somebody,
Great thread and excellent info.
Hope you don't mind that I add to it.
The IELTS can be found here:-
http://www.ielts.org
My wife did an NVQ this year and at the same time her employer also allowed her to do a 'Skills for Life' qualification for literacy & numeracy.
She really enjoyed doing this and learnt a lot, especially grammar.
Skills for Life info can be found here:-
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Educatio...ed/DG_10039031
Most of the material used came from the BBC Skillswise website.
This is an excellent site for improving English skills. I highly recommend taking a look.
The BBC Skillswise CD-ROM can be downloaded from this site so avoiding the need to be online to study.
The BBC Skillswise site can be found here:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
My wife could speak English quite well but did have some issues with grammar. She actually found these studies invaluable when taking formal tests and her NVQ work.
I think it would be time well spent for all newly arrived to UK. Just a hour or two now and then during these cold winter months.
Sorry if I hi-jacked your great idea somebody.
