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All about Global Open Groups

Pre-enrollment

  • Use the three filters to help you narrow the search: Language, Level and Start Date
  • To find Business courses easily, type ‘BUS’ into the search bar and select the language and/or level. The same applies when searching for Intensive courses. Just type ‘INT’ into the search bar.
  • Open groups are booked in either of the three time zones: JST, CET, EST. You are welcome to use time converter to check whether a specific open group fits your client’s needs.

Enrollment

  • Fill out the SER/Webform correctly, especially the Program name and Material title
  • Select the exact material title from the BLO materials list (copy and paste the title to make sure it’s listed accurately)
  • Materials for English L9 & L10:
    • English 9 materials: English 9, Leading a Social Life L9, Consuming News & Media L9, Communicating in a Pluricultural Environment L9
    • English 10 materials: English 10, Public Speaking L10, Advanced Negotiations L10, Advanced Presentations L10
  • The local regional team is responsible for ordering third party materials for the student.
  • Use the course code from the group website as the Program name.
  • A student can be enrolled into an open group two weeks after the group started if there are seats available.

Cancellation policy

  • A seat cannot be cancelled 3 days prior to the start of the open group. If it’s cancelled after this cut-off day, the selling entity will be charged the Live Online transfer fee for the course.

Schedule

  • Open groups are subject to daylight saving time*. The group will follow daylight savings time of the time zone it was booked in (JST, CET, EST). Salespeople are responsible for informing students about daylight savings change.
  • Group lessons are scheduled in advance by GOLD for each group. All groups and their schedules are published in advance. Students purchase a spot in the group they would like to join.
  • The cut-off time to enroll a student into an open group is 3 business days.
  • In case the group has only one or two enrolled students 2 days before the start date, the start of the group will be moved by two weeks. Students will be informed by email (salesperson in CC) by BLO about the change of start date.
  • Schedule exceptions (2023/24):

  •  EMEA (CET): from December 22 2023 until January 08 2024, March 29 (Easter Friday), April 1 (Easter Monday), May 1, November 1.

  • JST: 2023: July 17, August 11, September 18 and 23, October 9, November 3 and 23. 

    2024: January 1 and 8, February 12 and 23, March 20, April 29, May 3.

Overview of different Open group formats

Small groups: 3-6 students (Total lessons: 40)

Option 1: Program intensity: 1-hour session, 2x per week (course duration ∼ 20 weeks)

Option 2: Program intensity: 2-hour session, 1x per week (course duration ∼ 20 weeks)

Option 3: Program intensity: INTENSIVE: 2-hour sessions, 2x per week (course duration ∼ 10 weeks)

Larger groups: 7-10 students (Total lessons: 80)

Option 1: Program intensity: 1,5-hour session, 2x per week (course duration ∼ 20 weeks)

Option 2: Program intensity: 1,5-hour session, 1x per week (course duration ∼ 40 weeks)

Certificate

  • At the end of the program, the customer will receive their certificate from the local regional team.

  • The Curriculum Test and Certificate of Achievement will automatically unlock for open group students ONLY when the following criteria have been met: 

    1. They attended a English 1-10, German 1-8(Business track levels 5-8), Spanish 1-8 (Business track levels 5-8) or French 1-4 open group course
    2. The course is Completed
    3. The student has a record of attendance of 80% or above