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Where can I prepare for a CIOL Qualifications exam?

CIOL Qualifications is an Awarding Organisation that creates and runs its own language exams, but it does not run taught preparation courses for these.
However, other organisations separate from CIOL Qualifications do run taught preparation courses. These are listed for each exam in the other tabs on this page.
These course providers have not been inspected for the quality of their course provision.
CIOL Qualifications does not officially endorse or recommend any particular course.

Where can I sit a CIOL Qualifications exam?

CIOL Qualifications runs the CIOLQ Virtual Centre exam centre, which means candidates can sit the exam at home. This is listed in the PDF documents below.
In addition, other organisations separate from CIOL Qualifications are registered as exam centres, at which candidates can sit DipTrans, DPSI and DPI exams. These are also listed for each exam in the other tabs on this page.
Registered centres meet CIOL Qualifications' requirements for holding exams.
Candidates must contact their chosen centre directly to confirm availability of space and facilities. Availability varies and is not guaranteed by CIOL Qualifications or other organisations.
Exam centres independently determine the centre fees they charge.

Centres register and sign a Centre Agreement with CIOL Qualifications on an annual basis. The agreement outlines and confirms acceptance of Ofqual's General Conditions of Recognition 2017 (updated November 2020) by both parties. Preparation course providers are independent and CIOL Qualifications does not endorse, recommend or monitor preparation courses listed.

If you wish to register for an exam without attending a preparation course, it is possible to sit the exam via the CIOLQ Virtual Centre (online only) or at a centre which accepts external candidates. Candidates must contact the centre to confirm availability of space, facilities and to request confirmation of arrangements.

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Organisation name	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?(desc)	Offers exam centre?	Offers IT facilities?
Beijing Grouphorse Translations co., Ltd.	Grouphorse Room 1007, Tower A, 28 East Andingmen Street Yonghe Plaza Beijing	China	http://www.grouphorse.com/en/ ciol@grouphorse.com 86-010-57207319 Mr Michael Wen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Language Academy – Birmingham	St. Cyprian's Hall 11 Ford Rough Bridge Haymills Birmingham B25 8DL	United Kingdom	langacademy@hotmail.com 07774 065 650 Mohammed Ismaiel, Director of Studies	Yes	Yes		Yes
My Language Hub	The Colonnade Station Place Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3AQ	United Kingdom	https://mylanguagehub.com carina.balbo@mylanguagehub.com 01462 656577 Carina Balbo	Yes	Yes
Linguist Training	Talking Heads, Ground Floor,3 President Buildings Savile Street Sheffield S4 7UQ	United Kingdom	http://www.linguisttraining.com info@linguisttraining.com 0114 470 1078 Mrs Eileen Enos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Babylon Translation Centre	Office 23, Building 829 Road 833 Block 408 Bahrain	Bahrain	http://www.babyloncentre.com info@babyloncentre.com 0097317382505 Ahmed Jameel Baqer	Yes	Yes

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