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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, all of which are externally set and externally marked without any input from external centres.
CIOL Qualifications does not run taught preparation courses for any qualifications.
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, which means candidates can sit the exam online in the comfort of their own home.
In addition, other organisations separate from CIOL Qualifications are registered as exam venues, at which candidates can sit DipTrans, DPSI and DPI exams. These are also listed for each exam in the other tabs on this page.
Candidates must contact their chosen exam venue directly to confirm availability of space and facilities.
Exam venues independently determine the fees they charge.

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 an exam venue which accepts external candidates. Candidates must contact the exam venue to confirm availability of space, facilities and to request confirmation of arrangements.

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Organisation name(asc)	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam venue?	Offers IT facilities?
WorldBridge S.r.l	Via Pastrengo, 14 20159 Milano	Italy	http://www.worldbridge.it chiara@worldbridge.it 00390221117535 Ms Chiara Dellea	Yes		Yes
WLS	44 Northumberland Road Dublin 4	Ireland	http://wls.ie/ trancourses@wls.ie 00 353 1 6610240 Mary Butler		Yes
Vinsys IT Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.	'Shivaji Niketan' Tejas Society Behind Dhondiba Sutar Bus Stand, Near Mantri Park, Kothrud Pune Maharashtra 411 029	India	http://vinsys.in/ jayanti.mahapatra@vinsys.in +91 20 4104 3583	Yes
Valencia Language Club	Carretera de Liiria 142 46100 Burjassot Valencia	Spain	http://valencialanguageclub.es info@valencialanguageclub.es 0034 689320063 Mrs Alejandra Arencibia	Yes
UvA Talen B.V.	Roetersstraat 25 Amsterdam 1018 WB	Netherlands	http://www.uvatalen.nl/diptrans diptrans@uvatalen.nl 0031 (0) 205253556 Femke Bos				Yes

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Preparation course providers are independent and CIOL Qualifications does not endorse, recommend or monitor preparation courses listed.

Organisation name(asc)	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam centre?
University of Westminster	Short Courses Support, University of Westminster Communications, Recruitment and External Affairs (CREA) 2nd Floor, 101 New Cavendish Street London WW 6XH	United Kingdom	http://www.westminster.ac.uk translation.shortcourses@westminster.ac.uk 02035069900 Daniel Tomozeiu	Yes
The Language Academy – Sheffield	SYAC Training Centre 120 Wicker Sheffield S3 8JD	United Kingdom	langacademy@hotmail.com 0114 2765 930 / 07774 065 650 Dr Muhammad Malik	Yes	Yes	June session, November session
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
South Thames College	Wandsworth Centre London SW18 2PP	United Kingdom	http://www.south-thames.ac.uk/ mariana.asminian@south-thames.ac.uk 020 8918 7777	Yes
Middlesex University	Centre for Business Development (CBD) College House 1st Floor Room C174, The Burroughs London NW4 4BT	United Kingdom	https://www.mdx.ac.uk/ b.townsley@mdx.ac.uk 020 8411 5000	Yes	Yes

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Organisation name(asc)	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam centre?
The Language Academy – Sheffield	SYAC Training Centre 120 Wicker Sheffield S3 8JD	United Kingdom	langacademy@hotmail.com 0114 2765 930 / 07774 065 650 Dr Muhammad Malik	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
Swansea University	Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP	United Kingdom	http://www.swansea.ac.uk/ p.e.h.rodriguez-martinez@swansea.ac.uk 01792 513157 Dr Patricia Rodríguez Martínez Jones	Yes
South Thames College	Wandsworth Centre London SW18 2PP	United Kingdom	http://www.south-thames.ac.uk/ mariana.asminian@south-thames.ac.uk 020 8918 7777 Ms Mariana Haladj Asminian	Yes
Middlesex University	Centre for Business Development (CBD) College House 1st Floor Room C174, The Burroughs London NW4 4BT	United Kingdom	https://www.mdx.ac.uk/ b.townsley@mdx.ac.uk 020 8411 5000	Yes	Yes

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