The National 3 Applications of Mathematics Course will help learners to become numerate, to make sense of the world around them and to function responsibly and independently in everyday life.

The Course, which includes the freestanding Unit in Numeracy at SCQF level 3, will motivate and challenge learners by enabling them to select and apply mathematical and numerical skills in a variety of mathematical and real-life situations.

The Course includes the study of number, money, shape, space and measurement in everyday life, allowing individuals to interpret data and tackle real-life situations. It is designed to develop the learners’ skills relevant to learning, life and work in an engaging and enjoyable way. The Course develops confidence in the subject and a positive attitude towards further study in mathematics and other subject areas which use mathematics.

The aims of this Course are to enable learners to:

- interpret real-life situations involving mathematics

- investigate the use of basic mathematical ideas and number processes in real-life contexts

- select and apply basic mathematical and numeracy skills in real-life contexts

- interpret and use the results of calculations, measurements and data to make informed decisions

- communicate mathematical information in an appropriate way