Why CIOL Mentoring?

Mentoring is a great way to learn, grow and connect with others.

Three major benefits are: 

Postnominal letters, (also known as postnominal initials, postnominal titles or designatory letters), are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that that individual holds a position, academic degree, or other form of public accreditation.

• If you're a Chartered Linguist who's been randomly called for audit, this guide explains how to provide evidence of your Professional Practice and CPD
• Evidence must be provided for all five sections
• Please ensure you read the guidance in full before reviewing your the procedures and submitting your evidence online

Evidence of professional practice

As part of CIOL’s quality assurance procedures to ensure standards for Chartered Linguist registration are maintained, we call a random selection of Chartered Linguists for audit on a regular basis.

If you have been called for audit, we will have notified you of the date by which the evidence required to support your continued registration as a Chartered Linguist must be received. Please ensure that the evidence requested is submitted by this date otherwise your registration may be affected.

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Language Trends

2021

The 2020-21 school year has brought challenges to education in England in ways which we could never have imagined. Language teachers had to re-think priorities quickly in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and we know that they did so with enormous commitment.

Download the full report below.

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Congratulations on successfully achieving your qualification. If you are considering a career in languages, then becoming a Career Affiliate or an Associate member (depending on whether your qualifications is applied or a general languages degree) will illustrate to future employers and clients your commitment to your continuing professional development.