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AACELE
AACELE, Argentina Association of Spanish Language Schools, is a non-profit association dedicated to promoting and guaranteeing excellence in Spanish language teaching.
Our most important aims are: to ensure that students receive top-quality education during their stay in Argentina, as well as to represent our members’ interests.
To those who wish to learn Spanish in Argentina, to enroll in a Center member of AACELE is the way to ensure they will have a perfect experience in Argentina and the best of the chosen Spanish course.
 Link: www.aacele.com.ar
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AAIEP - USA
AAIEP - American Association of Intensive English Programs has nearly 300 AAIEP members offer intensive English language programs located in university and college settings or city centers across the USA. The English language programs offered by AAIEP members are of the highest quality since all member programs are accredited by ACCET, CEA, or operate under the governance of regionally accredited colleges or universities. For English in the USA, an AAIEP language program is the way to go.
Link: www.aaiep.org
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ABLS - United Kingdom
ABLS - The Association of British Language Schools was founded in 1993 by a group of English language providers interested in developing a quality marque which could offer choice and recognise diversity in English language provision. The Association has maintained the specific aim of promoting quality, professionalism and expertise in the field of English language tuition. All member schools must be accredited by a Home Office recognised accreditation body. ABLS is attractive to small, private, family run type schools. Members are encouraged to get involved in major policy making decisions, exchange information, share ideas and be supportive of each other. This friendly representative organisation is growing
Link: www.abls.co.uk
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ASILS - Italy
ASILS is the association of school teaching Italian as second language, and it groups the majority of the schools who offer this service all over Italy, in such a way to guarantee the quality and the professional competence of such schools in their servic
Link: www.asils.it
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EAQUALS - International
EAQUALS – The European Association for Quality Language Services is a pan-European association of language training providers. It is the only international association of language schools that has a formal inspection scheme to verify the quality offered by members.
We aim to promote and guarantee quality in language teaching institutions. To achieve this aim, EAQUALS has created and published a demanding set of criteria for membership
Link: www.eaquals.org
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EduSA - South Africa
EduSA – Education South Africa is committed to developing and guiding the growth of the English language travel industry in South Africa and ensuring that its members meet or exceed guaranteed minimum standards of professionalism and quality. Over the past decade South Africa has increasingly entered into the EFL industry, and has become an extremely popular destination for English Language Travellers. As a result there has been a sharp increase in the number of English Language Centres offering English language tuition and accompanying services. In order to provide guidance and a common voice for these centres, the idea of a Language Centre association was proposed in July 2002. After a year of hard work and planning, ELTASA was originally constituted in June 2003 with 9 founding members and then became EduSA in 2009.
Link: www.educationsa.com
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English Australia - Australia
English Australia (EA) is the national peak body and professional association for the ELICOS sector of international education - providers offering English Language Intensive Courses to Overseas Students.
The ELICOS sector has grown considerably over the last 20 years, to the stage where in 2007 over 240 accredited providers delivered English language courses to over 137,000 international students. English Australia has put together some FAQs regarding the ELICOS sector that provide more detailed information regarding the nature of the ELICOS sector in Australia.
English Australia was originally formed in the early 1980's (as the ELICOS Association) and was incorporated in 1990.
Link: www.englishaustralia.com.au
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English New Zealand - New Zealand
English New Zealand is a group of well-established, quality English language schools located across New Zealand. English New Zealand is a registered society that incorporates the long-standing organisation known as FIELSNZ (Federation of Independent English Language Schools of New Zealand), which was set up in 1986.
Link: www.englishnewzealand.co.nz
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English UK - United Kingdom
English UK is the national association of accredited English language centres.
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.
Link: www.englishuk.com
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Fedele - Spain
At present, there are 69 Schools of Spanish under FEDELE’s “umbrella of protection”, whose main activity is teaching Spanish to foreigners. The FEDELE schools endeavour to teach “Spanish” in the full extension of the term and so Spain’s history and its cultural diversity is also an important facet of our activity. For this reason, we include schools from the Canary Islands, Andalusia, Castilla and León, Catalonia, the Valencia Community, the Madrid Community and the Basque Country.
Link: www.fedelespain.com
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Feltom - Malta
FELTOM (Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations Malta), is a self-regulating association of the major schools in Malta. It is officially recognised by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Tourism and holds consultative status with the Malta Tourism Authority.
FELTOM stands for quality in schools by setting, improving and ensuring the maintenance of standards in all respects of English language stays in Malta, and member schools are governed by a Code of Academic Conduct which incorporates a mechanism for customer protection.
Link: www.feltom.com
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Groupement FLE
Groupement FLE is a group of professionals who have come together with the aim of offering a guarantee of both service and quality to students, business clients and those passionate about learning the French language. This “Reference of Quality” rests upon fixed criteria, concrete commitments and official quality controls, clearly defined in a reference document which every school present on this site fully adheres to. The Groupement FLE also has the aim of promoting the centres which make up it’s membership, and offers a space where they can meet, share their experiences and pool a certain number of resources.
Link: www.groupement-fle.com
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IALC - International
The International Association of Language Centres was founded in 1983 to accredit and represent private, independent language schools teaching the official language(s) of their country.
All IALC language schools must respect the IALC Code of Ethics. Together with the Quality Scheme, the Code of Ethics forms the basis for the quality assurance of IALC language schools. It is based on best practice in the quality management of international language schools, from the employment of qualified teachers and provision of a structured curriculum to accurate publicity and full student support outside classes.
Link: www.ialc.org
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Italian in Italy - Italy
Italian in Italy is The Association of Italian language and cultural schools is an association for the spreading of the Italian culture and language in the world.
Italian in Italy offers:
Italian in Italy's finest schools and education programmes co-operate sinergically to provide the broadest possible range of Italian cultural experiences.
Each school undergoes a rigorous selection process which includes:
- Assurance of quality
- A wide range of courses for everyone
- Teaching by qualfied staff
- Excellent facilities
- A choice of quality accommodation
Link: www.italianinitaly.it
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Languages Canada - Canada
Languages Canada is Canada's premier language organization representing language programs in both of Canada's official languages: English and French.
Membership is limited to member programs, both public and private, which meet the rigorous standards of the association and who are committed to upholding them. Our internationally recognized quality assurance scheme is comprehensive, rigorous and covers the areas of: curriculum, teacher qualifications, student services, student admissions, marketing, promotion, facilities and administration.
Link: www.languagescanada.ca
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MEI-RELSA - Ireland
MEI~RELSA – Marketing English in Ireland is an association of 66 high quality English Language Schools, operating language courses in over 120 locations around Ireland.
Whether you are a student, a teacher, a host family, an educational advisor/agent, and English Language School, or work in a business related to the EFL industry, our association can help you.
Link: www.mei.ie
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Quality English
Choosing the right schools to provide English language training can be difficult. Quality English (QE) makes this easier by bringingtogether leading independent English language schools under a brand youcan trust. The schools are well-established and are all locally managed with unique identities, and are not part of a chain. They are all nationally accredited and their quality is continuously checked by listening to feedback from the people who actually use them: agents and students. QE
visits all the schools before accepting them and regularly thereafter.
Link: www.quality-english.com
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