1. Asset Languages It’s your future Make the most of your languages

2. It’s a multilingual world – not everyone speaks English. 94% of the world does not speak English as their first language. 75% of the world does not speak English at all. www.languageswork.org.uk

3. Asset Languages qualifications Give you a national certificate for a practical skill. Are recognised by universities and businesses in the same way as other qualifications such as GCSEs. Clearly demonstrate what you can do with your languages. Students with Asset Languages qualifications

4. You do not have to be fluent in a language – a little language can make a lot of difference. Even the basic phrases make a real difference. Jobs from receptionist to top level management need language skills. www.languageswork.org.uk

5. Asset Languages qualifications Measure listening, speaking, reading and writing separately –so you can get higher qualifications for the bits you’re best at Designed to help you succeed –questions and topics are wide giving you lots of opportunity to show what you can do Test your language skills – –not whether you can remember long lists of vocabulary Students with Asset Languages qualifications

6. Languages improve the quality of your life and your understanding of how other people live and think. You can travel more and meet new people. You could earn more in your job one day. www.languageswork.org.uk

7. Asset Languages qualifications May make the difference between you and the next person in a job interview Can Do statements make it easy for employers to understand what your languages skills are like Complement other subjects –ICT, Business Studies, Leisure and Tourism, Science, Media Studies

8. Asset Languages qualifications Are taken in the classroom – no exam hall stress Can be taken at different points during the year –not all piled on in May Are available when you are ready –you take the test when you have the skills to pass

9. Asset Languages qualifications Now Asset Languages qualifications show you how you are making progress as your skills develop For the future Asset Languages qualifications give you a ladder to come back to later in life – carry on language learning where you left off It’s your future Make the most of your languages