Workplace english level check: Placement against CEFR levels
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 7 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 40 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At recruitment or promotion screening
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
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Try it: this is one of 13 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
- Process, tabs, accordion, sorting activity and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Poll, quiz, word cloud, scale slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 214.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| SO 214.1 | Describe what each level means in a working day | CEFR (Council of Europe, 2020) [source: report anchor, unverified] | Whole course |
| SO 214.2 | Take a placement check across vocabulary, reading and listening + your info | Employer's placement policy your target english level | Whole course |
| SO 214.3 | Recognise common mistakes at each level | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 214.4 | Use sensible test habits: time, guessing and word forms | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 214.5 | Read a result and choose a study plan + your info | Employer's programme your english programme link | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 7 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 40 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1What the levels mean in a working day
3 pages
10 min
What the levels mean in a working day
3 pages
2Placement quiz: vocabulary, reading, listening
2 pages
6 min
Placement quiz: vocabulary, reading, listening
2 pages
3Common mistakes at each level
2 pages
6 min
Common mistakes at each level
2 pages
4Test habits: time, guessing and word forms
2 pages
6 min
Test habits: time, guessing and word forms
2 pages
5Reading your result and choosing a study plan
2 pages
6 min
Reading your result and choosing a study plan
2 pages
6Final level check and next steps
2 pages
6 min
Final level check and next steps
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Which part is still unclear? multiple choice
- How clear is your next step? 1-5 scale
- What would help you most now? open text
- I feel comfortable taking an English level check. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the study plan? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
7 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Ld contact
{{LD_CONTACT}} - Target english level
{{TARGET_ENGLISH_LEVEL}} - English programme link
{{ENGLISH_PROGRAMME_LINK}} - Audio recordings
{{AUDIO_RECORDINGS}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Survey 2 URL
{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Show all 7 fields
- Course URL
{{COURSE_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run workplace english level check: Placement against CEFR levels training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At recruitment or promotion screening, before assigning staff to classes, and yearly to track progress.
Who needs this training?
Employees whose role or promotion needs a stated English level, and HR and L&D teams that place staff in classes; run by L&D and HR.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Related templates
Often taught together
Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.