About Business English UK
BusinessEnglishUK is a special interest group within English UK. Formed by a group of leading English language centres specialising in English for business and professional purposes, we seek to work together to promote the best of English language training for business and professional people worldwide.
- To be the voice for the business and professional English language training industry
- To market business English and other professional English courses to key target groups (e.g. companies, government agencies) that are not normally covered by English UK in its promotional activities.
- To provide a “one stop shop” for clients
- To improve and maintain quality standards across the industry
- To provide professional support to our members
The ABC Group (ARELS Business Charter Group) was founded in 1998 with the aim to provide a direct conduit for business and professional people to those training centres specialising in business and professional English.
Even though there was a close relationship with ARELS, the ABC Group was run as a stand alone organisation financially, and it arranged its own agenda in terms of marketing and publicity.
When ARELS and BASELT became English UK in May 2004, the decision was made to change the name to BusinessEnglishUK to follow the English UK corporate identity more closely and to strengthen its bond with its parent organisation. This was ratified with immediate effect by the Committee at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London on the 23rd of September 2003. Furthermore, the committee also ratified the group抯 Charter and Constitution as well as the Vision and Aims Statement.