ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . For the year ended 31st December 2024
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statsments Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 Contgnts Page Reference and administrative information Trust8&5' Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report 18 statement of Financial Activities 19 Balance Sheet Notes lo the Financial Statements 21
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Flnancial Statements Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 Reference and adminlstrative inforniatlon Charlty numbèr 1184799 Company numbèr CE018458 Reglstgrod The Triangle Building offic• Shaftesbury Road Cambridge C82 8EA Key PAanagoment Nick Saville (ALTE Secrelary-General) Barclays Bank PIC 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP United Kingdom Bankers Prentis & Co LLP Chartered AcuLtnlants 2nd Independenl Examlners 115c Milton Road Cambridge CB4 1XE Indend¢nt Examlnèr Trustees Trustees who served during the pericKJ from formallon and up lo the date of Ihi$ report were as foll¢)WS: Name Role Date of intrnont 8vElection Date of wrthdrawal Waldemar Ma niuk Anna PatrIa Galla her Slefanie Den ler José Fernando Lino Pascoal Lorenzo Ro Chair 0711112019 1011112022 In serv*ce as of 3111212024 Trustee 0711112019 1011112022 In service as of 3111212024 In seNice as of 3111212024 In service as of 3111W2024 Trustee 1210112022 1011112022 Trustee 0711112019 1011112022 Tnjslee 0711112019 1011112022 In service as of 3111212024 In service as of 3111212024 In Servi as of 3111212024 In service as of 3111212024 In sVice as of 3111212024 In service as of 3111212024 Nicholas David Saville Vincent Lucien Yves Fdn Emyr Owen Davies Bary Edward O'sullivan Sibylle Plassmann Trustee 0711112019 1011112022 Trustee 0711112019 1011112022 Trustee 0511112020 11112023 Trustee 1011112022 NIA Truslee 0911112023 NIA
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financial statements for th8 year ended 31st December 2024 Trustees Annual Report The Trustees present their annual rewrt and financial statements of the charity for the period ending 31 December 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wllh the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accourrting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their ac(x)unls in aCCordar with the Financial Reporting Stand8rd applicable in the UK and Ireland (FRS1021 (effective 1* January 20191. ALTE is an association of language test provKlers who work together lo promote the fair and accurate assessment of linguistic ability across Europe ar¢d beyond. ALTE was founded in 1989 by the University of Cambridge {UK) and th8 Universidad d8 Salamanca (Spain), and today counts with 35 Full Members, approximately 130 Associate Members over 500 Individual Affiliates. VV8 are a Charitsble Incorporated Organisation, based in England, registered Charity nurnber 1184799. ALTE'S ground-breaking work lo set common levels of language proficiency across different languages conlrilxrted signrficanly to the later development of the Council of Europ8's Common European FraMek of Reference (CEFR). ALTE was registered as a ELsrop&an Econom Interest Group ("EEIG'I on 14th February 1992. On Ph August 2019 ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation I'CIO.) in the UK. On 7th November 2019 ALTE EEIG was dissolved and ils assets and liabilities transferred to the CIO. which commenced trading with immediate effect. The objects of ALTE are lo advance the educth.on of the public in general. and partladY among those th an interest in language assessment. language qu81ifications and lanwage educalion, In Europe and elsewhere, by.. Promoting knffiedge and raislng staNl2r(Is in language assessment, language qualifications and language education. Sethng language examination and qualifatIon standards. Undertaking academic research and publishing the results online andlor in peer-revlewed journal articles. Accrediting language assessment, languag8 qualrficalions and language education. Running courses, running conferences and providing consultancy rdating lo language assessment, language qualiftIonS and language education. Public Benefit Siatement In VIeW1ng ALTE'S aclivilies, OLFlcomes and devdoping future ans, the Trustees have referred lo the information contained in the lalesl uwlates to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefil and consider that ALTE meets the requirements of a public benefit enttty. ALTE MEMBERSHIP ALTE Full M9mbers are institution5 that produce langua tests in an official language of the country where the institution is established_ This indudes both spoken and sign languages. In order to become ALTE Members, they must undergo a strict ALTE audit of at least one of their qualrfications, and success in an audiL result in a Q-mark being awarded for that {Ihose) qualrficationlsl.
ALTE -Association of Language Testers In Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financlal slatements for the year ended 31st December 2024 There are 35 ALTE Full Members representing 26 European languages. List of ALTE Full Members.. Orga1tIon Lan¥uxge Eu$ko Jaurlai-ltsa Basque artment for La i Sofia S¢ iairneDt Obridski and International Students Unii'ersl or Bulgarian '. Generajitat de CatalullTra calan I Charles Uulver$i Czech The Dallish en for InternationAI RecruitmeDt 8nd I ration stRi Certificaat Neder121nds als I'reemde Taal Dutrh Cambrid e Assessment En English L4D eCer¢ Ellglith Trlnl . Colle e Londoll English Education #nd Youth Board H¥rn Estr>nian 15to O etu&hxlll¢uy Finnisb | É'diicatioll Interllatiollal French Le fr# ais des affair French Xullta de Calicia l Galician Afiu Gmbu Gerniau TestDaF-Institut German OSD O%terrei¢hi5che5 S raehdl lom Deutsch Gn¢the-IDstitllt Gean telc GmbH Genna The Forei Lan ua e Centre L'niyersi f Pécs Hungaiian
ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financlal statements for the year ended 318t December 2024 The Centre for Irish Lan Erniversit of Ireland la 'llooth e: Research TeAehln and Testill IYation8l CN'CL Univer5ita Str¥llieri Peru ItalLao Lituanistini sludi kgtedra I'ilni8u5 univer51tets$ Lietuva Lithuallia Instilut Trlational des L3n LuxemtK)urgish Norwe Direetorate for Hi er Education Ski115 HK41ir Norwegian UJ]Iwer etJa Poli8b CAPLS-Lli$boa Estra Centro de AYAIIA lo e Certlfiea ao de Portu PorLuguese eira ' BBU-RCI Consortliull for Testin Romanian as # Forei uLan liotnanian ,, Lnii'erza v L'ubl'ani Sloveni In5tituto Cervanteg Spauish Lnlversldad de SalamaD¢a Spanish Stockhol]ns uoiver$ltet Swedish Yulllls Ellstitiis Turkish Minis of NatiotLal Edueatlon Turki |Turkish or Add Cvmru Welsh ALTE Associate Membgrs are organisation5 With an interest and active involvement in language testing. They are not full members, and the qualtty of their tests cannot be guaranteed. However, they agpire lo meel high standards of quality in language assessment. A complete list ofALTE AssOte Members can be fwn(J here: htt s:Ilwww.alle.or Members. There aTr drfferent categories of ALTE Associate Membership (and payment tiers) in order to allow more inclusiveness in the AsSociatn. The followng categories are: Our-AssoThale~ Small-scale: small independent language schools (not part of a chain) in one location, OR small business that produces in-house assessmenls only for a limited number of lesl-takers in one localion, OR and institution wtth a similar small-scale remit. The ALTE subscription fee for this Gatery is É200. Natlonal Developmental: national or regional govemmental Ministry of Education, or the sole national or regional government apwinted testing bodylcommissN)n. The ALTE subscription fee for this catsgory is É200.
ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financial statements for the year ended 31sI December 2024 ALTE Indlvldual Expert Members In March 2020, ALTE introduced a new Cate)ry of membership.. It1VIdUal Expert Members, for notable individuals in the fidd of language assessmelll who have had prior engagerllenl with ALTE in some form. It recognises the contribution these irhdividuals have made to ALTE and the wider language lesling Gommunty and provides a plafform for continued collaboration. The complete list of ALTE Individual Expert Members can be found here: htt '.ilwww.alle.or IOur-Ex ert-members ALTE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ALTE is managed by the Council of Members. As ils narne indicates, the Council of Members consists of one official rewesenlalive of each full member cffganisalion. The member also has a voting representativ8. who votes in ALTE matters on behalf of the full member organisat)n. The voting representslive may be the same person as the offiaal representative. bul does not need to The ALTE Councll of Members usually meets once peryear in the Annual General Meeting IAGM) lo discuss the present and future of the asgociation. The ALTE sr9tary-Gen¢ral Is dire¢lly eleded by the Council of Members among the representatives of ALTE Full Members. The Secretary-General is an ex-officio Iruslee of the charity and ensu$ that ALTE'S stralegi¢ aims are achieved in the most efflent way. Dr Nick Saville (Cambridge University Press & Assessment) is the rrent ALTE Se¢retary-General elected by the Council of Members on 10-. November 2022 {Term expl$ Nov 20251. Board of Truste¢s The Board of Trustees is the highest elected body and has legal responsibility for the charity. Members of the Board ITrusteesl are elected by the Full Members to represenl the intere515 of the association. Trustees must be employees of Full Member organisations, or Individual Expert Memters. Individual Expert Members may not constitute more than half of the Board. The trustees rnake decIsnS on behaff of the Council of Members. For example, they approve the annual accounts, approve applicatK>ns for new Members and Asswale Members, and review the ALTE goveming éocumentation as necessary. The Board closely supports the work of Ihe ALTE Secrelariat and the ALTE Services Unit, ensuring the best allocation of ALTE funds. Infomiation about the current Truslees is on page 1 of this dUment. The Standing Committ90 is an elected body of experts on lallguage assessment and managing examinations. Committee members are elected among the representatives of ALTE Full hAembers. Committee members musl be employees of Full Member organisalions, or Individual Expert Members. Individual Expert Members (marked ') may not constitute more than half of the number of members of the Standing Committee. The Sl8nding Committee ensures the quality and faimess of the ALTE auditing system by., Reviewing each audit alld the final outcome., Approving the awarding of the ALTE Q4nark. Identifying issues that audited institutions need to addr8SS', Overseeing auditor and auditee orientation. training and slandardisation The current members of the Slandin Committee are.. vient Folny IFrance ducation Intemational) (Chair) (Firsl terni expires Dec November 20261 Dina Vilcu (BBU-RCI Consortium for Testing Romanian as a Foreign L?nguage} (Deputy Chairl (Second terrn expires Feb 20271
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financlal Statements Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 Slefanie Dengler (Goethe Instilutl (First lern expires February 2025) Ina Ferbezar (Univerza v Liubljanil (Second term expires November 20261 Javier Fruns Giménez Ilnstiluto Cervanles) (First lerni expires September 20251 Marta Garcia Garcia {Universidaé de Salamanca) (Second term expires November 2027) Cecilie Hamnes Carlsen {Westem Norway Universty of ApFdied sclere5). (Second term expires February 2027} Waldemar Martyniuk {Uniwersytet Jagiellon5ki w Krakowiel {Firsl temi expires November 2026) Joso Pascoal (University of Macau). {First18mi expires November 20261 Darren Perrett {Cambridge University Press & Assessm8ritl (First term expires January 20271 Danilo Rini ICVCL-Univosila per Slranieri Penjgial IFirst term expires October 2026) Lorellzo Fiocca {Societa Dan18 AJighieril"(First tem expires November 2026) Cathy Taylor (Trlnity Cotlege London} {Se(x)nd term expires January 20251 Kalellna V1kova (Chartes University Pr•Jue} {Send temi expires Seplernb8r 2025} ALTE Sorvices Unit The ALTE Services Untt dea15 Wtth courses and trainirTrgs fr both member and non-member orgallisations, arranges all courses arKI consultancy services. The current ALTE Services Unit Manager is Katarzyna Wo*niak and ALTE SeNlces Unil Adminislralor, Sarah Wall. In June 2024 arK)ther member of the team joined the ALTE Services Unil, Nick Mazur, as ALTE ServiGes Unit Coordinator. 'ALTE Services Unit and ALTE Secretariat events and activities in 2024 Oral Assessor Recruliment tralnlngtr tutor: Cathy Taylor. 24 January 2024 & 3 October 2024. The ALfE course in oral assessor recruitment and training was designed for those who were new lo recruiting and training oral assessors. as well as for those who wished lo review their rrent practices. This Short course. consisting of iwo 90-minule sesslons. covered both face-lo-face and online assessor training from the perspectives of the assessor ané the interlcKxJtor. 11 bagan with an inlroduclory overview of the process. stsrting wrth an exploration of an oral assessor's role and responsibilities, and continuing through training, 5tandardisation. and ongoing qualify assurance programmes. In the recruitment and selection section. participants considered issues SLJch as conflict of interest, contractual obligations, and effective screening pro(xsses. The training section included ddThiery mode oplions and suggestions for content, such as the number and type of exam performances required, along with the frequency arkd timing of training sessions. The final section focused on meth(xis to maintain assesscK rdiability and consistency, ensuring assessors adhered lo the required standards. The course was inleraclive, with 8tlendees working in groups to share ideas and experiences. Participants were asked lo complete a short questionnaire at registration, ouuining their testing context to help tailor the course lo their needs. Developlng Dlgltal Assessments: tutor. Bert Wylln; &7 Fèbruary 2024 & 2-3 December 2024. The ALTE course in Developing Digital Assessments was designed for those interested in learning how to transition from gaper-based lesls lo digital assessments. This 2-day or¢line workshop guided participants through the various steps involved in the shrf( to digital language testing. Topics covered included the authoring process, the balanced composition of lesls. user management, planning. and the actual computer-based administration of tests, along with processing results and generating reports. The course consisted of four sessions, each lasting 3 hours, where participants were in1uCed to key concepts of digital language testing, induding machine learning, large language models ILLMI, and Al, and these (xfyncepts were applied to each participanys specific needs ané
ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Ststements Financial statements for the year ended 3181 December 2024 situation. The workshop format was designed to ensure that attendees could explore practical applications relevant lo their own use cases. The course tutor, Bert Wytin, brought ljolh an academic ar business per5pe¢tNe to the Course. Having worked at KU Leuven since 1993. he led the Education Innovation Centre, whl¢h fo¢used on integrating EdTech in education. In 2001. Bert founded Televic Education. a KU Leuven spin-off that developed an e-as5essment platfomi. Today. Bert is f(Sed on how lechndogy can support the didactic and pedagogical needs of content and skills m&3surement. ALTE Introductory course in language testing- tutors: prof. Tony Green: Ms. Jano Lloyd; 26 Feb- 8 March 2024., 1&27 S8ptembèr 2024. ALTE organized an online session of the ALTE Introductory Ct)urse in Language Tesb'ng, which took place from Monday. 26th Febnjary to Friday. 8th March 2024 8nd Monday. 16th September lo Friday, 27th September 2024. The course was pr8senled by Professor Anthony Green (CRELLA. UnNer5ity of Badfordshirel and Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press & Assessmenl}- It featured a cornbinalion of recorde leclures and downloadable exercises, along wth a 'live' cornponenl where participants rnet for an hour and a half each day over the tsvo-week reri(Kl. The programme for the Gourse was made available closer to the event. Th¢ use of CEFR and the CEFR Companlon Volume 2020 In Language EduGation - Bgngfits and Chall8ng83: tutor: dr Waldemar Martyniuk: 10 May 202 There was a growlng interest In using the CEFR and the CEFR Volume 2020 in language eduoation. However, many involved in language leaming, leaching, and assessment were unsure of how to understand and implement Ihe framewoth. To address these uncertainties, an online course was designed. The course covered aspects such as the innovative approach of the CEFR lo langLtage learning, leaching, and assessment, and illuslrated Its use along with the Companion Volume 2020 through examples of successful implementation. The cour56 tutor, Prof. Waldemar Matyniuk from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, wOddwQ expert in language education and as5es5menl. Fvided fresh perspeclwes on how lo use the CEFR. The course was suitaEAe for lallguage teachers, language assessment swcialisls, ané anyone interested in languag& learning and testing, regardless of their experienco wrth the CEFR. A digital cerb'ficale of attenda was provide(J upon completion of the (x)urse. Item Writlng wlth elements of Artrficial Inlelligence- Advanced,. &6 June 2024 & 2&27 June 2024; tutors: Annle Broadhead and Bert Wylin; 2840 October & 1>15 November 2024. The innovative advanced course in Item Writing f(Y language tests was created lo address the needs of item writers seeking a more in-depth underslanding and practical solutions. The course also explored the use of Arttfiual Intdligance IAI) in Item Writing, demonstrating how Al could bo integrated into the process. It was dIved into parts- Advanced Item Wriling sessKJns and elements of Artificial Intelligence in Item Writing. In the IteTh Writing section. participants examined tho interplay beeen language skills in assessment, including reading. speaking. listening, and wrtbng. They discussed the selection of task types in relation to CEFR descriptors, especially communicative language competency desuiplors. The course also covered producing assessment criieria for speaking and ¥wiling, as well as developing Test Specifications and Item Writer Guidelines.
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Flnanclal Statements Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 For many organizalions. language lesl Item Writing had become a éigilal process, incorporating digltal resour$, tools, and online applications. The sessions on the Advanced Elements ofArtifi¢ial Intelligen in Item Writing delved inlo the digital aspects. induding item types, configuring automatic or human correction. sci)res, using metadata, on-the-fly lest generation. The course was divided into two parts across four full days and iwo haKdays. Introduction to standard settlngi tutor: Jane Lloyd: 4 Oclober & 25 October 2024. The"Inlroduclion lo Standard Setting" online training provided an overview of standard selling and ils role in aligning tests to extemal frameworks. SLth as the CEFR. The tralning offered practical advice on settiro up. running, and validating standard setting within an instllulion. Course Dellvery.. The course was delivered online through interactive meetings wth the full group, small breakout sessions, bile-sized introductory input, indwidual study tasks, group dlscussions. and interactive Q&A. A pre-course questionnaire was used to tailor tasks to the attendees, level and preferences. Whlle no preparation was required, txjntent and language review materials wère provided for those intwested. The course was presanled by Jane Lloyd frorn Cambrrdge University Press & Assessment. Jane, a Senior Research Manaw al Cambn'dge English, specialized in leading standard setting ft)r Cambridge exams and worked on large-SCAle educational reform projects. Her expertise also extended lo supporting ALTE members through slatislical analysis, exam research, and training in language testing. Jane held degrees in Linguistics, TESOL. and Language Testing, arKI was working toward a PhD in Language Testing al CRELLA. ststl8tlcs for Language Tgstlng & Baslc Rasch anatysls: prfrconforenco Course; tutor: Jane Lloyd: 9 Aprll 2024. This half4ay pre-conference course was aim&J al individuals who wanted toloarn about stalislics for language testing. The course provided an overview of the various Sts$ at which statistics were usthl throughout the cycle of designing, validating, Marging. and reviewing a language exam, along wh suggestions for practical fdlow-up actK)n. It a150 helped pathipanls belter understand the role of slatislics and how to interpret them when wi)rking with analysts or indivKiually. Additionally, the course offered an introduction to Rasch analysis lechniques. specrfically suited for pre- and post4esling of items in receptive skills tests. Led by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge Universty Press & Ass8ssmentl, an experienced tutor and expert in the fidd, th8 course took place in the aftemoon. just after Ihe half-day Stalislics for Language Testing cours8. Vvhile not obligatory, ALTE recommended attending both courses for maximum benefit. The morning session of the event was followed by the Basic Rasch Analysis course, with ALTE aévising participants lo allend both courses for enhan1 learning. Digital Language Testing with Artifi¢iai Intelligence. pr¢wconf¢ren¢e ¢ourse' tutor: Bert Wylin. l O Aprll 2024. This one4ay course provided an Overv of cuent technology. allowng participants to discover Ihands-on) some freely available Al tlS and products. while explaining their possibilities. The course also explored arttficial intelligence in larouage testing from the candidate's perspective.. to what extent could or should a candidate use Al when taking or completing a test. AddilKJnally, il addressed some pressing questions. such as'how (xn Al be used to delecl or prevent fraud?" io
ALTE - Associatlon of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financlal Statements Financlal statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 The course was led by Bert Wylin, who has both an academic and business background. He had worked al KU Leuven since 1993, wh8re he led the Educalion Innovation Centre (inlegraling EdTech in education). In 2001, he founded a KU Leuven universty spiTroff. now Televic Education, which d8velopgd and s8rviced an e-assessment platforni. Introduction to Standard setting. tutor. Jale Lloyd: 17 O¢tober 2024. OveNiew.' Our recent face-trpface training on stsndard setting provided attendees wlh an in-depth understanding of how the process aligns lesls ¥Mlh external frameworks such as the CEFR. Participants gained practical knOedge on setting up.. runnlng, and validallng standard selling wlhin Ihelr Insiitutions. Course Delivery.. The Irainlng was delive in person, consisting of two 90-minule sessions with a 30-mlnute break in beeen. Course Tut¢r.' Jane Lloyd. Senior Research Manager at Cambridge English, led the course. With extensive expertise in standard selling for Cambridge exams and educational reform project5, Jane supported participants through her insights into statistical analysis, training, and aL1t preparation. Her qualifications indude a degree in Lingui51ics. DELTA, MA in Linguistic5 and TESOL, MA in Language Testing, and She is currenuy pursuing a PhD in Language Testing al CRELLA. Developlng Valld Assgssments: tutor. Jane Uoyd: 6 November 2024. The course provided an overview of how lesl devek)pment and the validtiy of an exam ar8 interconnected. It demonslraled how designing an exam in accordance wth established principles of good practice enhanced the validty of )th the test and the tesl development process. This introéuclory-level Coufse was designed for individuals interested in improving lesl deslgn, whether al an institutional level or within the dassroom. It was suitable for lest providers and The prsctical course was delivered in person. It consisted of iwo minute sesslons. with a 30- minute break in the moming, a lunch break. and an additK)n21 twothour session in the aftemoon. The course incorporated small breakout sessK>ns. brief introductory input, individual study tasks, oup discusslons, and interactive Q&A. A pre-course questionnaire was used to tailor the content and tasks lo the preferences arKI level of the participants. SgrvlGo Unit Overview In total, 1 S courses were offered, consisting of both online and face-to-face formats. Of these, 11 cours&s were conducted online. while S courses took place in 3 different countrÈes. The total number of partidpants in these courses was 175. with 116 being ALTE member8 and 59 from the general xjblic. Regarding the organo81ional and operattonal stattJ$. set proceduws for the cixjrses. organization, delFvery, and FX)sl-course ath"vilies have now been firmly established. Addiliollally, supporting documentation, such as a practical guide for participants and a guide for pr8-course conference organizers. has been created. Among other initiatives, the ALTE ServKes Unit C(H)rganized and co-hosted the European Day of Languages with Bilingualism Matters. This included an online panel discussion tilled "Exploring Approaches to Heritage Language Testing," whh attracted over 60 allendees. PromolK)nal activities for the ALTE servi Unil indu(led Ex)osting SOGial media posts, running a mailing campaign targeted al ALTE members, and 5erKling a mailing campaign to non-ALTE instttulions 120 institutions worldwide). Additionally, there was an expression of interest in ALTE consultancies.
ALTE - Associatlon of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financlal statements for the year ended 31s1 December 2024 In terms of consultancl&s for 2024, ALTE Services provided 8 range of seTvices including item supervision in Arabic. CEFR benchmarking. an IELTS CEFR benchmarking review, CEFR mapping for Linguaskill. Report from ALTE Servlces Unit for 2025 The ALTE Service Unit is pleased lo present its 2025 report on online and pr&conferencE (x)urses. 1. Online Coursas ALTE offers a range of professional devdopment courses in language assessment.. Stalislics for Language Testing- 24 Jan.. Tlrtor: Jane Lloyd ALTE Item Writing Basi¢ (Intro to All - 11-13 & 25-27 Feb; Tutors.. Anni6 Broadhead, Bert INylin Basic Rasch Analysis- 14 Feb., Tutor.. Jarvè Lloyd Intro to ALTE & Key Concepts in Language Tesllng- 18 Feb.. Tutor.. Jane Lloyd Intro to Standard SettiNJ- 27 Mar.. Tutc*'. Jane Lloyd ALTE Item Writing AdVan(d (Elemellts ofA)- &7 & 19-22 May," Tutors.. Annie Broadhead, Bert Wylin 2. Pre4onference cou8 As part of the 62nd ALTE Meeting and Cor)ference: Al in Digital Language Testing- 1-2 Apr" Tutor. Bert Wylin ALTE Quality Management System- FY2024 ALTE in ils 30+ years of history has elaborated a set of common standards of qu81ty which cover 811 Ihe stages of the language testing proce55. These starxlards can be apPld ta exam5 of any language, and ensure the quality of ALTE Members, examinations. Each organisalion that wants to be(xJme an ALTE Full Member should submit at leasl one of their examinations for an ALTE Audtt. Passing su(xessfully all ALTE Audit means that the exam will be awarded with the ALTE mark. More irfft)rmation aboLrt the ALTE QMS and the ALTE Q-mark is availabl& at the followng webpage.. h s'.Ilw¥v.alte.or Sellin -Sl8ndards During Ihe FY2024, ALTE performed the following audits: Audited organisalion.. CBAC-WJEC Examinations audited.. Defnydéio'r Gymraeg Suite (Welsh for AdLtlts) A1 Mynediad A2 Sylfaer) B1 C2nolradd B2 imch Auditor.. Francesca Pari Audited organisalion.. Goelhe-lnslitul e.V. Examinations audited- Adults.. Goelhe-zertrfikat A1= Start Deutsch 1 Goethe-zertrfikal A1.. Start Deulsch 1 digitallremole Goeihe-zertrfikat A2 Goelhe-zertrfikat B1 Goelhe-zertifikat B1 digital Goelhe-zertrfikal B2 Goethe-zertifikat B2 digital Goelhe-zertrfikal C1 Goethe-zertrfikat C1 digital Goethe-ZerttFikal C2.. Gr0eS Deutsches Sprachdiplom Young leamers.. Goelhe-zerbfikat A2.. Fit in Deulsch Goelhe-zertifikat B1 Goethe-zertrfikal B1 digttal Goelh&Zertrfikal B2 Go&tfr-zertIfikat B2 digital 12
ALTE - Associatlon of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Flnancial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 Auditor: Francesca Parizzi Audited Organisation: Trinity Cdlege London Examinations Audited.. Graded Examinabons in Spoken English (GESE) Audllor: Vincent Folny Audited organisation: CCI de region Paris Ile-de-France Examlnalions audited.. Diplomes de frangxis professionnel Affaires B1, 82, C1 Audttor: Francesca Parizzi Audtted organi5alion= social development AG Examinations audited.. Schweizerischer Digitaler sachIe51 Auditor= FnCesca Parizzi Audited organisalion= tdc gGmbH Examinations audited.. lelc Deutsch A1 telc Deulsch A2 lelc Deutsch B1 telc Deutsch B2 lel¢ Deulsch C1 Hochschule Auditor.. Julia Todorinova The following oryanlsatlons had thelr audlt In 2024, and the audlt report was flnall$ed in January 2025.. Audited organisation.. Department for Language Tea¢hirKJ and Continuing Qualification {DLTCQI (former Department for Language Teaching and Intemational Students), Sofia Universlty"Sl.Klimenl Ohridski- Examinations audited.. Standardised Test in BUarian as a ForeKJn Language, levels B1 and B2 Auditor.. Cathy Taylor Audited organisalion: Cambridge University Press Assessment Examinations audited.. Linguasklll GeneraVLinguaskill Business B1-C2 Auditor.. Julia TOrin0va ALTE Secretariat events and actlvitias in 2024 ALTE 60th Meeting and Conference. 10th- 12th April 2024. Bad Homburg. Gemiany The ALTE'S 60th Meeting and conferen was hosted by telc arKI look plac in Bad Homburg, Gemiany, from April 10th to 12th. 2024. The conference was prFmaTily organised as an in*erson event, featuring workshops, plenary presentations, and the ALTE Members. uwlate me8tir¢g, which was open lo Members (Full Members, Associate Members, and Irmlividval Expert Members) and was arrarged in a hybrid formal. Friday, April lyh 2024, was dedicated as an open conference day. welcoming all those interested in the field of language testing. The theme of the day was "Closing Ihe gap-Assessment forskilled 18bour.° The events of the conference day were livtrstreamed, and vKleo recorded, excepl for the workshops held in the afternoon. ALTE CEFR Special Interost Group (SIG). 8th May 2024 1pm - 2pm (CEST) onllne, Mlcrosoft Teams 13
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financial statements for the year ended 3151 December 2024 The CEFR Special Interest Group (SIG) took place on Wednesday, 8th May 2024, from 13..00 to 14..00 (CET}. The meeting was open onty lo reweselltatives of ALTE MemberslAssociale Members and Indlvidual Expert Member5. The SIG was chaired by Letizia Cinganotlo and held online via th8 Microsoft Teams platform. Attendees received the link tojoin the meeting closer lo the event date. Explorfng approaches to heritage languagg testing: European Day of Languagos 2024 - onlino panel dlscusslon, 26 Sep 2024. 3pm - 5pm (CEST). online. Zoom To celebrate the European Day of Languages 2024, ALTE and Bilingualism Matters hosted an online event tilled E¥ploring Approaches to Herit898 Langu896 T&sbng.' The event brought togolher speakers from around the world and emphasized the importance of leaming and lesling heritag8 languages. The confirmed speakers induded: Dr. Nick Saville, ALTE Emity Spinelli & Irma Torres. MKhigan Department of EducatKJn. USA Belhan Owen, City of Edinburgh Council, UK Gen Saylor, Milan High School, Michyn, USA & Dina Vilcu, Babe{-Bo5yai University, Romallia Izabela Wol¢zynska. Szkola bez granic: Polish school in ScollaThJ The event was held OV Zoom. and registered participants were provided with the Ilnk lo attend. Responding to thè CEFRAlignment Handbook, 18 Oct 2024- 19 Oct 2024 @ Barcelona, Spain The conference on sharing eXperIenS of alignment xtivities and reflecting on lessons learned was successfully held, organrzed by ALTE, British Councd. EALTA. and UKALTA. The event took place at Blanquerna- Universitat Ramon Uull in Barcelona on 1&19 October 2024. The Conferen featured a variety of insightful dis¢usstons and present81ions on CEFR alignment. Registration for the event was £50. In addition, the ALTE servi Unit hdd a Course in Barcelona on 17th October 2024, tiued Intr{¢t10n lo StarKlard Setting. Orientation to ALTE Audit Systgm Trainingj 21 Oct 2024. 9:30 AM- 3:15 PM (CEST) @ Onlin?, Mlcrosoft Teams The most recent round of the Orientation lo the ALTE Audit System training for audrf(ees look place on Monday, 2181 October 2024. online via the Mic¥osoft Teams a0M). The Orientation Session was marHlatory for repre5entth.ves of Members ar Associate Members Wishing to undergo an audii. 11 introduced the ALTE audit system, VerIng documentation, requirements, responsibilities, and Minimum Standards. Please note that was no charge for the Orientation lo ALTE Audit System Training. ALTE 61st Meeting and Conference Reglstratlon for ALTE MemberslAssoclate Membersllndlvldual Expert Members. 6 Nov 2024. 9:00 AM {UTC+03:00) - 8 Nov 2024, 5..00 PM IUTC+03:00} @ Istanbul. Turkiye 14
ALTE- Association of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financial Statements Financial statements for the year ended 318t December 2024 Tre ALTE'S 81 st Meeting and Conference was hosted by Ihe Yunus Emre Institute in Istanbul, Turkwe, from November 6th lo 8th, 2024. The COnferer was primarily organizod as an in-person event. featuring workshops, plenary presentations. and the Annual General Moeling IAGMI. which encouraged attendance from Members (Full Members. Associate Members, and IndNldual Expert Members>. Friday, November 8th. 2024, served as an open corrference day for all those with an interest in the field of language lesllng. The theme of the conferencé day was The Transformative Power of EDI in Language Assessment. Events throughout the Conferen day were IetreaMed aTKI record1. apart from the afternoon workshops. Contributions to the host organizers, the Yunus Emre Instthrte. were required from each r8presentative of ALTE Membws, Associate Members, and Indrvidual Expert Members. Partners of Impact ALTE worked and will continue working with other international organisations to achieve our mission. We have a long track record faulrtating dialogue between policymakers, researchers and practitioners through our cdlaborakn'ons wth the organisations listed below. Councll of Europe and ECML ALTE has been collaborating with the C(HJncil of Europe and Ils Langu8ge Policy Unit since the 19905. and contributed importantly towards the development of th6 Common European Framework for Reference ICEFRI. In 2003, ALTE gained Participatory Status as an International Non- Governmental Orgallisalion {INGOI with the Council of Eumpe, and In 2010 joined the neY created Professional Network Forum on Language Education and sign1 a cooperation aeement with the European Centre for Modem Languages (ECMLI. ALTE has developed Several publications on behalf of the Council of Europe, such as the Manual for Language Test Development and Examining and the Language tests for ass, integration and cZenship. Collaboration is still very acuve, parb'cularly on issues related to assessing migrants, language competencies, as is evTrd&nced by the LAMI SIG'S Gontinued co-operation on many projects rd*ing lo language provision for migrants. European Commission and European Parllament ALTE has also been a key player in the Eu's strategy to promote mullilirtgualism. In 2012, a consortpjm of ALTE members delNered the European SL¢rvey on Language Competences for the European Commission. which measured 1 Wear-olds. competences in foreign languages across Europe. Eaqual$ Eaquals and ALTE have had a Memorandum of Understanding over a number of years and worked together on the Eaquals-ALTE European Language Portfolio, and are currenty working on the ALTE-Eaquals Course in Language Assessment for evaluating and designing language assessments for teachers. directors of studies and academic managers. European Clvll Soclety Platforni for Multlllnguallsm ALTE is a member of the European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism, and regularly parb'cipates in meebngs and cOnfere£S lo further tM)licy developments in language education. In 2023, Waldemar Martyniuk, Chair of the Board of Trustees attended the ECSPM - Conferance in Slrasbourg, March 2023 and the General Assembly, online, in June 2023. LAALTA {Latin American Associatlon for Language Testing and Assassmentl 15
ALTE - Assoclation of Language Testers Tn Europe Report of the Board of Twstees and Financial Statements Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 Since 2021 we have been worknrng Mlh our sisler assooath)n LAALTA Latin Amerlca to promote quality language assessment and testing best practices in Latin AmeriGan educational and professional wnlexls. We have b reciprocal speakers at our key conferertts and are working together in other ways. Unlted Nations- Economlo and Soclal Councll sin 2022, ALTE has Special Con5ullalwe Status With the Economlc and Social Council of the United Nations. FINANCIAL REVIEW ALTE had a surplus of £26,601 at 31¥t December 2024 {2023 = £29.654) arlslng from regular activitles. Reserves strd al £536,85512023 '. £510,254) all of which are unrestricted. The Trustees ¢onsider the financhal slbJatn of the tharity SatiSfacty. RESERVES POLICY ALTE has a reserves policy to maintaining reserves to cover both a year of costs and a year of subscription with the aim to smooth over periods of finanaal instability. The trustees estimate this at £330,000 and so the reserves ¢)Jrrendy exceed this target. The reserves are all free reserves and unreslriGled. RISK POLICY The Trustees have assessed the major risks lo which the charity i8 exposed and ar6 satisfied that systems 8r6 In Fdace lo mits'gate exposure lo major risks. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE - ALTE Secretariat events and activities in 2025 ALTE is continuing ts mission through the organisation of events and activities. ALTE 62nd Meeting ?nd Conference Reglstratlon for ALTE MemberslAssociate Membersllndividual Export Mtynbers, 2 Apr 2025, 9:00 AM (BST)- 4 Apr 2025, 5:00 PM IBST) @ Cardiff, Wales. UK The 62nd Meeting and Conference ofALTEviill be hosted by CBAC WJEC in Cardiff, Wales. United Kingdom, from 2nd to 4th Apnl 2025. This in-person event will indude Special Interest Groups (SIGS), workshops. plenary presentations, and the ALTE Members, update meeting. Al ALTE Members-Full Members, Associate Members, and IndThiidual Expert Members-aTe encoura to atlerKI. ALTE 63rd Meeting and Conference-s Nov 2025. 9:00 AM (CET)- 7 Nov 2025, 5:00 PM (CET} @ Pécs, Hungary ALTE'S 63rd Me6ting and ConfereniE 11 be hosted by The Foreign Language Centre al the University of Pécs and l( will take place in Pécs, Hungary, from 5th - 7th November 2025. The first 2 days (Wednesday and Thursday) of the event are open to representatives of ALTE Full MemberslAssociate Members and Individual Expert Members. Friday 7th November 2025 VAII be an open conference day for all thDse an interest in th6 field of language testing. 16
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ALTE - Assoclatlon of Language Testers in Europe Report of the Board of Trustees and Financlal Statements Financial statements for the year ended 315t December 2024 Independent Examiners. Report to the Members of ALTE - Associatlon of Language Testers in Europe. I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31* December 2024. RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the Trustee5 of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan¢e with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act'}. I report in resp8cI of my examlnalion of the Charity's ac(x)unts carried out undor section 145 of th8 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applble directions giv8n by the Charity Commission under section 14515Xbl of the 2011 Acl. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT Since the Charity's gross income exceeds £250.000, your examiner musl be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm l am qualtned ta undertake the examination because l am a m8mber of the Assoclakn'on of Chartered Certtfied Accountsnls which is one of those listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that matwial matters have come lo my attention in onnection wilh the examination giwng me cause to believe that in any material respect.. Awounling records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act,. or i The accounts do not accord with those records: or The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming th8 form and contents of accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirements that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair vtew which is not a malter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other rnattS in wnnection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the aOUntS to be reached. an Shlpley FCCA for and on behalf of Prentis & Co LLP Chartered Accountants & Independent Examiners 115c Milton Road Cambridge CB4 1XE 18
ALTE - Assoclation of Language Testers in Europe Statement of Financial Activities For the year andod 31st D8c8mber 2024 Year ended 31 Dec 2024 Year ended 31 Dec 2023 Note Incoma and ondowmonts from: Charitable activities Tot Income 227,818 227,818 303,763 303.763 Expendlture on: Charitable activities Total Expendlture 201,217 201,217 274,109 274,109 Net movement In funds 26,601 29,654 Reconciliation of funds: Total funds at start of the period Nel movement in funds for the period Total funds at end of the pèriod 510.254 26,601 480,600 29,654 AJI Incoming resources and resources expend rdate to continuing activities and arise from. or are In relation to, unrestricted income funds. The Stalement of Financial ActNtties indudes all gains and losses re(x)gnised in the year. The notes on pages 21 to 23 fOn part of these finatal statements. 19
ALTE - Associatlon of Languagè Teslers In Europe Balance Sheet A5 at 31st December 2024 As at 31" Dec 2024 AS at 31•t Dec 2023 Nole Current Ass&ts'. Debtors Cash al bank and in haTrJ 30,860 5i3.181 564,041 15,673 516,297 531,970 Credltor5: amounts falllng dug wlthln one y•ar 147,1861 147.1861 21,716 121.7161 Net Current A$J•ts 531855 510,254 Repre8entsd by: Unreslriclèd fiJnd5 Totsl fund$ S36.855 S36,855 510,254 510,254 The notes on pages 21 to 23 form part of these finanoal stslemonls. These financial stalemenls were appro1 by the trustees on 16 July 2025 slgned on its behafi by: and were ALTE Secretary- Gener Dr Nick Savllle
ALTE - Assoclatlon of Language Testers In Europe Notes to the Financlal Statements For the year ended 31st December 2024 AG¢ount]ng Pollcles 1. Statutory Inforrnatlon ALTE- AssoGialK)n of Language Testers in Europe is a charitable incorporated organisalion l°ClO'} registered wlh the Charity Commission in England & Wales on W August 2019. The office address Is The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8EA The transfer of assets from ALTE EEIG look place on November 2019 in which trdding of the CIO'S aclivsties commer& with immediate effect. Further details on the irthrporation of ALTE can be found In the Trusle8's R8POrt. page 4. The presentation c#Jrrency of the financid statements is th8 Pound Sterling (£1. Basls of pr8paration The financial statements are prepar1 under the Statement of Recommended Practice'Accounting and Reporbng for Charities" 1.the SORWI (effective 1st January 2019), and In compliance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Rewwting Standard 102. Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102.1 Section 1A"Small Entities. and th8 Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concem basis under the historical c08t convention. Going Concern The Iruslees consider that there ar8 malwial u[Kln11eS about the chartvs ability to contlnue as a going Corer. The trustees do not consider that thgre ar8 any sources of estirnatioll LJn(xrtainty al the reporting date that have a significant Tisk of causing a material adjustment lo the carying amounts of assets and liabilities within the xI reFKJrting pericMJ. Incomg contrili0nS and course fees are accounted for in the wod to vthich they relate. Employe05 and Direciors ALTE does not employ any staff. Expendlture Office service expenses indude the use of r(M)m. ulilibes, n81work infrasthjcture, broadband, Wi-Fi, lelecommuni¢alion and other facilities pmwded by the University of Cambridge Local Examir)alion Syndicate IUCLES} under a Servtce Agreement. These are accounted for in the period lo which they relate on the accrual basis. Cash flow statements Under FRS102 Section 1A, the organisalion is exempt from the requirement to prepare a rash llow statement on the grounds of lis size. Foreign currencles Transactions in foreign currencies are recc*ded using the rale of exchange ruling at the (Jate of the IransaGlion. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the rate of exchange njling at Ihe balance sheet date and the galns and losses on translation are included in the Statement of financial actwthes. Taxatlon ALTE has taken aévantage of exemptions available to Charities in respect of UK corporation taxation. 21
ALTE - Assoclatlon of Language Testers in Europe Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st December 2024 Year ended 31 Dèc 2024 Year endgd 3151 Dgc 2023 2. Incomfr from charitablg activiti05 Full members fees Associate nembers fees Audit fees receivable International conference Sponsorshlp income Service Unit= Course fees receivable Consultancy fees Other income 65,565 52,559 17,719 63,447 52,904 19,429 106,038 4.534 47,147 23,746 16.548 227.818 27,927 22,005 12,013 303,763 Yèar ended 3111 DBC 2024 Yoar gndgd 31st Dec 2023 3. Charitable Expendlture Expendtture on chariiable actlvltiBS: Conferences and exhibitions LAPP project Travel Consultants Printing, stationery and website co$1$ Swvice Unit.. Consultancy fees Deslgn services Legal and professional Prinling and slalion Trav Online plalfomi foes Web511e costs Other costs 3,252 3,086 21.032 27.499 4,058 124,052 1,825 8,325 28,808 2,321 76.750 222 55,794 125 1,808 1,024 491 3,391 1,008 260 1,173 142,222 224,082 Support Cost.. Office Services (CUP&A) Accountancy Foreign exchange losses Recharged expenses ICUP&A) Bank charges Bad debts Insuranco and other legal costs Other costs 9,000 13,416 28.754 10,8CM) 13,249 17,438 2,396 2,960 1,282 1,873 57,573 2,944 1,808 48,635 Governance Cost: Independent examination fees 1,422 1,392 Total ¢haritable expendlture. 201,217 274,109 22
ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 3151 December 2024 As at 3181 Dec 2024 As at 315t Dgc 2023 4. Debtors Trade deblors Prepayments Accrued income 19.813 629 10,418 30,860 13,417 2,258 15,673 As at 3191 Dec 2024 A8 at 315t Dec 2023 5. Credltor8: amounts falling du¢ wlthln one year Trade credlLors Accruals and deferred incom8 Other creditors 12,529 26,144 8,513 47,18e 4,402 17,314 21,716 Trade croditor$ and aei¥uals indude £nil (2023.. £1,800) being ALTE expenses paid by CUP&A. Deferred income amounted to £683 in relation to 2025 course registration fees {2023.' £13,359 made up of £8,355 testing courses in MarGh 2024, £4,534 for 2024 stmjnsorships and £470 for oral assessment recNilment training in 2024}- Other creditors are in relation lo travel, and professional consulting services provided during 2024 whth are yel to be paMI. 6. Trustee expenses During the year total expenses of £1,05312023: £3.910) were reimbursed to the Trustees in relation to travel expenses. No Trustee re1Ve any remuneration from ALTE. howevw one Trustee received £13,293 for providing consultancy, editor and other services during the year {2023 .' £9,481 ). Thore are no other related parly transactions presenl during the financial year {2023 '. none). 7. Reserv¢$ All reserves of the Charty ar8 unrestriGled and amcAJnt lo £536.855 (2023 .. £510.2541. 23