As a world leader in English language assessment, Cambridge ESOL has wide-ranging responsibilities to the world’s English learners, teachers, governments, exams administrators and academics, as well as our own employees.
We take these responsibilities seriously and have published a statement of corporate social responsibility which outlines our commitments.
This is a summary of the four key points:
Encouraging learning and access to opportunity
The purpose of Cambridge ESOL qualifications is to help people achieve their life goals. Thousands of education institutions, employers, professional bodies and immigration authorities around the world recognise Cambridge ESOL exams and there is a constant effort to ensure recognition is as widespread as possible.
Sharing expertise
Each year the Research & Validation team shares its findings at conferences, through the publication of Research Notes and the Studies in Language Testing series and by providing support to PhD and other research students.
Supporting professionals
Teachers are important to Cambridge ESOL and we support them in a number of ways.
We provide hundreds of free professional development events around the world. We also give extensive advice and support for teachers through our Teacher Support website.
Cambridge ESOL has an equal opportunities policy in place to enable all of its employees around the world to enjoy opportunities in the workplace regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability or religion.
Environmental impact
An increasing number of environmentally friendly initiatives have been incorporated into our everyday operations to reduce any damage to the environment.
Christine Nuttall, Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations, said: ‘Our corporate social responsibility statement encompasses the aims we have always worked towards as an organisation and an employer, but now explicitly brings them together as a statement of practice. We are now working to minimise our carbon footprint, which includes offering computer-based versions of tests and introducing paperless administration systems with exam centres.’
To view the complete CSR statement visit: www.CambridgeESOL.org/support/dloads/general/ corp_social_resp_state.pdf