Essential Skills HWB

• Communication – Entry 3 to Level 3
• Application of Number – Entry 3 to Level 3
• Digital Literacy – Entry 3 to Level 3

Every apprenticeship programme includes elements of Essential Skills. The HWB has specialists who help apprentices and individuals develop their communication, numeracy and digital literacy skills through the medium of Welsh or bilingually.

Depending on your previous qualifications, you may be required to complete certain Essential Skills qualifications as part of an apprenticeship programme. Our friendly and specialist team will guide you every step of the way.

Essential Skills qualifications are a way of strengthening the workforce’s communication, numeracy and digital literacy skills to ensure they are competent and confident in carrying out associated tasks.

Other members of your workforce can also complete Essential Skills qualifications if you wish to support their skills and confidence development.

Providers can refer learners to the Urdd to complete Essential Skills qualifications entirely through the Hub, through creating a strong partnership or subcontracting arrangement.

We have a competitive pricing structure and are open to consider an arrangement that works for you.

If you provide Essential Skills through the medium of Welsh already but need support in any way to allow your learners to succeed, we can meet to discuss ways we can support you.

Your learners could access our workshops, have access to our resources or you could receive our tutors’ expertise through marking work to support your provision.

• Registration of learners
• Sub-contractor partnership or arrangement
• Learning plans
• Monthly reviews to assess progress
• Workshops
• Welsh Language Resources
• 1:1 Support with experienced tutors
• Detailed records
• Support to succeed in the examined tasks
• Certification