ESB News Winter Edition 2022

ESOL Skills for Life

ESB listens to its centres’ feedback and extends its portfolio of ESOL Skills for Life qualifications with the development of a Pre-Entry Speaking and Listening qualification. Designed for individuals embarking on their ESOL learning journey, the unregulated Pre-Entry qualification acts as a stepping stone to successful English language development. Learners can complete the qualification prior to their Entry 1 Level assessments. “These qualifications are a brilliant introduction to speaking and listening assessments for learners who are at the beginning of their ESOL learning journey and who may not have studied in a formal educational situation for a long time. Learners can gain confidence from doing an assessment with their peers, they can use the everyday, practical language that you teach them and they can gain a qualification that recognises their achievement.”

ESB ’ s Product Development Manager, Anthea Wilson

“We would definitely recommend these assessments. They are a great confidence booster and provide detailed feedback to learners, which helps to shape the targets we set for them.

“We work with asylum seekers and being able to introduce them to the fundamentals of functional English in this way is brilliant as it helps them to smoothly integrate into the community. We enjoy working with ESB”.

Amanda Scarborough from Liverpool ’ s Adult Learning Centre

ESB’s portfolio of ESOL Skills for Life qualifications is available at five different levels: (Entry 1 – Level 2). The assessments enable learners to become competent in core language skills; reading, writing and speaking and listening and support engagement in daily life activities, develop further learning and independence, and gain or progress to meaningful and sustainable employment.

Online resources and sample materials are also available to guide and support teachers throughout the ESB experience.

Please get in touch today if you are a centre and believe that your learners would benefit from ESB’s ESOL Skills for Life assessments. You can also call ESB’s Head Office on 01695 573439.

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