This course is designed to help you build a strong foundation in the essential math skills needed for adult literacy. You’ll begin by learning about place value, its practical uses, and how to order numbers correctly. The course also covers techniques for estimating and simplifying numbers, including rounding, and introduces the concept of carrying to strengthen your addition skills.
You’ll then move on to subtraction, where you'll explore renaming (or borrowing), practice subtraction with borrowing, and learn how to estimate differences. These lessons will also enhance your problem-solving abilities. Next, you'll study the fundamentals of multiplication, including how to multiply by 10, 100, and 1,000, and apply multiplication facts to solve word problems and calculate totals efficiently.
The course then explains practical skills such as counting to make change, telling time by reading clocks to identify hours and minutes, as well as learn how to add time by combining hours and minutes. You’ll also explore the concept of perimeter and how to calculate it accurately. This course is ideal for learners looking to strengthen their understanding of basic mathematics in the context of adult literacy. So why wait, Start your learning journey today.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
View All Learning Outcomes View Less All Alison courses are free to enrol, study, and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment.
Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world.
Your Alison certificate is:
- Ideal for sharing with potential employers.
- Great for your CV, professional social media profiles, and job applications.
- An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill, and achieve high results.
- An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.
Alison offers 2 types of Certificate for completed Certificate courses:
- Digital Certificate: a downloadable Certificate in PDF format immediately available to you when you complete your purchase.
- Physical Certificate: a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Certificate
All Certificate are available to purchase through the Alison Shop. For more information on purchasing Alison Certificate, please visit our FAQs. If you decide not to purchase your Alison Certificate, you can still demonstrate your achievement by sharing your Learner Record or Learner Achievement Verification, both of which are accessible from your Account Settings.