Organisations

ALTO ( Association of Language Travel Organisations):

At the moment, there are over 200 registered language schools, travel agencies and organisations in more than 40 different countries. The main objective of ALTO is to allow a respectful and free competition among its members.

ASILS (Associazione Scuole d`Italiano come Lingua Seconda):

Includes principal and major schools of Italian language in Italy. Specifically, it controls the competitiveness in Educational sector and how it relates to standard European requirements.

BRITISH COUNCIL:

An organisation which guarantees the quality of teaching methods in schools all over the world. Its members are obliged to guarantee the required standards and quality, and go through regular inspections.

ENGLISH UK:

Formed in 2004 from two previous associations (ARELS and BASELT), we have over 350 member centres in private schools, educational trusts and charities, further education colleges and universities. All our members are accredited by the British Council under the "Accreditation UK Scheme", which we run in partnership with the British Council.

Instituto Cervantes:

The Network of Associated Centers, created to promote the use of the Spanish language and guarantee effective, quality teaching of Spanish, is made up of centers which are expressly recognized as quality institutions by the Instituto Cervantes, through a joint agreement. The centers which form part of this Network are called "Accredited Centers of the Instituto Cervantes", if they are in Spain.

FDSV (Fachverband deutscher Sprachreise-veranstalter):

A German organisation which controls the companies specialised in international teaching. Its members are obliged to conform to required standards and regular quality inspections. Only those agencies that match these requirements can become members of this organisation.

FELTOM (Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations in Malta):

It is an organisation directly regulated by principal and main schools in Malta. It is officially recognised by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Tourism in Malta. It lists only 17 different schools that have all the necessary requirements, and are being regularly inspected to maintain high standards of quality - and we are proud to say that both of our language schools are recognised and included members.

WYSE (World Youth Student & Educational) Travel Confederation

WYSE Travel Confederation is a not-for-profit organisation, comprised of 500+ members, and represents the global community of youth/student travel and international education specialists.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization):

ISO 9001:2000 is an international standard for quality management system which is recognized globally and is widely adopted among more than 100 countries worldwide. ISO 9001:2000 certification recognizes companies that have a good quality system in place, ensure their products and services are of the highest standards; that their customers are happy and the future of their organization is heading in the right direction.

Français Langue Etrangère (French as a Foreign Language)

This Quality Award is a commitment on the part of the French government, via its Education, Higher Education and Research (the Department for Higher Education), Foreign Affairs (the Office for International Cooperation and Development) Ministries and the Office for the French language and the languages of France, who decided to entrust the CIEP (the French International Centre for Educational Research) with the implementation of a quality award system for centres in France and its overseas territories where French is taught as a foreign language. More information: www.ciep.fr

SOUFFLE

The SOUFFLE group language centres are committed to maintaining high quality services. More information: www.souffle.asso.fr

PARIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

More information: www.ccip.fr

CSN

Swedish students can obtain a grant for studying in many of our locations. More information: www.csn.se

BILDUNGSURLAUB

German participants can obtain a grant to study by BILDUNGSURLAUB, the German Scholarship Program.