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What are key/core skills for Apprenticeships?

If you have not achieved the necessary GCSE qualifications, then you will need to complete key/core skills before.

Key/Core Skills are a range of skills that are vital to your education, employment and personal development, and are essential for the completion of an apprenticeship programme.

Key Skills in England and Wales include:

  • Communication - Level 2
  • Application of Number - Level 2
  • Information Technology (IT) - Level 1 HVACR only
  • Information Technology (IT) - Level 2 student engineer/technician

 

Core Skills in Scotland include:

  • Communication - Intermediate 2
  • Working with others - Intermediate 2
  • Information Technology - Access 3
  • Numeracy - Intermediate 2
  • Problem Solving* - Intermediate 2

 

*This core skill is embedded within the framework and is not separately certificated.

To achieve these Key/Core Skills, you are expected to keep a portfolio of work carried out during your apprenticeship.

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