ESOL Skills for Life with English Speaking Board (International) Ltd.
ESB International would be delighted to tell you about the impact an ESOL Skills for Life qualification can have on your learners – and how our external assessments free up more time for your tutors. Arrange a call to with us today.
We create, assess, result and certificate regulated ESOL Skills for Life qualifications. Our qualifications are designed for learners aged 16 and above living, studying, working or preparing to work in the UK.
Our ESOL Skills for Life portfolio is regulated by Ofqual from Entry 1 to Level 2 and we also offer a non-accredited Pre-Entry qualification, the ideal gateway into the world of ESOL for beginners.
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Our qualifications provide a holistic approach to improving English language skills, as learners are able to develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing through assessments contextualised to everyday life. Our assessment materials are relevant for learners of all ages and backgrounds, and are designed to interest and engage young people and adults wherever they are in their lives and learning journeys.
More than 25 illustrious further education and community institutions offer our ESOL Skills for Life qualifications
We certificate more than 16,000 ESOL Skills for Life learners annually.
Named the Awarding Organisation of the Year by the Federation of Awarding Bodies
Our ESOL Skills for Life qualification portfolio
Our ESOL Skills for Life qualification prices
We believe in accessible education for all and price our qualifications accordingly. Reading, Writing and Speaking & Listening assessments can be booked by our centres at a time and date that suits them using our flexible, interactive online booking hub. Our qualification costs per learner can be found in the table below:
| Level | Reading | Writing | Speaking & Listening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Entry (unregulated) | N/A | N/A | £33.00 |
| Entry 1 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £42.00 |
| Entry 2 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £44.00 |
| Entry 3 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £45.00 |
| Level 1 | £16.00 | £16.00 | £49.00 |
| Level 2 | £16.00 | £16.00 | £54.00 |
What funding is available for ESB International’s qualifications?
English Speaking Board (International) encourages its centres to explore the funding options available to them when booking our assessments.
We are proud to run our own fund, named after our founder Christabel Burniston, that can assist centres in the voluntary/community sectors should they require help with qualification and/or training fees. If you run a voluntary/community centre that would like to offer our ESOL Skills for Life qualifications, contact us today.
For most mainstream education centres, like Further Education colleges, our qualifications are approved for funding by Department for education (DfE) funded Adult Education Skills and Funding (ASF). To find out more, we have a full guide available for you.
Want to find out more?
We are engaged in ESOL Skills for Life conversations of national importance, working with the following institutions:
Proud partners of National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA)
Associate member of the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE)
Institutional member of the European Association of Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA)
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What are external assessments?
Our ESOL Centres and Learners
Our ESOL Skills for Life qualifications
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