We provide a wide range of online tutored, self-study and blended ESOL courses to refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities across the UK.
Courses are delivered online so learners work with expert teachers and access high quality learning materials wherever they are. Courses are tailored to the needs and English levels of learners.
Clients to date include Strategic Migration Partnerships in the East of England, Yorkshire and the West Midlands, NHS England local government councils, RefuAid, Talent Beyond Boundaries, the Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project, Refugee Support Devon, Time to Help UK, and Groundwork.
In 2018, SLC began working with groups of Syrian refugees across Northern Ireland on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. Learners were at all levels, geographically dispersed with, in some cases, little access to transport or education services. By working online and in partnership with local organisations, we brought expert teachers to them to provide the specialist language support they needed.
Our work with refugees expanded through providing IELTS and OET exam preparation to groups of refugee and migrant learners in different parts of the UK, including the national NHS England Displaced Talent project for nurses. It has grown further in recent years to meet a wider range of needs.
Today we provide online courses that give learners the language and communication skills they need to gain employment, access education and integrate successfully into the communities they live in.
We also provide a range of courses that combine ESOL with specific needs, from housing and employment rights, to healthcare and education in the UK, to driving theory test preparation.
“The EELGA Strategic Migration Partnership is delighted to have found SLC to deliver our IELTS and OET courses. We are also pleased that they will deliver our integration courses as these are vital to the integration journey of overseas nationals. SLC is professionally run and always keeps us updated on learner progress and attendance.”
Gill Searl, Employability for Overseas Nationals (EON) project manager, East of England Local Government Association Strategic Migration Partnership
“RefuAid has found SLC to be one of the best language providers for supporting refugee healthcare professionals in preparing for the OET exam. So far, 76 nurses, pharmacists, and doctors from refugee backgrounds who attended SLC classes have passed their OET and they are now at different stages of their professional requalification. Many more will be taking their OET exam in the coming months”
Ilaria Tarulli, Head of Language Programmes, RefuAid / Breaking Barriers
We offer the following courses to groups and individuals:
Courses are tailored and therefore learners may work on a variety of focuses, from interview skills and CV writing to building key workplace communication skills to targeted grammar and vocabulary. We work with all levels, from beginners to advanced.
Courses that give refugee and migrant healthcare professionals and students the professional language and clinical communication skills to work in English-speaking environments - from hospitals to nursing and care homes to community healthcare settings.
Learners prepare to achieve the scores they need in the world’s leading English language test for study, work and visa purposes, opening up educational and work opportunities that can transform lives.
Refugee doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals prepare to achieve the grades they need in the world’s leading English for Healthcare test so they can register and work in English speaking countries.
Specially designed for learners who want to work in social care, teaching the language skills required to communicate effectively with service users in a wide range of care settings - residential, in-home and supported living.
Designed to give those working in safety critical environments such as construction, warehousing and waste disposal the language skills they need to stay safe.
Courses include:
These courses were developed and delivered in partnership with the East of England Strategic Migration Partnership (EELGA SMP) to learners across the six counties to support their integration into local communities.
Courses focus on building the knowledge and skills needed to successfully navigate life in what can be very different and highly challenging cultural, social and work environments.
