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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	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam venue?
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 Brooke Townsley	Yes	Yes
International House, London Institute	Avenida Brasil 2831 Montevideo 11300	Uruguay	ihlondoninstitute@adinet.com.uy 00 5982 709 6774 Rosarin Estrada	Yes		Yes
Global Language Services Ltd	Craig House 60-64 Darnley Street Glasgow G41 2SE	United Kingdom	http://www.globalglasgow.com mail@globalglasgow.com 0141 429 3429 (ext 210) Mr Joao Andre Madeira	Yes		Yes
Estudio Sampere SA	c/Don Ramon de la Cruz 83 Madrid 28006	Spain	http://www.sampere.edu.es traductores@sampere.com 00 34 915759790 Beatriz Ibarra	Yes		Yes
The Translator's Studio	C/Miguel Delibes Conil de la Frontera Cádiz 11140	Spain	https://translatorstudio.co.uk/spanish-english-translation-course/ info@translatorstudio.co.uk 00 34 672 26 51 78 Gwenydd Jones	Yes	Yes

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The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), Incorporated by Royal Charter, Registered in England and Wales Number RC 000808.
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