North Nottinghamshire College is the leading provider of education and training in the North Nottinghamshire area and beyond, with 1300 full time and over 8,000 part time students. The College has a £15 million turnover and employs around 450 staff. For the last two years, the Skills for Life department at NNC have been working hard to raise the profile of functional skills within their organisation from the point of view of the learners, to something that is central to success with their studies. They have also worked hard with the programme areas in making functional skills a seamless experience for the learners to improve buy-in so raising attendance and success.