http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....hlight=HOPKINS

I would like to take some credit too. Have a look at this thread above for example...

Back in July I hadn't really been involved with the forum too much as I only joined then and I spent an immense amount of time phoning Manila (yourselves, VFS, UKBA, Pearsons and the British Council), various test centres in the UK, Malaysia (as one provider is or was based there even though tests were held in Manila) trying to resolve for us, what was a complete mess in terms of who was going to be the test providers for the UKBA requirement. Words like "brewery", "couldn't", "organise" and "drinking session" spring to mind. You may recall it was at that time the UKBA decided to review / tinker / rationalise with the approved list of providers. I remember phoning one test provider in early July and said "I gather you are on the approved list of test providers" and they said "are we?" "thats the first we have heard" and another who said " we can take a booking for next tuesday but the result will be null and void after the 17th July" or similar. VFS and the UKBA were putting out two different and contrasting approved lists. A complete comedy of errors. With a bit of luck and a bit of judgement and a lot of effort and a good few pounds spent on phone calls, my wife used yourselves and thankfully we havent looked back since.

That chaos that I speak of was indeed resolved although the whole language test requirement still seems to throw up issues as we have seen on the forum. One of my biggest gripes is that if a Filipina has a Philippine degree taught entirely in English for 4 years, why in god's name should she need to sit the UKBA approved language test. I have even come across a Filipina who has an English degree taught in English at a Philippine university and still had to sit the UKBA approved english language test.....how absurd. Obviously not of Hopkins making but you are a lot closer to the UKBA in Manila than I am. Give them a prod please!

Anyhow, credit to you chaps for bringing some sanity into the chaos of the game of UKBA approved English Language Tests.