The Global Seal of Biliteracy is available to any bilingual of any age who can demonstrate their language skills through testing of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The Global Seal is recognized by ISBE as a test-waiver for teacher language certification. The Global Seal offers 3 certificate levels, is easily added to LinkedIn, has pathways to university credit, and offer pathway awards.

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Pathway Awards and 3-Tiers of Certification

Pathway Award Ribbons recognize benchmarks at Novice-Mid, Novice-High, and Intermediate-Low as well as A1 and A2.

Digitally shareable, serial-numbered certificates at three levels can be used for academic or professional documentation of language skill in over 130 languages. ACTFL-scale Certification: Intermediate-Mid, Advanced-Low, Advanced-High CEFR-scale Certification: B1, B2, C1

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Leveraging a Global Seal of Biliteracy Credential

The Global Seal of Biliteracy unique serial-number can be added to a LinkedIn profile under Licenses & Certifications.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy at Working or Professional Fluency can be used as a language test waiver for ISBE Teacher Certification.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy is digitally shareable with a university or employer.

Global Seal of Biliteracy FAQs:

• The Global Seal of Biliteracy offers three levels of language credentials in 130+ languages at Functional Fluency (Intermediate-Mid), Working Fluency (Advanced-Low) and Professional Fluency (Advanced-High). Level is validated through testing.
• The Global Seal of Biliteracy is a FREE language credentialing program (cost of testing not included) is open to all ages and available anywhere in the world.
• The Global Seal of Biliteracy provides a serial-numbered language credential purposeful for academic and employment purposes and can be entered on a C.V. or LinkedIn profile under "Skills and Certifications."
• The Global Seal of Biliteracy can be used as a Language Test Waiver or Proxy for ISBE Illinois Bilingual and World Language Certification for Working or Professional Fluency level certificates.   file:///H:/ISBE/ISBE%20Global%20Seal%20Test%20Waiver%20Form%2083-91.pdf
• The Global Seal of Biliteracy provides an alternate avenue to certify language skills for language learners who are not eligible to participate in the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy program, such as those in universities, community colleges, private schools, home schools, community-based heritage language programs and adults.
• The Global Seal can also be used to complement the State Seal of Biliteracy in vertical articulation as PATHWAY AWARDS. (Examples: Heritage speakers and Dual Language Immersion Programs may qualify for the Global Seal Functional Fluency Level at 8th grade OR outstanding students may qualify above the State Seal for the Global Seal Working Fluency Level certificate.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy website and YouTube Channel offer a variety of FREE language learning content by a wide variety of language experts for educators and language learners of all ages. Short 15 and 30 min videos focus on Leveling-Up Skills, Leveraging Bilingualism, and Linking to Opportunity.