There will be a day of practical and written assessments that are used together to judge whether you are at the standard. If you are not successful in the practical assessment, there will be a second opportunity later in the programme. If any additional assessments are needed after this, it would have to be set up especially and would incur additional costs, which would be kept to a minimum.

Your Teacher-Assessor will guide you in the development of your Part 1 assignments and will be responsible for marking the majority of your work.  For Part 2, your Teacher-Assessor will mark the first six internal assessments and Signature will mark the remaining six assessments.

We expect you to attend all the sessions. Missing any sessions, even one, will have an impact on your ability to pass the assessments. So please put the dates in your diary now. If something unforeseeable does crop up, we will look at it on an individual basis. But if replacement sessions are needed, these will incur a charge. You will also need to arrive on time and the lessons and assessments will start without you, if you are not there.  Please allow plenty of time to travel, as you would with any interpreting assignment.

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Signworld will organise all the assessments across the programme, apart from one assessment during the Part 2 course – Assessment 10, which will be organised by Signature.

Yes, as with all programmes you will need to meet the standards and pass your assessments.  We will give you the opportunity to be re-assessed and you will be supported throughout the programme.  All work and assessments need to be completed within the programme.  If you do not complete one of the units, you can re-sit the assessment but will need to pay for it.

You can re-submit work within the Part 1 course. You are able to re-submit once for each assessment without incurring any additional costs. For the Part 2 external assessment, you will be charged £90 for each resit. 

Most learners bring their laptops/tablets with them for each session. For remote learning via Zoom, you will need a reliable WIFI/broadband connection and a device that has a camera function. During remote learning, you will have a 5 minute break every hour.

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Yes. Payment in monthly instalments is standard for our course. you can spread the course fees across 3-12 monthly instalments, which will be invoiced on 1^st of each month. Each instalment is due by 1^st of the following month. An initial deposit of 20% is required first of all, followed by a number of smaller payments.

Part 1 – The course fee includes the cost of training room hire, tuition fees, TSLI assessment fees, Part 1 assignments and the Signature assessment fees.

Part 2 – The course fee includes the cost of training room hire, tuition fees, assessment fees and the Signature assessment fees.

If you are ill or you have other commitments and can’t attend class, please contact Signworld as soon as practicably possible. All contact details for the administrator and teachers can be found in your Induction Pack.

If you do not attend your assessment, then you will need to arrange for a re-sit outside of normal classroom hours and additional fees will apply. If you have extenuating circumstances for your absence then you must inform us as soon as possible. Assessment fees are non-refundable once the assessment has been booked.

For Part 1, you are expected to start your Part 1 assignments in May and submitted by the end of November, including one essay. All TSLI/TSLT assessments (apart from Sight Translation) will be formative assessments.  All the assessments will take place during classroom hours so you must make yourself available on those dates and times.

The deposit is always non-refundable. You are entitled to a full refund of the course fees (minus the deposit) if you withdraw within 14 days of starting the course. After 14 days, you will not be entitled to a refund unless you qualify for extenuating circumstances as set out in our Extenuating Circumstances Policy. You must agree to our Refund Policy when booking your place on the course.