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Part Time
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Flexible
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Spalding
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Tuesday 7th January 2025
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ESOL Certificate
This part-time course is for you if English is not your first language.
There are three parts to the qualification: Reading Award; Speaking and Listening Award; and Writing Award.
If you complete all three Awards, you will be awarded a Certificate in ESOL at the level you are studying.
You will be assessed before you start your course to determine which level is most suitable for you. There are five levels:
- Entry 1 (beginner)
- Entry 2 (elementary)
- Entry 3 (pre-intermediate)
- Level 1 (intermediate)
- Level 2 (upper-intermediate)
What will I do?
You will engage in conversations with on a variety of topics with your teacher and classmates, work on your reading and listening comprehension skills, learn grammar and sentence structure, develop your vocabulary, and practice writing sentences, paragraphs and essays.
At entry level you will also be able to study the Living and Working in the UK course which will add to your language course and develop your knowledge of key parts of British life and culture.
Entry Qualifications
There are no formal entry qualifications for the ESOL course.
Attendance
Part-Time ESOL – Award in English Skills - Speaking and Listening will take you 9 sessions to complete. Starting on the below dates, you will attend our Spalding Campus between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
- Entry 1 - Tuesday 7th January 2025
- Entry 2 – Tuesday 7th January 2025
Part-Time ESOL – Award in English Skills - Writing will take you 9 sessions to complete. Starting on the below dates, you will attend our Spalding Campus between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
- Entry 1 – Tuesday 29th April 2025
- Entry 2 – Tuesday 29th April 2025
- Entry 3 – Tuesday 29th April 2025
Fees
If you can provide evidence that you are a UK resident or have settled or pre-settled status, the fees are as follows:
- Reading Award - £150 plus £30 exam fee
- Speaking and Listening Award - £150 plus £30 exam fee
- Writing Award - £150 plus £30 exam fee
If you don’t have UK residency or settled or pre-settled status, the fees are as follows:
- Reading Award - £300 plus £30 exam fee
- Speaking and Listening Award - £600 plus £30 exam fee
- Writing Award - £450 plus £30 exam fee
How Will I Be Assessed
You will be assessed through external assessments/ exams, portfolio (written, videoed, audio recorded), case studies, role play practical
Where Could It Lead?
Successful completion of this course could lead to further training, opportunities to progress your career or better employment opportunities.
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