Check your maths skills level
Do you find numbers confusing? Or just want to find what your current maths skills level is? Try our quick maths skills checker quiz today!
If you're below level 2 (GCSE level) you're eligible to come on a Multiply course, even if you have a maths qualification.
Multiply courses for adults
We provide Multiply across Derbyshire. If you're 19 and over and don't have maths GCSE at grade C (or equivalent), or if you're working below level 2, we can help.
Good maths skills can give you more job opportunities, lead to higher wages or further study. They also help in everyday life. You can help children with maths homework or budget to make your money go further.
We have a range of free Multiply courses that are open to all adults. These focus on the maths skills needed for budgeting, cooking, gardening and crafting.
Everyone who completes a Multiply course or activity also gets an incentive such as a Love2Shop voucher.
The Multiply programme also offers opportunities for employers, parents and communities.
Multiply for employers and employees
Improving the numeracy skills of your workforce can benefit your business. It could result in fewer errors and improved productivity. It might also help with staff motivation and retention.
We want to hear from employers interested in putting on short courses for employees. These can cover specific numeracy skills required in your workplace. We can work with you to design something that will work for you and your employees. All consultation, development and delivery is free.
Our Multiply offer for employers could include:
- online or face to face training
- weighing or measuring skills specific to particular job roles
- interpreting charts and data
- working out prices and other money management skills
- team building activities that have built in numeracy challenges
- first aid awareness sessions
- incentives to encourage employees to attend
We also want to hear from employers who work with volunteers, as we can provide training for them too.
To be eligible, your employees or volunteers need to meet the following criteria:
- Derbyshire resident or working for a Derbyshire-based business
- aged 19+
- don't currently have a level 2 maths qualification (GCSE pass), or have maths skills below level 2 in our maths skills checker
For more information about how we could work with your business or organisation, email multiply@derbyshire.gov.uk and we'll be in touch.
Multiply for parents and carers
We run free courses for parents and carers who want to help their children with their maths. Courses can also help with day-to-day activities such as budgeting, cooking for a family or understanding bills.
We do this by working with schools and nurseries. They know the needs of the children, and which parents and carers are most likely to benefit from this support. We run courses for parents and carers of children of all ages, from pre-school to key stage 4.
Multiply can pay for:
- working with teachers to develop short courses for parents to meet the specific numeracy needs of children at a school
- one of our tutors to run courses of interest at a school or nearby community venue
- extra hours for one or more school staff to run courses for parents
- resources needed to deliver numeracy courses to parents
- childcare so that parents can attend courses
- incentives to encourage parents to attend
We also run Multiply family learning courses for parents and children to develop maths skills together. This includes crafts, cooking, messy play, stories and games.
For more information about how we could work with your school, email multiply@derbyshire.gov.uk and we'll be in touch.
Multiply for communities
Feeling confident with numbers helps in every part of life. From cooking a meal, to checking bills or budgeting.
If you work with communities or groups of people that struggle with numbers or money we want to hear from you.
Multiply could pay for:
- developing courses to meet community or group needs
- one of our tutors to run a course or courses at your community venue
- room hire and childcare costs
- resources needed to deliver Multiply courses
- incentives to encourage those who need it most to attend
Fifty-seven per cent of England's adults have low numeracy skills. We use maths skills every day. If we improve them we can budget better, make sense of bills and avoid food waste.
For more information about how we could help your community or group, email multiply@derbyshire.gov.uk and we'll be in touch.
Multiply and more
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Visit Citizens Advice to help you budget or get help with benefits and budgeting loans if you are looking for work.