Devon Multiply is funded by the UK Government and is part of the Skills for Life campaign. The project will work with employers and support the numeracy and maths upskilling of Devon’s workforce. The project will end on 31st March 2025.
Numeracy and maths courses can help your staff to build confidence and improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, at home, and at work.
Other delivery partners include South Devon College, Exeter College, Eat That Frog, Learn Devon, and Exeter City Community Trust.
Eligibility Criteria
- Live in the Devon County Council administrative area.*
- Aged 19+.
- Do not have a GCSE Grade 4/C (Functional Skills Level 2) or above in Maths.
*Participants must be based in Devon and MUST NOT have a postcode within the districts of South Hams or Plymouth City Council.
Accepted Postcode Districts include:
DT7 | EX1 – EX22 | EX24 – EX39 | PL16 | PL19 – PL20 | TA21
Training Provision:
*All training will be offered free to participants.
- “Midday Maths” (30 minute sessions)
Positive and Negative Numbers | Monday 22nd July |
Multiplication Made Easy | Monday 29th July |
Amazing Algebra / Fantastic Formulae | Monday 5th August |
Square Numbers and Square Roots | Monday 12th August |
Mean, Median, Mode and Range | Monday 19th August |
BIDMAS | Monday 2nd September |
Fabulous Fractions | Monday 23rd September |
Dastardly Decimals | Monday 30th September |
Pesky Percentages | Monday 7th October |
Ready, Set, Ratio! | Monday 21st October |
A Portion of Proportions | Monday 28th October |
Areas and Perimeter | Monday 4th November |
Volumes: Turn it Up! | Monday 18th November |
Plans, Elevations and Nets | Monday 25th November |
Measurements: Go the extra mile! | Monday 2nd December |
Circles: Not at all Pointless | Monday 9th December |
- Working with Maths
These sessions will be 2 hours long and will be focused on the mathematics used within the workplace. Sectors included are as follows:
Adult Social Care | Friday 26th July |
Agriculture | Friday 2nd August |
Construction | Friday 9th August |
Digital and Tech | Friday 16th August |
Food and Drink Manufacturing | Friday 23rd August |
Green Jobs | Friday 30th August |
Hospitality / Retail | Friday 6th September |
Manufacturing | Friday 13th September |
Transport and Logistics | Friday 27th September |
Warehousing and Distribution | Friday 4th October |
- Making the Most of Maths
These sessions will be 2 hours long but will equip participants with mathematical skills which will assist them in day-to-day tasks outside of work, but will also help participants develop employability skills for the workplace.
Sessions include:
“Money Matters” | Tuesday 24th September |
Planning Skills (Time Management, Organisational Skills, and Logistics) | Wednesday 25th September |
Problem-Solving | Thursday 26th September |
Collecting, Reading and Presenting Data | Tuesday 1st October |
Arithmetic: Back to Basics (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division) | Thursday 3rd October |
- 1:1 Support
There is an opportunity for 1:1 support to be provided, where the tutor could be based on the workplace’s premise and see each learner on an appointment-like structure for 1 hour apiece. Should there be demand from a small number of participants across multiple organisations, then an accessible location can be selected as a “base of operations” which the learners can visit for their respective sessions.
For further information on training and support available through the Devon Multiply project,
please email training@cornwallmarine.net or call 01326 211 382.