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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.

Country

Organisation name	Address	Country(desc)	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers IT facilities?
Ivoire Performance Universal College of Learning	01 BP 5133 Abidjan 01	Côte d’Ivoire	francisbrahoua@gmail.com +22557321290	Yes
Arab School of Translation	2 Loutfy Gomaa st., Nasr City, Cairo	Egypt	ast.eschool@gmail.com (002) 01013530005 Ms Reem Bassiouny	Yes	Yes
Berufliche Schule fur Medien und Kommunikation	Eulenkamp 46 Hamburg 22049	Germany	http://www.bmk-hh.de/ bs17@hibb.hamburg.de 0049(0)405218504 Rebecca Garron	Yes		Yes
Metaphrasis	117 Egnatia Street Thessaloniki GR-54635	Greece	http://edu.metaphrasisoffice.gr/ info@metaphrasisoffice.gr 00 30 2310 968 608 Kiriaki Papakonstantinou		Yes	Yes
Vinsys IT Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.	'Shivaji Niketan' Tejas Society Behind Dhondiba Sutar Bus Stand, Near Mantri Park, Kothrud Pune Maharashtra 411 029	India	http://vinsys.in/ jayanti.mahapatra@vinsys.in +91 20 4104 3583	Yes

Preparation course providers are independent and CIOL Qualifications does not endorse, recommend or monitor preparation courses listed.

Organisation name(desc)	Address	Country	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?	Offers exam venue?
Claros Interpreting and Translation Training		United Kingdom	b.townsley@mdx.ac.uk 07968 739918 Brooke Townsley MA DProf, FCIL	Yes	Yes
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	https://dpsionline.co.uk info@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 535 4770 Ms Sarah-Jane Linton & Mrs Michelle Maurel	Yes		June session
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

Preparation course providers are independent and CIOL Qualifications does not endorse, recommend or monitor preparation courses listed.

Organisation name(desc)	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	Yes	Yes
South Thames College	Wandsworth Centre London SW18 2PP	United Kingdom	http://www.south-thames.ac.uk/ mariana.asminian@stcg.ac.uk 020 8918 7777 Ms Mariana Haladj Asminian	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 – Sheffield	SYAC Training Centre 120 Wicker Sheffield S3 8JD	United Kingdom	langacademy@hotmail.com 0114 2765 930 / 07774 065 650 Dr Muhammad Malik	Yes	Yes	Yes

Preparation course providers are independent and CIOL Qualifications does not endorse, recommend or monitor preparation courses listed.

Country

Organisation name	Address	Country(desc)	Website, email, phone, contact name	Offers course?	Offers distance course?
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
Avocate - DPSI Law, Local Govt, and DipTrans Law unit prep	170 Park Lane Whitefield Manchester Cheshire M45 7XP	United Kingdom	http://www.avocate.co.uk se.leschen15@gmail.com +44 (0)7818 633565	Yes	Yes
Claros Interpreting and Translation Training		United Kingdom	b.townsley@mdx.ac.uk 07968 739918 Brooke Townsley MA DProf, FCIL	Yes	Yes

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