Non EEA Student Information

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Admissions Criteria

Students must be 18 years or older

Start date

Course start every Monday:  if a Public holiday falls on a Monday, courses will start on the Tuesday.  Please see Below for Public Holidays in 2017:

• March 17th (for St Patrick’s Day)
• April 17th (Easter Monday)
• May 1st (May Day)
• June 5th
• August 7th
• October 30th   

Choosing an end of course exam

Non EU students following a course of study of 25 weeks in Ireland must take a recognised exit exam on completion of their course. Students need to decide on this exam before they register with immigration.

The Academic Department will give every help and advice in choosing the most appropriate exit exam. This decision is based on the student’s entry level, predicted progress and also the date when you are finishing your course. Some exams are only available at certain times of the year.

INIS Entry Level	CEC Entry Level	Exit Level	Title of Award/ End of Programme exam
A1	A1	A2	TIE
A2	A2	B1	TIE
	A2+	B1+	Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)
B1	B1	B2	TIE
	B1+	B2+	Cambridge English: First (FCE)
	B1+	5.0 IELTS	IELTS
B2	B2	C1	TIE
	B2+	C1+	Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
	B2+	6.5 IELTS	IELTS
C1	C1		TIE
	C1+	C2	Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
	C1+	8.0 IELTS	IELTS

For information on the different exams, please visit the links below. Alternatively, send an email to[email protected]. We are happy to answer any questions.

• Cambridge PET  http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/preliminary/
• Cambridge First   http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/first/
• Cambridge Advanced  http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/advanced/
• IELTS  http://www.ielts.org/test_takers_information.aspx

Cork English College is recognised by ACELS, a service of Quality and Qualifications Ireland, for English language teaching (ELT).  http://www.acels.ie/. For further information about our accreditation please visit http://www.corkenglishcollege.ie/About-CEC/Accreditations

Entry Levels

The following are the entry levels required and the relevant end of course exam

Timetable: 20 hours per week

• General English
• IELTS Preparation
• Cambridge Preparation
• Accelerated Cambridge Preparation

Entry Level

It is important that you choose a course and exam which is suitable for your level if English.  If you are unsure of your level, we are happy to provide a placement test and advise you on which course you should take and which exam you should aim for.  

Students on a 25 week programme attend general English classes before moving into an exam preparation course. The end of course exam is mandatory.

End of programme exam entry and recording of results

All non- EEA students on a long term study programme must take an exam on completion of their course. A letter of agreement is issued to students at the beginning of their course stating that Cork English College will enter the student for the appropriate end of programme exams and that the exams are mandatory. The student must sign the agreement stating that they understand this and agree to sit the exam. This document is available for inspection in respect of each student.

CEC is an IELTS and Cambridge examinations centre and registers students for these exams onsite. The Director of Studies, Triona McCarthy,  [email protected] is responsible for providing all registration information to students and for ensuring registration for the relevant exam.

A record of grades received in the exams is sent to both the student and the school. This record is available on request to students, INIS and relevant internal personnel and the relevant data protection permissions are agreed with students accordingly.