Cambridge English launched its new authorized Centre “The English Advantage”, at Mumbai

Ms. Angela ffrench, Director of Operations – South Asia, Cambridge English

• The launch was preceded by a Seminar on ‘Learning Oriented Assessment’
• It aims to impart Excellency in English to the aspirants

6th May 2015, Mumbai, India: Cambridge English Language Assessment, part of University of Cambridge, welcomed “The English Advantage” as the latest Centre to join its international chain of Authorized Exam Centers for Cambridge English exams, succeeded by a Seminar on “Learning Oriented Assessment”, at Mumbai on 5th May 2015.

The launch of new Centre, “The English Advantage” at Ramachandra Lane extension, Kanchpada – Malad West, Mumbai, was witnessed by Ms. Angela ffrench, Director of Operations – South Asia, Cambridge English, Mr. Amol Dhamdhere, Vice-President, Indian Education Society, Mr Melvyn Leonard, BDM, Cambridge English, Ms. Shyaonti Talwar, Academic Consultant, Cambridge English and Mr. John D’Souza, Proprietor, The English Advantage along with other academicians.

“The English Advantage” – new Centre, is now accredited to register candidates and schools for Cambridge English exams, in Mumbai. The purpose of launching this Centre is to reach out to more educational institutions in Mumbai that would be willing to offer Cambridge English qualifications to the teachers and students in order to enhance the overall standard of English language and get exposed to the international testing system. The Mumbai aspirants will now be gratified with globally appreciated qualifications and potential English communication skill that will prove valuable in their lives.

Cambridge English and The English Advantage intend to provide a profound knowledge about the importance of proficiency in English language to students and teachers of Mumbai. It aims in augmenting their soft skills and aids in fruition of molding them into a competitive workforce globally. Akin their endeavors, Cambridge English aims to fortify the Mumbai aspirants with international and national qualifications that are mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference, U.K.

Ms. Angela ffrench, Director of Operations – South Asia, Cambridge English Language Assessment said “We take immense pleasure in our move in facilitating the students and teachers of Mumbai to get access to the high-level of our exams. Our goal is to benchmark the expertise of English language to the students and teachers of Mumbai, in turn, developing them into learned and proficient personnel in the competitive World.”

With relevance to the launch, an informative seminar on “Learning Oriented Assessment” (LOA) was headed by Ms. Shyaonti Talwar, Academic Consultant, Cambridge English. The seminar conveyed the importance of language assessment and how it can impact the overall objective of enabling and enriching skill based language teaching and learning. It was attended by Principals, Directors and English HODs from IGCSE, IB, ICSE and CBSE schools.