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Going fr om str ength
Going from strength

to strength
to str ength

English Speaking Board
International Ltd (ESB
International) is keeping English through sophisticated artificial International assessments. Our
learners are usually assessed
intelligence software Proctorio©,
language learners on the road to with reduced carbon footprint in two examination sittings, in
success in Greece and improved efficiency. summer and winter, with some
of our largest centres in Athens,
“We have a wealth of experience
in promoting the English language Thessaloniki and Larissa. To
lmost 2,000 Greek ESB International’s exclusively in many countries, certificating be able to offer our learners
ESOL International licensed centres in Greece, over 40,000 ESOL International the opportunity to take their
learners have backed by ESB International’s learners in 2019/20, and we deeply assessments at home or any other
Acarried on with their online capabilities, is one of care about each and every one place of their choice, under
assessments this spring, thanks to only two awarding organisations of our centres and learners,” the present circumstances, is a
ESB International’s innovative allowing learners to take their says ESB’s chief executive, fantastic achievement.”
online offer. assessments at home – or any Tina Renshaw. ESB operates a successful
Most awarding organisations other place of their choice. “Our investment in online and wide-ranging portfolio of
operating in Greece have taken ESB’s intuitive and easy-to- technologies is allowing ESB communicative and accessible
the decision to postpone or use online assessment option International to continue to ESOL International qualifications
allow only online assessments in uses Cirrus Assessment©. This support its centres and learners. from A1 to C2 level, mapped
centres until face-to-face sessions offers numerous benefits, such as We are delighted that our to the Common European
are able to resume in the summer. heightened security using fully learners in Greece and overseas Framework, enabling learners to
However, Europalso, one of automated proctoring/invigilation are able to continue completing achieve a qualification at each
ESB assessments through our stage of their learning journey.
online assessment option, ESB’s B1 to C2 level
enabling them to develop key qualifications are recognised
English language skills. and regulated by the Office of
“ESB assessments allow Qualifications and Examinations
learners to be assessed in five Regulation (OFQUAL) and the
core language skills: listening, ESB Level 3 certificate in ESOL
speaking, reading, writing and International C2 qualification also
the use of English – we call this comes with the added attraction
All Modes – as we assess all of of gaining up to 36 UCAS
the skills to create an overall points, a valuable incentive for
learners wanting to access higher
We have education in the UK.
Empowering its learners with
a wealth of the opportunity to gain access
experience to further and higher education,
and enhance their employability,
in promoting is one of ESB’s main goals. To
find out more about our online
the English ESOL International assessments,
language please contact a member of ESB’s
product development team at
product@esbuk.org or telephone
outcome. By giving our learners (+44) 01695 573439 extension
the ability to develop these key 218. Alternatively, if you would
communicative skills, they will be like to find out more about the
well equipped with essential life ESOL International qualifications
skills and the confidence needed we offer, please click here.
to communicate worldwide.”
Working tirelessly to promote Tina Renshaw is
ESB language qualifications chief executive of
at conferences and events ESB Internatinoal,
across Greece, Europalso which offers high-
president, George Zikopolous, quality speech and
says: “Every year, over 17,000 language qualifications in the
students in language schools UK and internationally.
across Greece sit ESB ESOL
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