ESOL
- Ofqual confirms extension of ESOL Skills for Life (NQF)
- ESOL Skills for Life (NQF) qualifications should have their end dates extended, pending their review and accreditation of the replacement QCF qualifications.
- New QCF ESOL qualifications for 2015
- Our new QCF English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualifications have been accredited by Ofqual and are now available for registration.
- ESOL Skills for Life acceptance for UK citizenship
- Approved by the UK Border Agency (UKBA), ESOL Skills for Life qualifications are accepted by the UKBA for citizenship, but not for visa purposes.
- ESOL QCF training
- We’re offering free launch events in December 2014 and January 2015, designed to support you during the transition to the new QCF ESOL qualifications.
- All QCF ESOL qualifications available from 1 October
- We are pleased to announce that we have received accreditation for the whole new suite of QCF ESOL Skills for Life qualifications.
- Withdrawal of NQF ESOL qualifications
- NQF ESOL Skills for Life qualifications will no longer be available for new registrations after 31 August 2014.
- QCF ESOL qualification
- The QCF ESOL qualification has now been accredited for pre-16 learners and is included in Section 96 for all age groups.
- Important information regarding British citizenship applications
- Pearson has received notice from the Home Office that after November 2015, only Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) will be accepted for settlement and naturalisation (citizenship) applications.
- Reminder of important dates for ESOL (NQF)
- The final assessment opportunity for learners who are still registered on NQF ESOL is Friday 17 July 2015.
- New training events and materials available for ESOL
- We have arranged three new face to face ‘Getting Started with ESOL’ training events for the autumn term 2015.
- An ESOL update
- We want to remind you of a previously communicated update around citizenship and also about some ESOL training which will be available in October and November.
- Past ESOL live papers available as practice materials
- We would like to remind you of a previously communicated update concerning the availability of two new sets of past papers.