ESL accreditations
We believe that the quality of our services should be, first and foremost, measured by the satisfaction of our customers, but many international organisations have also chosen to place their trust in us and officially certify our language travel programmes:
This label resulted from a merger of two of the most important quality control bodies, ARELS and BASELT. ESL – Language Travel is an official agent of English UK.
Membership conditions are as follows:
- High quality teaching
- Qualified teachers
- Detailed programmes
- Carefully chosen host families
- Students from diverse backgrounds
ESL – Language Studies Abroad is an official agent for dedicated business language training centres in the UK.
The Quality English label is only accessible to well-respected independent schools offering quality programmes complying with strict standards. ESL – Language studies abroad is an official partner agent.
With members in more than 30 countries on the 5 continents, ALTO brings together specialised language travel organisations working according to its demanding quality charter.
ESL – Language Studies Abroad has been repeatedly voted “Star Agency Europe” by thousands of language schools around the world.
This association brings together more than 80 independent language schools with the same quality standards. These are submitted to regular inspections.
This association brings together companies actively engaged in the organisation or promotion of work abroad programmes. It sets high quality standards for its members and works with governments to promote work abroad programmes.
ESL Education has been recognised by the world leader in event organisation for international education professionals.
El sello de calidad Norma ASEPROCE, auditado externamente por la prestigiosa consultora Lloyd’s Register, certifica que los cursos y programas en el extranjero que ofrece ESL son seguros, legales y respetan la normativa vigente. Las empresas miembros de ASEPROCE cumplen con una serie de requisitos imprescindibles que permiten certificar que están en disposición de ofrecer todas las garantías exigibles en los programas de idiomas en el extranjero, respetando la legalidad y ofertando seguridad y solvencia en su gestión. Solicita siempre este sello de calidad cuando contrates cursos en el extranjero: evitarás sorpresas desagradables y tendrás la seguridad de obtener el resultado deseado con la tranquilidad y calidad que garantizan los profesionales de ASEPROCE y sus asociados.

ASEPROCE, Asociación Española de Promotores de Cursos en el Extranjero es una organización sin ánimo de lucro fundada en 1.987 cuyo objetivo es promover la calidad y profesionalidad de las empresas del sector y defender los intereses de los estudiantes. 60 reconocidas empresas y organizaciones de toda España que llevan a cabo su labor con rigor y dentro de la legalidad existente y que, por tanto, pueden ofrecer profesionalidad, experiencia, seguridad y solvencia en la gestión de cursos y programas en el extranjero.
Offering excellent service and recognised by quality control entities, our partner schools are experts in what they do. Presenting you with only the highest quality schools on the market, we’ve spent the past 20 years choosing and continuing to follow up with our partner schools to ensure their consistent excellent quality.
This association exercises the function of national professional association regarding English language schools. It brings together the schools working according to a quality charter.
This association provides institutional accreditation for organisations whose primary function is for educational purposes and also for organisations offering continuing education. ACCET accredits non-collegiate continuing education and training organisations throughout the United States as well as programmes abroad. ACCET is similar to the British Council in the UK, visiting all their accredited schools every 3 years. The schools accredited by ACCET are among the best in the USA.
With members in more than 30 countries on the 5 continents, ALTO brings together specialised language travel organisations working according to its demanding quality charter.
This association brings together the best schools teaching Italian in Italy. Its aim is to manage the commercial and didactic competence of member schools and to enforce European quality standards in the linguistic field.
This accreditation is responsible for maintaining academic standards for higher education and specialised studies in Great Britain. It pays particular attention to foreign students.
This British governmental organisation examines and determines the quality of language schools.
ESL – Language Studies Abroad is an official agent for dedicated business language training centres in the UK.
This association stemming from the University of Alcalá is the symbol of quality guarantee for Spanish schools in Spain. All ESL partner schools have successfully passed the CEELE inspection.
This Pan-European association brings together all service providers concerned with language teaching, with the aim of securing the quality of the service providers in the private and public economies.
Previously known as ELTASA (English language Travel Association of South Africa), EduSA is now a sub-sector of SAYTC (South African Youth and Travel Confederation) and brings together actors of the language travel industry in South Africa. It aims to promote and encourage growth in the sector by guaranteeing the quality and professionalism of its members.
Only schools meeting quality criteria are accredited by this official Australian label.
This official Australian label accredits only schools fulfilling certain quality criteria.
This federation, which brings together private, accredited schools teaching English, is recognized by the New Zealand Department of Education.
This label resulted from a merger of two of the most important quality control bodies, ARELS and BASELT. ESL – Language Travel is an official agent of English UK.
Membership conditions are as follows:
- High quality teaching
- Qualified teachers
- Detailed programmes
- Carefully chosen host families
- Students from diverse backgrounds
This national organisation guarantees the quality of the teaching body and content of German as a foreign language lessons given in Germany’s schools and universities.
This association has been in existence for 50 years and is the largest and most influential organisation in the domain of youth travel. FIYTO counts approximately 350 members, spread throughout 60 countries.
In France, this quality label, put in place by the CIEP (Centre International d'Études Pédagogiques), from now on allows foreign students to identify and recognise French language schools guaranteeing an excellent quality of teaching. The FLE assurance of quality is issued to language schools which meet a number of criteria, also entitling them to be featured in the directory established by the CIEP.
This association brings together more than 80 independent language schools with the same quality standards. These are submitted to regular inspections.
ESL Education has been recognised by the world leader in event organisation for international education professionals.
The Cervantes Institute is a public institution which was founded in Spain in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries throughout the world.
International federation of regularly inspected schools that work according to quality criteria of a high standard.
The Languages Canada objective is to guarantee that its members provide high-quality services
This association brings together Irish schools teaching English. Members of MEI are also recognised by the Irish Department of Education.
Australian national governmental accreditation organisation for the recognition of educational institutions. The objective of this organisation is to guarantee the teaching quality of English language schools.
The Quality English label is only accessible to well-respected independent schools offering quality programmes complying with strict standards. ESL – Language studies abroad is an official partner agent.
This association brings together Irish schools teaching English. The members of RELSA are also recognised by the Irish Department of Education.
ESL – Language Studies Abroad has been repeatedly voted “Star Agency Europe” by thousands of language schools around the world.
This association brings together companies actively engaged in the organisation or promotion of work abroad programmes. It sets high quality standards for its members and works with governments to promote work abroad programmes.
Why choose your next journey with ESL
Our free and personalised services are consistently top-rated on Google, and 97% of our clients recommend us to their friends and relatives. In addition, ESL is a Lifetime Award winner after being voted Best Agency in Europe 5 times at the ST Star Awards.
Get the price difference refunded if you find a better deal for the same programme with another agency or directly with the school.
Our teams are experts in language travel and their experience in the industry is both professional and personal. Our free and personalised services go beyond the pre-departure stage – our counsellors will be at your disposal before, during and after your stay.
We select partner language schools according to strict criteria – high-quality facilities, small class sizes at a range of levels, great location, first-class teaching and an exciting activities program, among other aspects. We regularly visit partner schools as it is very important for us to maintain a strong relationship with our partners and to keep up with local developments.
We systematically gather opinions and reviews from thousands of students who chose ESL to go abroad. All reviews are thoroughly checked to ensure authenticity and are added to our school pages so as to provide future students with first-hand details and facts.
Our portfolio also includes a large variety of accommodation types, so we can offer each one of our students the most suitable option. From homestays and student residences to private and shared apartments, all our accommodation types are carefully selected for a comfortable and convenient experience abroad.