Mar 1, 2016
Damian Waters, Director of CBI in the North West said that his ESB qualification “most definitely” gave him employability skills. He said: My ESB examination was my first experience of public speaking, but I think one of my key strengths now is public engagement and presentations. Damian says that ESB played a key role in…
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Employability
Social Mobility
Feb 1, 2016
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. ran a teacher-training session for primary and secondary school teachers from Bolton and the surrounding region at Bolton School on Wednesday 3rd February. This event was designed to give teachers an insight into the way that ESB’s qualifications are mapped to the National Curriculum and demonstrate how they give students…
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Oracy
Speech
Students from Belfast Met have raised £150 for a church-based enterprise as part of their ESB Entry Level Award ‘Developing Independent Communication Skills’. The group auctioned a Valentine’s Day hamper to raise much needed funds for the initiative which carries out valuable work in Romania. Course Administrator, Linda Clarke has close involvement with the charity and…
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Language
Hundreds of schools, colleges, training centres, universities and prisons deliver ESB qualifications throughout the year. We want to highlight the incredible work our centres do by putting them ‘In the Spotlight’ on our website. The centre we are going to feature this month is the Brushstrokes Community project in Smethwick. Jane Alsop, Brushstrokes ESOL Coordinator…
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ESOL Skills for Life
Language