Benefits for Learners

Exam Benefits for Learners

• On-demand
  you can take the exams on dates agreed on with your school (City & Guilds exam centre) and at any time of the year
• tests functional language use
  you will be able to use English successfully for both making friends across borders and working internationally
• conducted by Interlocutors
  your performance will increase during the exams because it will be your teacher* who will examine you and your stage fright will be reduced
  * Please note that in Greece candidates are not necessarily examined by their teachers during  City & Guilds exams. For detailed information about City & Guilds ESOL exams in Greece please visit the following website www.cityandguilds.gr.
• use of monolingual dictionaries
  your exam-success will increase since we use of a monolingual dictionary because it is an important skill in and for successfully everyday communication
• flexibility of 2 exams
  you can prepare and then sit for only the Spoken or only the Written exam and it will be easier for you to achieve the full exam bit by bit; you can phase your learning activities by skills areas (into speaking and reading, listening, writing)
• reasonable exam length
  you do not have to spend a whole day with the exam; the written and spoken exam will require only about 3 hours of your time
• indefinite exam validity
  you will not have to sit for the exam again in the future as certificate validity never expires
• competitively priced
  you will have to spend less for an internationally recognised certificate of equal value to any other certificate
• mapped to the CEF
  you will receive an objective feedback on your language knowledge measured by internationally accepted standards
• international recognition
  you will improve your chances for academic progression and have access to better employment opportunities
• communicative exam
  you will need to be able to use English, even conceding grammatical errors that do not disturb the message; by this you can take a City & Guilds exam even if you have been preparing for another exam