For organisations that work in safety-critical industries we offer specialist training courses, as well as the online Safety English Test (SET). These services help our clients ensure all staff have the language competence needed to communicate safely in English in the workplace.
Customised tests and courses
Examples of courses developed:
- Golden Rules of English - for a major Oil & Gas IOC
- Offshore Maritime Assessment - for an international service company
- English for NEBOSH - supporting a technical training organisation

The Safety English Test (SET) is an online English Language competency test, designed specifically to assess English language skills where the health and safety of workers is critical.
The SET can be used to screen applicants during recruitment processes, as an end goal for training programmes, and also to verify skills of existing staff (language audits).
Many of our customers now mandate the use of SET in staffing their safety-critical projects, ranging from oil and gas installations in the Middle East to recycling plants across the UK.
- Available online 24/7
- Taken at the candidates’ place of work
- Simple registration and enrolment
- Fast turnaround of result
- Integrated voice-recording technology
- Tests Speaking and Writing as well as Listening and Reading
- Randomised question selection from multiple question banks
- Benchmarked to CEFR English language testing standards
- Speaking and Writing sections marked by experienced examiners


Our training programmes provide the upskilling required to ensure a national workforce has the English language skills necessary to understand the language of safety.
E- learning
Our Online English for Safety in Oil & Gas course develops key vocabulary as well as listening and reading skills. It ensures that safety critical instructions - such as tool box talks and signs - are understood. Deliverable 24/7 online.
Teacher-led courses
Our teacher-led courses improve understanding, speaking and writing skills, enabling staff to actively report hazards and support a safe working environment. These courses are deliverable face-to-face or remotely via our Live Online virtual classrooms.