Functional skills and UCAS points
In the interests of parity across the UK, UCAS have agreed that, with immediate effect, each certificated level 2 functional skills qualification will attract 10 UCAS Tariff points.
No changes are planned to Tariff points allocations for other skills qualifications, and the intention remains that all level 2 (or equivalent) qualifications will be removed from the UCAS Tariff for entry to higher education from 2011 onwards.
The intention remains that all level 2 (or equivalent) qualifications will be removed from the UCAS Tariff for entry to higher education from 2011 onwards. This means that, from 2011, functional skills achievements (and all key skills achievements) at level 2 will not carry UCAS points.
For more details, see the UCAS website