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Skills for life and key skills test specifications

The test specifications give details of how marks for each test are allocated by skill area.

Each test assesses these skills across a range of contexts. This means that there may be occasional variation in the balance of skills assessed. To ensure that candidates are not disadvantaged, such variation is taken into account when determining pass marks.

Communication / adult literacy

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4

Application of number / adult numeracy

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4

Information and communication technology

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4

Last modified: 11 May 2010