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Chartered Institute of Linguists

UK professional body

Summary

UK professional body

Field	Value
name	Chartered Institute of Linguists
abbreviation	CIOL
predecessor	Institute of Linguists
formation	1910
extinction
tax_id
registration_id
status	Incorporated by Royal Charter
purpose	For Languages and Linguists
headquarters	London
membership	c5,000
owner
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leader_title	Patron
leader_name	Prince Michael of Kent
leader_title2	Honorary President
leader_name2	Baroness Coussins Hon FCIL
leader_title3	Chair
leader_name3	Stephen Doswell MCIL CL
leader_title4	Chief Executive
leader_name4	John Worne
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Founded as the Institute of Linguists in 1910, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) received its royal charter in 2005 and is the UK's not-for-profit royal charter body for languages and linguists.

CIOL supports linguists in their careers and lives and promotes proficiency in languages worldwide.

Professional grades of membership are: Associate (ACIL), Member (MCIL) and Fellow (FCIL) and there are also several Affiliate grades of membership.

CIOL also hosts the IoL Educational Trust (IoLET), a charitable company limited by guarantee and an accredited awarding organisation. IoLET's purpose is to promote the teaching and study of modern languages.

The patron of CIOL is HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

It has a magazine, The Linguist.

Qualifications and assessments

Qualifications include the:

Diploma in Translation (DipTrans) – Level 7 – the gold-standard Master's-level qualification for work as a translator
Certificate in Translation (CertTrans) – Level 6 – a benchmark Degree-level qualification for translation and work in international organisations
Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) – Level 6; required for police and court interpreting and recommended for health and wider public services CIOL also offers Language Level Assessments and Certification of English speaking skills.

Notable fellows and honorary fellows

Donald Adamson (Hon FCIL)
Baroness Coussins (Hon FCIL)
Mary Creagh MP
David Crystal (Hon FCIL)
Andrew Dalby (Hon FCIL)
Susie Dent (Hon FCIL and Vice-President)
Baroness Garden (Hon FCIL)
Susan Price
Sir Ivor Roberts
Peter Sutton
Diana Wallis MEP (Hon FCIL)
Michael Worton (Hon FCIL)

References

"Royal Charter 2005". Institute of Linguists.
"About Us: www.ciol.org.uk". Chartered Institute of Linguists.
"CIOL Representation {{!}} CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists)".
"Michael John Worton: CV". University College London.

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