Functional Skills with Open Awards
To meet all your learners’ needs, wants and requirements, Open Awards offers a suite of functional skills qualifications (from Entry Level 1 to Level 2).
- Focused on real-life, practical skills.
- Designed to enhance employability.
- Flexible assessment options – Entry 3 to Level 2 assessments available on-screen or on-paper.
Explore our qualifications and units
We have now partnered with Pass to offer a free Functional Skills diagnostic tool to all of our providers.
Why choose Open Awards?
Flexible learning
Open Awards offers flexible teaching and assessment options to help learners achieve their best results.
We are currently the only awarding body to offer both on-screen and paper-based exams for Entry Level 3 to Level 2 Functional Skills.
Learner progression
Designed to support your learners throughout life, our Functional Skills qualifications help them achieve their future goals.
Our learners have advanced to further study, apprenticeship programmes and industry positions.
Remote invigilation
Everyone values a personal touch, which is why our remote invigilation service uses live human invigilators rather than automated systems.
Our remote invigilation service ensures that your learners are able to perform at their best.
Additional supporting information.
Assessment roll out schedule
View the up-to-date assessment roll out calendars for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Manage your assessments on XAMS