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Always Learning
Functional skills | Initial Assessment Tool


We have developed an Initial Assessment Tool (IAT) to provide a simple way of helping teachers and tutors to screen a learner's existing skills and give an indication of their functionality in functional English reading and functional mathematics from Entry Level 1 up to Level 2. It can also be used as part of Information Advice and Guidance practice.



We need your feedback to help us improve the IAT. We're asking for your help with testing, so your feedback can help us shape future improvements - in particular:  

  • How would you use the Initial Assessment Tool?
  • What changes and improvements would you like to see?
Initial Assessment Tool - Try the BETA test version 
We've set up an online testing system and a feedback questionnaire and look forward to hearing your suggestions for improvements.  Initial Assessment Tool - Give us your feedback

The BETA test version is now online - try it now and then let us know what you think!