Examination centres

If you wish to sit your exam at a different location or you are a distance-learning student, you will need to find an examination centre that will provide you with a place to sit the examination.

If you attend lectures at a college, your education centre will usually provide you with the facilities to sit the examinations. If you are unsure, please contact your education centre directly to confirm.

If you are a distance-learning student or you wish to sit your exam at a different location, your options are as follows:

  • Travel to the CQI exam location in central London (please contact the Education Team to find out more and how to register)
  • Contact one of the current CQI education centres and ask if you can be accepted as an external student
  • Contact any other local college or university and ask if you can be accepted as an external student
  • Contact one of the organizations below to enquire if it could facilitate your examination. Some are private companies that have been accredited to provide examination facilities to CQI students 
  • If you live outside the UK, please contact the British Council which can normally arrange for you to sit the examination there.

You need to inform the CQI of your examination centre no later than six weeks before the exam by using an alternative examination centre form (ED-22). This form is obtainable from your education centre. The form needs to be signed by an exam centre representative otherwise it will not be processed.

Fees

In almost all cases you will be expected to pay an additional fee to sit the examination at a centre's premises. Details should be obtained directly from the representatives of these organizations.

Examination centres

Please note that the examination centres included in this list have previously accepted external students. However, circumstances change so please check with them directly.

UK

Overseas

UK

Central England
H&R Quality Services
Using services of Oak Tree Conference Centre, CW Chamber of Commerce, Bindley Business Park, Coventry
Contact: Hilary Carter
T: 02476 511325
E: hilary@hrgs.co.uk
Shropshire County Training
Bagley House, Hortonwood 8, Telford, TF1 7GR
Contact: Mr J Flowers
T: 01952 605009
E: joe.flowers@sctcentre.com
University Campus Suffolk
Registry, Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ
Contact: Jane Murray
T: 01473 338353
E: registry@ucs.ac.uk
North England
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Examinations, Park Road West, Claughton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 8SQ
Contact: Mrs Elaine Christian
T: 01516 513717
E: ec@bsfc.ac.uk
St Mary's School
Menston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AE
Contact: Mr M Pyle
T: 01943 883000
E: curriculum@stmarys.co.uk
University of Manchester
Student Services Centre, Burlington Street, Manchester, M13 9PL
Contact: Chris Bamber
T: 01612 752023
E: christopher.j.bamber@manchester.ac.uk
South England
Cornwall College Saltash
Church Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AE
Contact: Ms D Mitchell
T: 01752 850216
E: dawn.mitchell@saltash.ac.uk
Peta Ltd
1 Access Point, Northarbour Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3TE
Contact: Ms Dawn Halfacre
T: 02392 538 700
E: Dhalfacre@peta.co.uk
Southern Learning Hub
Cams Hall, Cams Hill, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 8AB
Contact: Joanne Cairns
T: 01329 227432
E: jo.cairns@slhub.co.uk
Thanet College
Exams Office/Registry, Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1PN
Contact: Michelle Maud
T: 01843 605006
E: exams@thanet.ac.uk
University of Exeter
Registry Services, Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9EZ
Contact: Ollie Pike
T: 01326 371815
E: cc-registry@exeter.ac.uk
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY
Contact: Laura Reeves
T: 0117 328 3577
E: exams@uwe.ac.uk
Weston College
Knightstone Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 2ALB
Contact: Ms B Richards
T: 01934 411 452/451/467
E: becky.richards@weston.ac.uk
Wales
3a Tutors Ltd
1a High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5HA
Contact: Mr B Henson
T: 01179 109931
E: bradley.henson@3atutors.co.uk
Coleg Powys
Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 4HU
Contact: Ms D Cole
T: 01686 622722
E: deborah.cole@coleg-powys.ac.uk
Scotland
Moray College
Moray Street, Elgin, IV30 1JJ
Contact: Jacqui Melrose
E: jacqui.melrose@moray.uhi.ac.uk
Reid Kerr College
Quality Unit, Renfrew Road, Paisley, PA3 4DR
Contact: Christine McGowan
T: 01415 812343
E: cmcgowan@reidkerr.ac.uk
Northern Ireland
East Downe Institute of F&H Education
Education Market Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, BT30 6ND
Contact: Ms C Bell
E: cbell@serc.ac.uk

Overseas

Europe
Athlone Institute of Technology
Examination Department, Dublin Road, Auburn, Athlone, CO Westmeath, Ireland
Contact: Ms Betty Brennan
T: +353 90 644 2560
E: exams@ait.ie
British Council Azerbaijan
8th Floor, The Landmark 3 Building, 96 Nizami Street, Baku, AZ1010, Azerbaijan
Contact: Elman Sofiyev
T: +99 4124 972013
E: elman.sofiyev@britishcouncil.az  
British Council Hungary
13-14 Madach Street, Budapest, Pest, 1075, Hungary
Contact: Marta Horanyi
T: +361 483 2020
E: exams@britishcouncil.hu
British Council Malta
Exchange Buildings, Republic Street, Valletta, VLT 1117, Malta
Contact: Ms Ingrid Eomois
T: 00356 2122 6378
E: mt.information@britishcouncil.org
British Council Netherlands
Weteringschans 85a, Amsterdam, North Holland, 1017 RZ, Netherlands
Contact: Ms Federica Esposito
T: +31 20 550 6062
E: federica.esposito@britishcouncil.nl
British Council Poland
Examinations Services, Aleje Jerozolimskie 59, 00 697 Warszawa, Poland
Contact: Ludwika Nowakowska
T: +48 22 695 5942
E: ludwika.nowakowska@britishcouncil.pl
British Council Romania
Calea Dorobantilor 14, Bucharest, 010572
Contact: Ms Anda Albu
T: +40 (0)21 307 9624
F: +40 (0)21 307 9601
E: anda.albu@britishcouncil.ro
W: www.britishcouncil.ro  

British Council Vienna
Sibensterngasse 21, A-1070, Vienna, Austria
Contact: Nina Maier
T: +0043 1533 261677
F: +0043 1533 261665
E: exams@britishcouncil.at

Cambridge Examinations Basel GmbH
MCH Exam Hosting Hosting Solutions, St. Albans-Anlage 25, 4052, Basel, Switzerland
Contact: Maureen Hill
T: +41 61 273 9053
E: enquiries@mhc-examhostingsolutions.ch
Christelijke Scholengemeenschap Walcheren
Elzenlaan 4, Middelburg, Zeeland, 4334 BW Netherlands
Contact: Mr I Geschiere
T: +110 652 10
E: ges@cswalcheren.nl
IT Sligo
Examinations Department, Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland
Contact: Ms Annica Rasmark-Martin
T: +353 71915 5347
E: rasmark-martin@itsligo.ie
Asia
British Council Abu Dhabi
Villa No.7, Al Nasr Street, Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Contact: Mrs Hazeline Karkada
T: +971 2691 0611
E: hazeline.karkada@ae.britishcouncil.org
British Council Azerbaijan
8th Floor, The Landmark 3 Building, 96 Nizami Street, Baku, AZ1010, Azerbaijan
Contact: Elman Sofiyev
T: +99 4124 972013
E: elman.sofiyev@britishcouncil.az

British Council Dubai
Tariq Bin Ziad Road, Near Rashid Hospital, Behind Dubai Television, Dubai, UAE
Contact: Nishi Sunil Bangera or Nithya Ramakrishnan
T: 0097 143 135 557 or 0097 143 135523
E: nishi.bangera@ae.britishcouncil.org or nithya.ramakrishnan@ae.britishcouncil.org

British Council India - Chennai
737 Anna Salai, Cennai, 600 002, India
Main contact: Lorraine Niblett
T: +91 44 42050635
F: +91 44 28523185
E: lorraine.niblett@in.britishcouncil.org
British Council India - Delhi
Main contact: Aman Kaur
T: +91 44 42050635
F: +91 44 28523185
E: aman.kaur@in.britishcouncil.org

British Council India - Kolkata
Main contact: Agnes Rosario
T: +91 33 22825370
F: +91 33 22824804
E: agnes.rozario@in.britishcouncil.org

British Council India - Mumbai
Main contact: Ivy Cabral
Other contact: Anjana R Sharma
T: +91 22 67486748
F: +91 22 24211051
E: ivy.cabral@in.britishcouncil.org    
British Council Qatar
93 Al Sadd Street, PO Box 2992, Doha, Qatar
Contact: Abdul Razack
T: +974 425 1842
E: abdul.razach@qa.britishcouncil.org
British Council Syria
Maysaloun Street, Shaalan, Damascus, 33105, Syria
Contact: Hoaida Khattab
T: +963 11 331 0631
F: +963 11 321 467
E: hoaida.khattab@sy.britishcouncil.org
Chartered Quality Institute - Hong Kong Branch
G/F, 66 Tai Po Mei Village, NT, Hong Kong
Contact: Leslie Lee
T: +852 2759 3906
E: cqihk@thecqi.org.hk
Learning and Development Centre
P.O Box 98, Dhahran 31932, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Contact: Raymond Tyrrell
T: +966 3330 0228 ext 8125
E: raymond.tyrrell@baesystems.com
Africa
British Council Ghana
11 Liberia Road, PO Box GP 771, Accra, Ghana
Contact: Mr Samuel Gyedu-Brefo
T: +233 2161 0100
E: samuel.gyedu-brefo@gh.britishcouncil.org
British Council Nigeria
20 Thompson Avenue, PO Box 53702, Ikovi, Lagos, Nigeria
Contact: Maryam Thomas
T: +234 1461 5600
E: maryam.thomas@ng.britishcouncil.org
British Council South Africa
12 Liesbeek Parkway, Mowbray, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Contact: Teresita Pholi
T: +27 82 677 9193
E: teresita.pholi@britishcouncil.org.za
University of Portharcourt
Faculty of Agriculture, PMB 5323, Choba, Port Harcourt, 500001, Nigeria
Contact: Olufemi Adesope
T: +234 7030 958 561
E: omadesope@yahoo.co.uk
North America
Rocky Mountain College
4039 Brentwood Road, North West Calgary, AB T2L 1L1, Canada
Contact: Mr Darcy Gullacher
T: +403 284 5100 ext 244
E: dgullacher@rockymountaincollege.ca
Australia
LTC Language and Testing Consultants
Level 3, Wentworth Park Strand, Wentworth Park Sporting Complex, Wattle Street Entrance, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Contact: Michelle Moffatt
T: +61 (02) 9692 9585
E: mmoffatt@ltctesting.com.au

Chartered Quality Institute

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