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The IALC Organisation IALC is managed by an Executive
Board of five IALC school directors and an executive director. The Board is supported by regional directors and several specialist committees.
IALC Executive Board President: Walter Denz, Liden & Denz Language Centres
Vice President – Quality Assurance: Judith Hands, Torquay International School
Vice President – Membership: Alexandra Borges de Sousa, CIAL Centro de Linguas
IALC code of ethics
1. Each member shall be legally constituted and authorized to operate in and according to the prevailing laws and regulations of the country in which it is situated.
2. Each member shall maintain high standards of facilities and teaching, and employ only qualified, experienced staff who are committed to increasing the language skills of their students in a responsible and efficient manner.
3. Each member shall create and maintain a learning environment of high quality, in which students can make optimum progress towards their individual learning goals.
4. Any prospectus or other promotional literature of a member shall give a fair and accurate representation of the member and clearly state its terms of enrolment, fee payment and cancellation.
5. Each member shall make every effort to provide carefully selected accommodation in homestay or in halls of residence or in hotels, as requested, for students requiring these facilities.
6. Each member shall have an appropriately qualified and experienced person on its staff responsible for student support.
7. Each member shall provide a programme of social and cultural events to ensure that students experience and enjoy the culture of the country they are visiting.
8. Each member shall provide courses within a clearly understood and communicated curriculum framework.
9. Each member shall provide a welcoming atmosphere and properly counsel all students to ensure that they enrol for the course that best suits their requirements.
10. Each member shall assess all students on arrival to ensure that they are placed in the appropriate class level.
11. Each member shall guarantee the integrity of any examination taken or certificates awarded.
12. Each member shall have a management and administration system that efficiently meets the needs of its clients.
13. Each member shall distribute to all clients written procedures for the resolution of complaints. Each member shall have a clear procedure for receiving and acting on client feedback.
14. Each member shall conform rigorously to the rules and regulations laid down by law in the country where it is situated.
15. Each member shall abide by the Constitution and By-laws of IALC.
Vice President – Promotion: Wolfgang Graser, Good Hope Studies Secretary/Treasurer: Rebecca Brincat, BELS Malta Executive Director: Jan Capper
Non-Executive Positions Regional Director for Europe: Giorgia Biccelli, Linguadue Regional Director for the Americas: Matt Collingwood, Tamwood International College Regional Director for Africa Asia Pacific: Angus Tuck, South Australian College of English IALC Historian: César Rennert, Rennert Bilingual IALC Ombudsman: James Swift Honorary Life Members: Renato Borges de Sousa, Honorary Life President Honorary Member: Mary Towers
Past Presidents Alberto Sampere, Estudio Sampere 1983 - 1986 Renato Borges de Sousa, CIAL Centro de Linguas 1986 - 1989 Cesar Rennert, Rennert Bilingual, 1989 - 1992 Mary Towers, The Language Centre of Ireland, 1992 - 1995 Juan Manuel Sampere, Estudio Sampere, 1995 - 1999 Sonia Di Centa, Soc. Dante Alighieri – Comitato di Siena, 1999 – 2002 Odile Migieu, Cork Language Centre International, 2002-2005 David Diplock, LSC Language Studies Canada, 2005-2008
IALC Secretariat Based in Canterbury, England, the IALC Secretariat carries out the activities of the association.
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