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One product, one solution, at one price

We’ve designed an integrated solution for delivering Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills. One that supports your delivery journey from start to finish, with careful consideration about the tools and resources that you’ll need to succeed along the way.

Signing up to FAST will provide you with:

Functional Skills registration with 6-day results, on-demand paper and online assessments

One assessment a single 30-minute assessment covering both English and maths

Access to diagnostics individual skills plans learning resources 

Track learner and tutor progression with a bespoke reporting Quality Dashboard that supports your Ofsted requirements

Teaching resources, complete with session plans, PowerPoints, activities, and knowledge checkers

Comprehensive suite of resources, offering practice assessments to help boost learner confidence

Access to our subject specialists for English and maths to support your tutors and assessors, proven to improve attainment by up to 6%

A product coordinator to support your approval and onboarding process, ensuring your needs are met.

* All products and services within FAST can be purchased individually.

Historically you would have to source a registration fee for the qualification, a credit agreement for the initial assessment and a cost for the learning resources but with FAST you pay one price per learner for all! 

We have 6 FAST bands that provides you with fantastic savings on your overall spend. These bands are: 

Band
Functional Skills Registrations 
Maximum user licences

FAST 0

20-100

100

FAST 1

101-500

550

FAST 2

501-1,000

1,100

FAST 3

1,001-1,500

Unlimited

FAST 4

1,501-2,000

Unlimited

FAST 5

2,001 +

Unlimited

For the first 3 bands you will be allocated a maximum of user licences, one licence equals one learner, and can be allocated to any learner at your centre. For the final 3 bands there will be no set limit to the number of licences you can use. A licence will provide you access to One Assessment for both Functional Skills and GCSE, diagnostic assessments, quality dashboard, learning and teaching resources.

FAST will be offered through a legally binding contract committing you to a set number of registrations per 12-month period which will be monitored throughout the period.

FAST explained

Learn more about how we're bringing Functional skills and Skills Assessment together to one product and one solution, at one price.