Functional Skills qualifications are designed to support learners with the fundamental skills of English, Maths and Essential Digital Skills (coming soon) which stand as the foundations for their personal and professional lives.
It is well documented how too many young people do not achieve GCSE qualifications in these subjects but through the functional skills suite, young people and adults can study concise, practical and relevant learning, often contextualised to their chosen jobs and career paths.
Functional Skills qualifications also form a key component of 16-19 Study Programmes and a key component of apprenticeship training. Through our partnership with another leading awarding organisation, Open Awards, we can now offer AIM centres a suite of Functional Skills qualifications through our own approval process.
The fantastic new package includes:
All Functional Skills qualifications are offered to AIM centres for £19.50 per registration.
Read how functional skills qualifications enable centres to support the 16.4% of adults with poor literacy skills in our latest blog.
New and existing centres looking to offer any of these qualifications, should speak to our Business Development Team , who can talk you through the offer.
Transport and Logistics
The industry contributes a massive £139 billion to the UK’s Gross Value Added (The Logistics Report Summary 2022) and employs over two million people across various sectors, offering a wide range of career and progression opportunities.
Dog Grooming
AIM’s popular suite of Dog Grooming qualifications, we help centres to provide an understanding of what is required when grooming a dog and encourage the skills that are necessary when training the next generation of dog groomers.
Retrofit
Retrofit refers to any improvement work on an existing building to improve its energy efficiency, making it easier to heat, able to retain that heat for longer, and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.
Forest School
Forest School activities are intended to complement traditional learning, and typically take place in woodlands or a natural environment.
ESOL International Qualifications
Anglia Examinations offers a comprehensive and structured 10-step programme of assessing English language competence, from beginner through to near-native speaker level. For the top four levels, Anglia Examinations has partnered with AIM Qualifications to develop an exciting suite of ESOL International Qualifications.
Interior design
AIM’s Interior Design qualifications have been developed in conjunction with industry practitioners and tailored to meet both learner and industry needs. They are suitable for those who are seeking employment in the sector or those who are already working in the industry and are looking to develop new skills.
Counselling
Most employers, and increasingly clients, understand the importance of using a therapist who is professionally trained and qualified, and is a member of a professional body. AIM has a long-standing relationship with professional bodies and our qualifications are developed in close partnership with them
Make it Count with SEND Qualifications
Learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) make up almost one in five (17%) of the FE student population
Environmental Sustainability
Learn more about environmental sustainability and the qualifications AIM offers in the sector.
AIM eLearning
Our accredited eLearning portfolio has been developed to support AIM approved centres to deliver AIM Qualifications.
Games, Animation and VFX Skills
The qualifications are written by industry to meet their skills needs and is the only industry-backed qualification of its kind. The qualification is suitable for anyone interested in a career in a wide range of jobs in creative and digital media roles or to move into an apprenticeship or higher education.