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<p>The Army has traditionally linked the recording and attainment of english and maths
qualifications to the point at which an individual is ready for promotion to Corporal
or Senior Non Commissioned Officer ranks, rather than as a factor of time. The growth
in numbers of personnel joining the Army and pursuing an apprenticeship has changed
this approach and simplified the measurement of attainment by time.</p><p> </p><p>Between
1 August 2012 and 31 July 2015 1,028 soldiers gained both Level 1 functional skills
(FS) english and maths qualifications; and a further 722 soldiers gained the comparable
qualifications at Level 2. This represents 11.8% of those enlisting (14,816) during
the same period. This does not include those who gained just a functional skill in
english or a functional skill in maths qualification, nor those who already held english
and maths qualification on enlistment.</p><p> </p><p>In total 23,699 FS (english and
maths) qualifications at Level 1 and 2 were gained by Regular soldiers through apprenticeship
and AEC provision in 2014-15. Of these 41% were at Level 1 and 59% at Level 2.</p><p>
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