Digital Functional Skills March Update | Pearson qualifications

Digital Functional Skills March Update

21 March 2024

Pearson Digital Functional Skills qualification assessment went live in the 5th March 2024, it is available in England only at Entry Level 3 and Level 1. 

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Digital Functional Skills Assessments Now Available

Follow our step by step guidlines to booking a test.

Booking a Test

Digital Functional Skills uses a new test player called Digital Functional Skills Test Player. Follow our download and installation instructions to make sure you’re ready for your first test booking. Should you need any further support, we have a range of guidance articles to help you run online tests smoothly.

Digital Functional Skills: Software Installation Guide

Much as you will have done previously for our Functional Skills ICT tests, you will need to download test data files for your learners to access during the test. Read our guide to downloading test files.

Test walkthrough

Digital Functional Skills is a brand-new qualification. To ensure we have sufficient learner evidence to establish standards and set initial grade boundaries, our usual 20 working-day SLA for returning Functional Skills results will be extended to 56 working days for Digital Functional Skills.

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All resources can be found in the Course materials area of our Qualifications website.

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Getting Ready To Teach Digital Functional Skills

23rd November 3-4pm

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Getting Ready to Teach Digital Functional Skills
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This session will look in detail at the assessment methodology for Pearson's newly accredited Digital Functional Skills offer. 

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A Guide to Assessment
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