The Gateway Graduate School now provides English Language Training that leads up to the University of Cambridge ESOL, International Certificate in Financial English (ICFE) and the International Legal English Certificate (ILEC). These are two internationally recognized qualifications for aspiring and established professionals in the fields of finance and law.

Cambridge Financial English and Cambridge Legal English are qualifications targeted at individuals whose first language is not English yet need to use the English language in order to perform effectively in their chosen profession. These certifications are not only beneficial to individuals but also to employers and professional bodies.

Cambridge Financial English consists 20 topics: Jobs in finance, basic financial accounting, company results, cash flow, teamwork and managing people, accounting software and IT, company formation and company law, internal audits and control, taxation, client relations, IFRS and accounting standards, audit and assurance, banking and insurance, financial markets, risk assessment and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, budgeting, debt and corporate distress, ethics and corporate governance and strategic financial management.

Cambridge Legal English includes 15 topics: Practice of law, company law: company formation and management, company law: capitalization, company law: fundamental changes in a company, contracts: contract formation, contracts: remedies, contracts: assignment and third-party rights, employment law, sale of goods, real property law, intellectual property, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, debtor-creditor and competition law.

Cambridge ICFE and ILEC comprehensively develop ability across the four skills areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Candidates that complete these courses of study will gain the confidence to pursue finance and legal qualifications examined in English and also demonstrate to potential employers their skill and suitability for a career in their chosen profession. At the same time, obtaining these certifications will aid established professionals to validate and demonstrate their already existing financial and legal English skills. Interested candidates can obtain more information on the courses by contacting the Gateway Graduate School on 0112 877277 and 2888858.