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Level 1 Digital Functional Skills

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Overview

This qualification aims to allow you to demonstrate an understanding of, and competency in, the digital skills you need for life and work. It will enable you to engage with digital services and products in the workplace and everyday life.

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Benefits

  • Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
  • enable you to increase your confidence and fluency in your use of digital knowledge and skills, and develop a positive attitude towards the use of digital skills
  • enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills by applying your new skills to complete tasks and activities
  • introduce you to areas of life and work that may be new or unfamiliar, and tasks and activities that you may encounter in the future
  • It will enable you to develop an appreciation of the importance of digital skills in the workplace and in life generally
  • provide a basis for further study, work, and life

Our courses are completed in class with Tutor support and can be continued at home for additional learning.  We ask that you attend classes each week for 3 hours per session.

Assessment is the process of measuring a learner’s skill, knowledge, and understanding against the standards set in a qualification.   This qualification is externally set, externally marked, and externally quality assured.

The qualifications are awarded at a Pass or Fail. The result for learners takes up to 10 working days to be released.

If a pass is not achieved the first time, a free resit is available.

On successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate from NCFE, the awarding body, confirming your achievement.

How you’ll learn

For you to gain your full certificate in Digital functional skills you need to complete the learning materials for all 5 mandatory units and pass the final exam.

The units you will cover are as follows:

  1. Using devices and handling information
  2. Creating and editing
  3. Communicating
  4. Transacting
  5. Being safe and responsible online
Entry and progression

What you need and where it leads

  1. Entry requirements
  2. This course Level 1
  3. Further study

Entry requirements

19+

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.

Further study

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At this college

At North Lindsey College

Careers it can lead to

  • Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers £33,600 a year
  • Information Technology Professionals £44,400 a year
  • Cyber Security Professionals £54,900 a year
  • Database Administrators and Web Content Technicians £32,200 a year
Read more about careers and progression

Learners can progress in several ways:

  • developing skills at a higher level by moving up the level of qualification from Entry Level 1 to Level 2
  • progressing to employment where they can apply their digital and IT knowledge and skills.

Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).

Fees and funding

This course is Funded.

Financial support

We also have a range of other financial support available.

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What happens after you apply

1

You apply

Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.

2

You meet your tutor

We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.

3

You get an offer

We’ll email you an offer, then invite you to enrol.

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