Numeracy

Numeracy

Numeracy is one of the careercred and CBI (Confederation of British Industry) core skills for the workplace. This badge is about your ability to manipulate numbers, your general mathematical awareness and its application in practical contexts and your ability to select and use data to support your position.

To earn this badge you need to demonstrate the following abilities:

  • General mathematical awareness
  • Ability to apply general mathematical awareness in practical contexts
  • Ability to evaluate data quality, select appropriate data and use data to support arguments

To demonstrate these abilities you must complete the following FOUR tasks:

  1. Self-assess your general mathematical awareness
  2. Take a practice numeracy test
  3. Use data to support an argument
  4. Assess your numeracy skills

Further information and guidance concerning these tasks, including templates to complete, can be found on the badge application page and also on the Numeracy Skills Badge page on the careercred website.