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So i left school in 2000 with 8 GCSE's with grades D-F, i received a D in art which i was told i should have received an A in, English and Maths i got an E and Science double i got an F.
Fast forward to 2011 i started an Engineering course at college doing an NVQ Diploma Lv2 in performing engineering operations, I then went on to do the Lv2 Technical Certificate which i have now just finished
Today i went in to college to do an initial assessment test which i was told is required for the Lv3 Engineering Apprenticeship. On completing the initial assessment test which consisted of both English and Maths i received a Lv 1
Now the test wasn't particularly hard, i found the majority of the questions very easy but there was a couple i stumbled on, either it had ridiculously high mark requirement's in between each level or there's no consistency between key skills / functional skills since i completed English and Maths key skills at Lv2 which is apparently equivalent to A-C GCSE's 
I asked if Lv1 was good enough and i was told it was, I really don't get it since if im doing Lv3 Engineering then i should at least be achieving Lv 3 maths and English
I don't believe these key skills or functional skills show a true refection of your abilities, I'm now thinking would it be worth resitting my GCSE's and see what
grades i can achieve for a better understanding ? The further i go down the road of engineering i know it will require stronger maths
I really feel i need to settle a score with the GCSE grades i received too, even if its to achieve some self pride, I wasn't bad at school and i worked hard, i just found it hard to concentrate so it use to through one ear and out the other.
Fast forward to 2011 i started an Engineering course at college doing an NVQ Diploma Lv2 in performing engineering operations, I then went on to do the Lv2 Technical Certificate which i have now just finished
Today i went in to college to do an initial assessment test which i was told is required for the Lv3 Engineering Apprenticeship. On completing the initial assessment test which consisted of both English and Maths i received a Lv 1
Now the test wasn't particularly hard, i found the majority of the questions very easy but there was a couple i stumbled on, either it had ridiculously high mark requirement's in between each level or there's no consistency between key skills / functional skills since i completed English and Maths key skills at Lv2 which is apparently equivalent to A-C GCSE's I asked if Lv1 was good enough and i was told it was, I really don't get it since if im doing Lv3 Engineering then i should at least be achieving Lv 3 maths and English
I don't believe these key skills or functional skills show a true refection of your abilities, I'm now thinking would it be worth resitting my GCSE's and see what
grades i can achieve for a better understanding ? The further i go down the road of engineering i know it will require stronger maths
I really feel i need to settle a score with the GCSE grades i received too, even if its to achieve some self pride, I wasn't bad at school and i worked hard, i just found it hard to concentrate so it use to through one ear and out the other.
