems, some of which are non-routine
• identify the maths skills you need to tackle a problem
• use maths in an organised way to find the solution you’re looking for
• use appropriate checking procedures at each stage
• explain the process you used to get an answer and draw simple conclusions from it.