Participate in the National Consultation Survey to modernize the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB), conducted by Pivotal Research Inc., an independent Canadian research firm, is seeking input from language professionals, educators, administrators, and other stakeholders through a National Consultation Survey on modernizing the CLB. Purpose of the survey The survey aims to: Explore how the CLB/NCLC frameworks are used, understood, and integrated. Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation to better reflect the diverse realities of learners and practitioners. The survey takes about 15–20 minutes to complete and is recommended to be done in one
The CCLB has been funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to update the national language frameworks: CLB: ESL for Adults, CLB: ESL for ALL, NCLC : Français langue seconde pour adultes, NCLC : FLS pour AMA. The update will be about modernizing the CLB/NCLC. It is not a review of the theoretical foundations or a revalidation of the frameworks. We will not be re-considering the model of communicative language ability, the number of stages or levels. We will be reviewing how we can modernize the content, including making it more user-friendly, more accessible to more users and potential users,
As part of the National CLIC Curriculum projects, we conducted national Surveys among CLIC stakeholders from July to September of 2024. The surveys were conducted on a voluntary basis among CLIC Language Service Providers and the data presented is self-reported by the surveyed instructors and learners. Find out what the results were by watching these videos: Download (PDF, 16.74MB) Download (PDF, 18.76MB)
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Nursing CELBAN is a test of language proficiency for internationally educated nurses (IENs) who have completed their nursing education in another country and who speak English as a second language. It was developed in 2004 by the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB) in consultation with members of the nursing community from regulatory bodies, associations, unions, nursing refresher programs as well as IENs. It was designed to ease the nursing shortage in Canada by providing access to the pool of IENs who arrived in Canada but encountered obstacles to obtaining employment, such as: Recognition of international credentials Relevant assessment of
CLB Test Development The following are tests developed by CCLB: Low Stakes CLBPT CLBPA (in collaboration with Achēv) BTC-NCLC CLB-LPT BTC-AMA WLA Online Self-Assessment (in collaboration with Achēv) Autoévaluation en ligne NCLC (in collaboration with Achēv) CELBAN™ Readiness Self-Assessment High Stakes CELBAN™ ECLAB Milestones (for IRCC) BTR-NCLC (for IRCC)
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