National Numeracy Challenge

An online learning tool designed to help you improve the basic maths you need in your job, whilst building your number confidence. The National Numeracy Challenge is designed to give you an accurate picture of your numeracy skills, based on maths in, and outside, the workplace.

You start by registering and completing a quick-check of your skills, which highlights the areas you need to improve. You are shown how to do any questions you got wrong, so you're learning straight away! The next step is to try again. By practising and improving you will see progress.

There are two types of check a 'quick-check' which only takes around 10mins and gives a rough idea of your level, and a full 'check-up' which is longer and will give a more accurate measure of your skills with areas to focus on.

The results page shows you what level you are working at and which areas you need to work on. You can also see what questions you got wrong in your check, with tailor made resources for each question to teach you how to find the right answer.

Scoring at least 80 on the 'check-up' demonstrates that you have the Essenials of Numeracy - the basic skills needed for your job. You can rpint a certificate as evidence.

We also have confidence building resources in the Challenge. Using practical insights from our work with adults to help you overcome any mental barriers you have to getting on with numbers.

When you feel ready, you can take another skills check to see how much you have improved and if you have got the Essentials of Numeracy. If they have not reached their target or wish to progress to another level, you can carry on learning using the Challenge learning resources and take checks along the way to see how you are progressing.