Asset LanguagesIt’s your futureMake the most of your languages

It’s a multilingual world –not everyone speaks English.

• 94% of the world does not speak English as their first language.

• 75% of the world does not speak English at all.

• www.languageswork.org.uk

Asset Languages qualifications• Give you a national

certificate for a practical skill.

• Are recognised by universities and businesses in the same way as other qualifications such as GCSEs.

• Clearly demonstrate what you can do with your languages.

Students with Asset Languages qualifications

You do not have to be fluentin a language – a little language

can make a lot of difference.

• Even the basic phrases make a real difference.

• Jobs from receptionist to top level management need language skills.

• www.languageswork.org.uk

Asset Languages qualifications• Measure listening, speaking,

reading and writing separately– so you can get higher

qualifications for the bits you’re best at

• Designed to help you succeed – questions and topics are wide

giving you lots of opportunity to show what you can do

• Test your language skills – – not whether you can remember

long lists of vocabulary

Students with Asset Languages qualifications

Languages improve thequality of your life and your

understanding of howother people live and think.

• You can travel more and meet new people.

• You could earn more in your job one day.

• www.languageswork.org.uk

Asset Languages qualifications• May make the difference

between you and the next person in a job interview

• Can Do statements make it easy for employers to understand what your languages skills are like

• Complement other subjects – ICT, Business Studies, Leisure

and Tourism, Science, Media Studies

Asset Languages qualifications• Are taken in the classroom

– no exam hall stress

• Can be taken at different points during the year– not all piled on in May

• Are available when you are ready– you take the test when you have

the skills to pass

Asset Languages qualificationsNow

• Asset Languages qualifications show you how you are making progress as your skills develop

For the future

• Asset Languages qualifications give you a ladder to come back to later in life – carry on language learning where you left off

It’s your future

Make the most of your languages