COURSE INTRODUCTION

At the very beginning of the course, you will sit a Proficiency Assessment test to ascertain your current skill level. From here, you’ll get straight into the course, choosing units, or subject matters, you find interesting and relevant to you, this could be anything from travel, sports, technology through to world news. All the topics available to choose from are regularly updated. So the course content is topical and relevant. To ensure you’re studying at the appropriate level, you’ll resit the Proficiency Assessment every 3 months to track and monitor your progress. The course level wll then advance as appropriate.

You can choose any 3 units to study at a time. Each unit will comprise different activities, exercises and games, all designed to provide an interactive and enjoyable study experience. As you’re learning, you’ll be building up your Word Bank, which provides one of the resources you’ll be required to study each week. You’ll also build a Grammar Guide, again another resource you will be asked to review and study each week.
One valuable resource you will have access to are the tutoring sessions. Which you can take part in as part of a wider group. These sessions will be vital to help you improve your English conversational skills.

The combination of the study units, practice lessons, tutorials and ongoing assessmentswill all assist you in building your confidence in your English language skills.
At the end of this course, you will receive a Pitman Training Certificate.

Please note this is not an IELTS qualification.