Figure it out with Multiply
Multiply was a government funded programme delivered in Surrey from 2022 to 2025.
Thousands enrolled on the free and flexible courses, gaining confidence with numbers to:
- Manage household bills
- Help children with homework
- Make sense of payslips or benefits
- Compare deals to get the best one
- Get better-paid jobs
The Multiply programme has now ended, but there are still lots of ways you can find support and improve your skills with maths. Scroll down to see some of the opportunities
I have to say it was the best course I could expect. I couldn't find this information anywhere else.
The course was free for me. I didn't really know how to start and I had a lot of doubts. But now I feel much more confident. Thanks a lot for this opportunity.
Sara, Multiply learner
Support and training available in Surrey
Looking to get more confident with numbers? Or simply want to improve your skills or get a new qualification?
The following education, training and support programmes are available to Surrey residents. Some of them can even help you to get the skills you need to find a new job.
SLLP manage a number of educational projects including schools catch-up programmes, a social enterprise which provides alternative learning programmes for young people, and employment and skills hubs.
SLLP training and courses are free.
Visit the SLLP website to find suitable courses.
Activate Learning has a variety of programmes and projects that can help you to find work, gain new skills or retrain.
Enrolling on a project will give you direct access to your own coach who will support you on your personal journey.
Projects are all fully-funded by government, so you can access support and courses for free.
Find out more on the Activate Learning website.
National Numeracy is a charity with a vision for everyone in the UK to get on with numbers so they can get on in life.
Their mission is to empower children and adults in the UK to feel confident with everyday maths so they can fulfil their potential at work, home and school.
Their work improves how people understand and work with numbers in everyday life, sparking better opportunities and brighter futures.
There's advice on helping children with maths, tips on managing money with maths and numeracy support in work.
Professional Training Solutions, also known as ProTrain, offers Functional Skills qualifications. These courses are free for learners.
Functional Skills are qualifications in English and Maths that support further academic learning and career paths. They are equivalent to GCSEs.
Find out more on the ProTrain website.
Surrey Choices runs a Supported Employment service, EmployAbility, which uses a personalised approach to support disabled, autistic and neurodivergent people to find sustainable paid work, opportunities for volunteering, or work experience placements.
Surrey Choices supports both the person into work and the employer, focusing on matching the right person to the right job.
They offer different programmes and services based on need, age and the outcome that a person would like to achieve.
Find out more on the Surrey Choices website.
Surrey Care Trust offers a wide range of holistic long term support, confidence boosting skills training, and engaging nature-based activities.
They support people who might be struggling with more than one complicated problem.
These can range from poor mental health, unemployment, or problems with school or getting qualifications.
They also help lots of people struggling with family and relationships especially if there is a specific issue like a family member living with a learning disability.
Find out more on the Surrey Care Trust website.
Aimed at older residents, Independent Skills gives people as much choice and control over their own lives as possible.
Courses will run in 14 libraries over the next year. Courses include financial wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, physical health and digital skills.
Use your skills to stay independent if things change in the future.
Sign up via the Independent Skills Self-Referral form. Or call the Community Helpline on 0300 200 1008, which is open Monday to Friday from 9am until 5pm.
