Quality cerificate 

ACCREDITED MEMBER OF OPTIMA – BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF  QUALITY LANGUAGE SERVICES

        Full membership to OPTIMA means that an organisation can use OPTIMA's logo as a seal of quality. The successful functioning of OPTIMA   stimulateS the development of private language centres and schools that meet European standards in language training. Inevitably, that will have a positive effect on the state sector with which OPTIMA members will be working in close co-operation. The Association   provids numerous opportunities for its member organisations to exchange expertise both on a national and international scale.

European computer passport

 The course system Xpert European Computer Passport imparts comprehensive knowledge of and practical skills in current application programs in the Office range.

The courses are directed at participants from the private and public service and administration sector and the business sector of commercial and industrial enterprises as well as at the self-employed with small to medium-sized companies. The system consists of eight modules. Each module finishes with an examination that has been standardised throughout Europe. Each pass is acknowledged with a certificate. The “European Computer Passport Xpert” is awarded following the successful completion of the compulsory modules, “Basics of EDP”, “Basic of word processing”, and “Internet Basics”.

Following the successful completion of two other modules, participants receive the “European Computer Passport Xpert Master” degree.

European Language Label Winner 

ENGLISH CLUB IS A EUROPEAN LANGUAGE LABEL WINNER IN BULGARIA FOR 2003 FOR THE PROJECT ‘BRIDGES FOR EDUCATION’

The Label is coordinated by the European Commission, but managed on a decentralised basis by Member States of the European Union, along withNorway and Iceland. It is awarded by juries in each participating country,according to a number of criteria, some of which have been agreed at European level and apply in all participating countries. Others are fixed at national level and differ according to the country concerned.

The European-wide criteria are as follows:

 · initiatives should be comprehensive. All elements involved – learners, teachers, methods and materials – should contribute to ensuring that the needs of the learners are identified and met. Creative use should be made of the resources available to stimulate language learning. These might include, for example, the presence of native speakers, language practice organised with twinned towns or institutions, or cooperation with local business;

· initiatives should provide added value, in their national context. They should lead to a quantitative and/or qualitative improvement in the teaching and learning of languages. In quantitative terms, this might mean involving several languages, and particularly those which are less widely used. In qualitative terms, it might mean the use of a better methodology than before;

 · initiatives should provide motivation, for learners and/or teachers;

· initiatives should be original and creative. They should explore previously unknown approaches, appropriate to the learners concerned. What is innovative in one context may not be in another;

· initiatives should have a European dimension. They should be based upon the reality of the European Union and its linguistic diversity and use the potential which that offers (for example contacts across national borders) to improve understanding of other cultures by means of language learning;

· initiatives should include innovation which is transferable. They should be a potential source of inspiration for others in different countries and contexts. They might, for example, be adaptable to the learning of other languages or to learning by different age groups than those originally involved.