{"id":15810,"date":"2022-12-19T10:11:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/web\/?p=15810"},"modified":"2022-12-19T10:11:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:11:25","slug":"esb-welcomes-the-findings-in-lifelong-education-commissions-new-report-esol-skills-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/index.php\/esb-welcomes-the-findings-in-lifelong-education-commissions-new-report-esol-skills-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"ESB welcomes the findings in Lifelong Education Commission\u2019s new report: ESOL Skills for Life\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new report<\/a> by the Lifelong Education Commission says that enhancing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in the UK could be key to tackling national skills gaps and shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESB fully supports the report\u2019s recommendations to ensure English language provision is accessible to all and endorses its call for an \u2018ESOL Strategy for England\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the report\u2019s findings also being welcomed by one of ESB\u2019s loyal and trusted centres, London\u2019s New City College, the report states that many migrants and asylum seekers are held back by their lack of English Language proficiency, especially in speaking and writing abilities that are essential for high-skilled jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passionate about closing the disadvantage gap, the key points of this new report mirrors ESB\u2019s own findings through its commitment to empowering all learners to thrive in education, training and employment, whatever their background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says ESB\u2019s Chief Executive, Tina Renshaw, \u201cWe welcome this report and are excited about what this could hold for our ESOL learners. ESB promotes and assesses English language within a wide range of educational centres. Last year alone, ESB assessed over 17,000 ESOL learners, demonstrating the sheer scale of those seeking English language skills for life in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For nearly 70 years, ESB has been empowering learners to succeed \u2013 especially those who face disadvantage \u2013 through its accessible portfolio of speech and language qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESB\u2019s Chief Assessor, Ben Jackson, adds: \u201cOne of the benefits of preparing learners for ESB\u2019s qualifications, and then having them assessed by rigorously trained and standardised external assessors, is that teachers and tutors are able to focus on developing their learners\u2019 English language skills against a set of clear criteria, whilst raising the value and understanding of these skills in the classroom and beyond. Our ESOL assessments support the development of vital English language skills, helping to boost engagement in daily life, leading to further learning and education, and gaining meaningful and sustainable employment. They offer a clear path to English language success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video below demonstrates the immense impact that ESB\u2019s ESOL assessments have on ESOL learners at another of our valued centres \u2013 Stanmore College. A number of their ESOL Learners consequently took the next step in their English language journey and completed ESB\u2019s Ofqual Regulated ESOL International assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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