Skills for Life
What is Skills for Life?
A Government initiative set up to assist adults in England to benefit from training resources and increase their skills (sometimes called basic or essential skills) in order to be confident and responsive to change in a way that can improve their lives.
- What are Skills for Life
- Why does Skills for Life matter
- Skills for Life levels
- Skills for Life in social care
- Skills for life in Salford
Literacy - reading, writing, speaking and listening skills which underpin good communication
Numeracy - number and measuring skills which underpin accuracy and quality
English speakers of other languages (ESOL) - who need to brush up on their spoken or written English which underpins communication and participation
Why does Skills for Life matter?
People with Skills for Life gaps may find it difficult to take opportunities for promotion; undertake new ways of learning to update skills; read and understand written information; complete forms, reports and emails accurately and well or understand signs, lables, charts etc which may lead to health and safety issues. All of these can impact on individual work and home lives, and the effectiveness of the business.
Skills for Life learning and qualifications can be taken in either Adult Literacy or Adult Numeracy.
- Level 1 qualifications are equivalent to GCSE's grade D to G
- Level 2 qualifications are quivalent to GCSE's grade A* to C.
Skills for Life in Community, Health and Social Care in Salford
Anne Williams (Strategic Director) has signed up on behalf of the Directorate to implementing a Skills for Life strategy within social care in Salford. The Staff Development Section are developing this across the whole of health and social care services in Salford in partnership with the following organisations:
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Salford Primary Care Trust
- North West NHS (Strategic Health Authority)
Within Salford City Council there is a Skills for Life task group which is part of the Salford Lifelong Learning Partnership. The group are involved with working with training providers to meet the needs of local business's and local people to address Skills for Life issues. There is a help line number for information which can be found on their website.
Further information about the work of the Skills for Life Task Group.
This page was last updated on 26 June 2008
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