Text only
Klikněte zde pro českou verzi
 Print this page | E-mail this page| Add to favourites
British Council Czech Republic

USEFUL LINKS:

 News archive

News
Test Day Photos - Cambridge Exams

From 2012 all candidates taking Cambridge Exams are required to have their photograph taken on the day of their test. We are introducing this because of the increase in candidates using their Cambridge Exams Certificate qualification for immigration purposes and applying for work, university and college.

Find out more

New Road to IELTS - Improve you IELTS score with British Council practice materials!
Free access to 10 hours’ online preparation to everyone and an additional 20 hours available free to all candidates who have registered for IELTS exam.
IELTS Candidate Identity Verification on test day

All IELTS candidates will have their photo taken by IELTS staff on test day before the test. The photograph taken by IELTS staff will appear on the IELTS Test Report Form (TRF).

IELTS is enhancing its security systems in order to keep pace with evolving technology. The new systems have been piloted successfully around the world, and all centres worldwide will be using them in 2012.

IELTS is dedicated to protecting the genuine candidate, whilst at the same time ensuring the highest standard of customer care and the validity of test scores. These additional security arrangements will provide additional protection for genuine candidates against fraudsters and those who try exploit test takers. They also provide receiving organisation the additional reassurance that the person whose photograph appears on the TFR is the person who took the test.

New webinars for teachers!
Cambridge ESOL is launching a new programme of webinars for teachers. The webinars are free to join and will be led by a team of experts from Cambridge ESOL, who will also be available to answer participants’ questions. Downloadable support materials, a certificate of attendance and a recording of the presentation will be available after each webinar. The webinars will be held on a Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning (BST), so they are accessible to teachers around the world. They start in April! Find out more.
The British Centre in Ceske Budejovice celebrates
The British Centre in Ceske Budejovice celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. Have a look at a short film about its rich activities.
New exam centre in Jihlava

A new exam centre was open on the 5th of March 2012 at the University of Polytechnics in Jihlava. Students and general public will thus have the opportunity to take exams in English in Jihlava. The Cambridge ESOL certificate is internationally valid and it helps its holders to obtain work or study abroad.

"Our centre will organise exams in General English, but the we are planning to offer also exams in Business or Legal English, because they could be useful for our students," said Jitka Ryšková from the Department of Foreign Languages. "We also started to offer exam preparation courses." The centre will also organise various events connected with the English language and it will develop the English section of the university library that is accessible also to the public.

FCE for Schools: an exam for pupils
Cambridge English: First for Schools follows exactly the same format as Cambridge English: First and the level of the question papers is identical. The only difference is that the content and treatment of topics in Cambridge English: First for Schools have been particularly targeted at the interests and experience of school pupils. Exam has five parts, each part carries 20% of the total marks. Find out more
British Council Club Card – new benefit for loyal members

From September 2011 brings British Council new benefit for our Loyalty programme members. Enjoy the card full of advantages! Take your advantage when shopping and using services of our partners. Get British Council Club Card! Click here for more information.

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
Our privacy and copyright statements.
Our commitment to freedom of information. Double-click for pop-up dictionary.

 Positive About Disabled People