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Multiply: Maths Skills for Life

FREE fully-funded programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills

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Unlock Your Potential - Skills for Life

Multiply is a new FREE fully-funded programme to help adults across the UK to improve their numeracy skills.

Multiply is a new government-funded programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills.

If you’re aged 19 and over and live in Cornwall you can access free numeracy courses through Multiply to build your confidence with numbers and gain a qualification.

Good numeracy skills may unlock job opportunities and lead to higher wages or prepare you for further study. They also help in everyday life, such as helping children with homework and budgeting money.

There are courses for beginners to more advanced courses such as GCSE Maths, Functional Skills Qualifications, or equivalent, so you will be able to learn at a pace that suits you.

  • Unlock new job opportunities or progress in work
  • Earn higher wages
  • Support your child with their home learning
  • Take the next step to higher levels of training for example, an apprenticeship or level 3 qualification (equivalent to A levels)

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Adults aged 19+ who reside in Cornwall.

Free

Online and classroom sessions available.

Each course will be a 2 hour course, either online or in a classroom, with the exception of the parents course which is 2x 2 hour sessions on consecutive weeks.

Various times available.


Increasing Confidence

These courses are designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications.

Date Duration Delivery Method
14th May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
21st May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
28th May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom

Increasing Employability

This course is aimed at people who can’t apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in numeracy order to access a certain job/career.

Date Duration Delivery Method
2nd May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
9th May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
16th May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
23rd May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
30th May 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom
6th June 2024 2 hours Online/Classroom

Courses for Parents

Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression.

Date Duration Delivery Method
24th April and 1st May 2024 2 hours (x2) Online/Classroom
8th May and 15th May 2024 2 hours (x2) Online/Classroom
22nd May and 29th May 2024 2 hours (x2) Online/Classroom


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Upskilling your Workforce 

Multiply is the perfect opportunity to upskill the workforce using specialised training sessions or workshops to gain a better understanding of the Maths used on the day to day job.  

  • Tailored Maths Sessions 
  • Delivery in the workplace, online or one of our Cornwall College Sites 
  • Empower confidence in your staff 

Upskilling for promotion

Are your numeracy skills holding you back from a promotion or a career change? These courses are designed to help you progress in your career by providing you with the ability and qualifications you need.

  • Learn online and in your own time to accommodate existing commitments
  • Personalised courses which identify specific knowledge gaps
  • Option to work in partnership with your employer, so that you learn relevant skills for your job

Supporting your child with home learning

Maths has moved on since we were in the classroom, with school students learning a range of new methods and strategies. These courses are designed to empower and educate parents with the current maths their children are learning in lessons, making it easier for them to support with homework.

  • Gain confidence to support your child with maths homework right through to GCSE level
  • Have option to progress onto one of our adult courses

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Free numeracy courses to help boost your maths confidence at home and work

“We are delighted to be able to support the Multiply programme in Cornwall. Maths is at the heart of so many careers and opportunities. As the Career College, we know that no matter your age or situation, education can make a positive impact on your life and we would encourage businesses, parents and carers to get in touch to see how they can benefit from Multiply with The Cornwall College Group.”

Kate Wills
Group Deputy Principal Curriculum and Quality, The Cornwall College Group