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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 an exam centre in London (CIOLQ Open Centre), at which candidates can sit DipTrans, DPSI and DPI exams. 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 the General Conditions of Recognition issued by Ofqual June 2016 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 at the British Council or a centre which accepts external candidates. Candidates must contact the centre to confirm availability of space, facilities and to request confirmation of arrangements. Alternatively, you can sit the exam at the IoLET Open Centre, London.

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Organisation name	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam centre?
Hellenic American Union	Massalias 22 Athens 10680	Greece	http://www.hau.gr mmessini@hau.gr 00 30 210 368 0055 Maria Messini	Yes		Yes
Language Centre UCC	O'Rahilly Building University College Cork Cork	Ireland	info@langcent.ucc.ie 00 353 21 490 2043 Vivienne Lordan	Yes		Yes
WLS	44 Northumberland Road Dublin 4	Ireland	http://wls.ie/ trancourses@wls.ie 00 353 1 6610240 Mary Butler		Yes
International Language School, Rome	Via Tibullo 16a Rome 193	Italy	http://www.ils-roma.it/ formazione@ils-roma.it 00 39 06 6830 7796 Simon Sturgess	Yes		Yes
British Council, Portugal	Rua Luís Fernandes 1-3 Lisbon 1249-062	Portugal	http://www.britishcouncil.pt/en/exam celeste.oliveira@pt.britishcouncil.org Celeste Oliveira	Yes		Yes

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If you wish to register for an exam without attending a preparation course, it is possible to sit the exam at a centre which accepts external candidates. Candidates must contact the centre to confirm availability of space, facilities and to request confirmation of arrangements. Alternatively, you can sit the exam at the IoLET Open Centre, London.

Organisation name	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam centre?
Diversity NI Ltd	178 Upper Newtownards Road Belfast Co Antrim BT4 3ES	United Kingdom	http://www.diversityni.co.uk/ info@diversityni.co.uk 02890 473737 Paolina Hawthorne	Yes		June session
DPSI ONLINE	20 Kingsland Close Shoreham by Sea West Sussex BN43 6NQ	United Kingdom	http://www.dpsionline.co.uk/ helena@dpsionline.co.uk Enquiries by e-mail only Ms Helena El Masri		Yes
Edinburgh College	Sighthill Campus Bankhead Avenue Sighthill Edinburgh EH11 4DE	United Kingdom	http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/ quality.assurance@edinburghcollege.ac.uk 0131 669 4407 Kelly Green	Yes		June session
Elite Linguists	10 York Place Edinburgh EH1 3EP	United Kingdom	http://www.elitelinguists.co.uk/ info@elitelinguists.co.uk 0131 516 3937	Yes
Global Bridge Learning Centre	Suite 10, Design Works Williams Street Felling Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE10 0JP	United Kingdom	https://www.globalbridgelearning.com info@globalbridgelearning.co.uk 0191 421 2221	Yes

Organisation name	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam centre?
DPSI ONLINE	20 Kingsland Close Shoreham by Sea West Sussex BN43 6NQ	United Kingdom	http://www.dpsionline.co.uk/ helena@dpsionline.co.uk Enquiries by e-mail only		Yes
Cintra Ltd	8 Wellington Cambridge CB1 1HW	United Kingdom	http://www.cintra.org.uk training@cintra.org.uk 01223 346873 Julie-Ann Roszkowski	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
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
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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