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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 exam centre, which means candidates can sit the exam at 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 centre 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?(desc)	Offers exam centre?	Offers IT facilities?
Al Nada Training Centre	Building-2443, Road-2762, Block-327 Al Adliyah Manama	Bahrain	http://www.alnadatraining.com/ anand@alnadatraining.com 00973-33440772 Mr Anand Bhaskaran Kidav, Director	Yes		Yes	Yes
British Council Paris	9 Rue de Constantine Paris 75007	France	http://www.britishcouncil.fr/en/exam exams@britishcouncil.fr 00 33 149557345 Ana Witzel			Yes
Chengdu Grouphorse Translations Co., Ltd.	15/F, Building D2 Funder International Plaza, 6 Hangkong Road Wuhou District Chengdu 610041	China	http://www.grouphorse.com/en/ ciol@grouphorse.com 86-028-85000291 Mr Reck Peng	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hammersmith & Fulham Adult Learning & Skills Service	Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street Hammersmith London W6 9JJ	United Kingdom	http://www.hfals.co.uk/courses/interpreting/ lisa.lamb@lbhf.gov.uk 0208 753 3600		Yes
Arab School of Translation	2 Loutfy Gomaa st., Nasr City, Cairo	Egypt	ast.eschool@gmail.com (002) 01013530005 Ms Reem Bassiouny	Yes	Yes	Yes

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