Accreditors certify that schools provide services of a high quality. They list schools as accredited by them if they meet certain standards. Schools on The English Guide may be accredited by one or more of several accreditors. If you would like further information about accreditation please visit the following websites:

	British Accreditation Council BAC is a registered charity which acts as the national accrediting body for independent further and higher education. Currently the BAC accredits over 200 colleges in the United Kingdom, and approximately 30 overseas. A full list of accredited colleges can be viewed on their website. www.the-bac.org
	British Association of Lecturers in English For Academic Purposes BALEAP is a professional organisation whose members are providers of English for academic purposes in higher education institutions. The organisation has its own accreditation scheme. Institutions are inspected every four years: all aspects of the courses offered are assessed and a detailed report is submitted to the BALEAP Accreditation Scheme (BAS) committee. www.baleap.org.uk
	British Council The British Council is the UK's public diplomacy and cultural organisation. Accreditation UK, run by the British Council and English UK, is the quality assurance scheme for the UK ELT sector. The British Council regularly inspects organisations in the UK offering courses in English as a foreign language. If they meet agreed high standards of quality they are accredited by the British Council. www.britishcouncil.org
	Eaquals EAQUALS 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.Their aim is to promote and guarantee quality in language teaching institutions. www.eaquals.org
	Independent Schools Council The Independent Schools Council (ISC) represents 1,280 independent schools. Our schools are accredited by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).The main purposes of inspection by ISI are to improve the quality of education provided by the schools involved and to raise the levels of achievement of their pupils. A satisfactory inspection report enables a school to be re-accredited as a member of its association. www.isc.co.uk
	International Association of Language Centres 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. Today, there are 86 IALC schools in 21 countries worldwide. www.ialc.org
	International Organization for Standardization ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 155 countries, one member per country. www.iso.org/iso/home.htm
	The Association of British Language Schools The Association maintains the specific aim of promoting quality, professionalism and expertise in the field of English language tuition. In order to join ABLS a provider must be accredited by a scheme recognised by the Home Office (UK Government). www.abls.co.uk