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Welcome to WEST – the Wales Essential Skills Toolkit. WEST puts you in charge of your learning and gives you all the tools and support you need for Essential Skills success. English.
Essential Skills Wales qualifications are designed to assess the key skills you will need for life, learning and employment. They cover four key skills: application of number. communications. digital literacy. employability. Most Essential Skills Wales qualifications are available from Entry Level 1 to Level 3.
Wales Essential Skills Toolkit is a free online platform that helps you improve your numeracy, literacy and digital literacy skills. You can access courses, assessments and certificates at your own level and pace.
Essential Skills Wales (ESW) is a suite of skills qualifications, available in Wales. Each Essential Skills Wales qualification is equivalent to an E grade at GCE AS-Level (Three Essential Skill Wales qualifications is equivalent to a D grade at GCE A-Level).
In order to gain the Essential Communication Skills at Level 1 to Level 3, learners must demonstrate their skills in both a controlled task and a short confirmatory test.
The Level 3 Certificates for Essential Skills Practitioners - Numeracy, Literacy and Digital Literacy qualifications give practitioners the knowledge and practical skills required to assess, plan and deliver essential skills learning.
Essential Skills for Work and Life (ESfWL) ESFWL offers an alternative for those learners only needing to focus on specific aspects of their essential skills. This suite of qualifications ranges from Entry Level 1 to Level 3 and includes literacy and numeracy skills as well as digital literacy.
