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Multiply is a national scheme funded by the government providing learning opportunities to improve numeracy skills in the UK population.
Skills & Learning is working in partnership with other learning and training providers, employers. community services, charities and voluntary organisations to offer Multiply workshops and courses all across Dorset. These courses have been designed to improve practical number, money skills and confidence at home and at work for adults (minimum age 19) with lower level numeracy skills.
Confidence is the key word as anxiety around maths has been found to be the biggest barrier to people improving their numeracy skills, despite a large proportion of the UK population struggling with the basics. Multiply workshops are supportive, exam free and help people to overcome their confidence issues and develop a positive mindset when it comes to money and numbers.
Are you a learner or individual looking for Multiply numeracy courses?
Explore our courses for individuals today!
Requesting a FREE course is simple
Step 1: Take a look at the FREE Multiply workshops and courses below and choose the ones that interest you.
Step 2: Complete the Multiply Learning Request form telling us:
- The course(s) you are interested in
- The length of course you’d like – we can run a one-off taster workshop, a short course or a longer course over several weeks depending on your requirements
- When and where you would like the course to run – we can deliver where you are, at one of our learning centres across Dorset or online.
Step 3: Submit your form and we will be in touch as soon as possible to arrange a meeting and set up your course.
If you would prefer to speak to someone or would like to discuss the development of a bespoke project please email Kate Holmes, Multiply Learning Coordinator: kholmes@salbcp.com, or phone 01202 123444.
Get Maths Confident for Work
Get Maths Confident for Work
Basic number skills for people who lack confidence with numeracy or have maths anxiety.
These supportive sessions help you to develop confidence and encourage a more positive mindset as a basis for further learning.
Get Ready for Functional Skills
Get Ready for Functional Skills
This course is for those who need to refresh their skills and build confidence before studying for a functional skills maths qualification at Level 1 or Level 2
Get Money Confident
Get Money Confident
Workshops to support your employees with the cost of living crisis, helping them to understand their spending habits, develop good budgeting skills and find ways to save money effectively.
Workplace Numeracy
Workplace Numeracy
These sessions are completely tailored to you and your organisation.
We will talk to you about number based tasks in your workplace and design practical sessions with bespoke content to develop staff’s skills and competence at work.
Courses with our Delivery Partners
Courses with our Delivery Partners
Weymouth College and Bournemouth and Poole College are each offering a range of numeracy provision for employers.
Visit their websites for more information or talk to us.
Get Money Confident
Get Money Confident
These workshops support people in managing their money in the cost of living crisis. Helping them to better understand their spending habits, develop good budgeting skills and finding new ways to save.
Get Number Confident
Get Number Confident
This course goes through the basics of maths we use everyday in a practical and engaging way.
This course is designed for people whose confidence with maths is holding them back at home and at work.
Get Maths Confident for Work
Get Maths Confident for Work
This supportive course helps develop confidence and encourage a positive mindset as a basis for further learning and maths confidence at work.
Courses with our Delivery Partners
Courses with our Delivery Partners
Our Multiply delivery partners BCHA Learn, EDAS Counselling & Training Poole, Whitehead Ross Education and Weymouth College are offering a range of community Multiply courses including:
Get Tenancy Ready
Helping Your Children with their Homework
Money Skills.
BCHA also run Multiply provision specifically for prisoners and those recently released from prison.
Visit their websites for more information or talk to us.
Creative Maths Workshops
Creative Maths Workshops
These are what we like to call ‘maths by stealth’ and are for anyone. Each workshop is 2 to 3 hours and has a creative focus with the numeracy learning embedded.
Examples topics: Cooking on a Budget, Creating a Bug Hotel, Making a Tote Bag and Brain Train Numbers.
For Speakers of English as an additional language
Numbers & Money in the UK
Aimed at people who are new to the UK.
This is a straightforward introduction to some of the basic number topics for everyday life including, money, measurements and time.
For Adults with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities
Money, Measuring and Time
This course aims to help learners improve their number skills for everyday life including, money, measuring and time.
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Next Steps with Numbers
This course aims to help learners improve their number skills for everyday life and build confidence towards achieving a maths qualification.
For self-employed people
Get Maths Confident for Business
These short courses are for people starting or planning to go self employed or run their own small business.
This course offers a friendly introduction to the basics of business finance for those who need a confidence boost when it comes to maths.
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Business Numeracy Courses with our Delivery Partners for self-employed people
Our Multiply delivery partners also offer Multiply courses for the self-employed. Check their websites for further information or talk to us.
Mike Taylor Education for Hairdressing & Barbering Mike Taylor Education
EDAS Counselling & Training Poole EDAS :: Free Courses (edasuk.org)
Weymouth College Multiply – Free Numeracy Courses at Weymouth College – Weymouth College
If you would like a PDF copy of this directory – you can download it here –
Our Multiply Partners
There are several learning providers running Multiply maths provision for further education, community and work-based groups across BCP and Dorset.
Become a Multiply Champion!
Multiply Champions are volunteers who can help people in Dorset to become more confident with everyday numeracy skills.
Why choose Skills & Learning?
Skills & Learning: Adult Community Education (ACE) is a top performing provider nationally, previously shortlisted for provider of the year in the prestigious Times Education awards.
We have over 200 expert teaching and learning staff qualified in over 100 subjects. Each tutor has a minimum of 3 years’ experience, although the average industry experience of our tutors is around 21 years, the majority with recent practice. Some are masters in their craft, whilst others have won awards relevant to their field, exhibited or had their work published. Many run their own businesses alongside their tutor roles.
