Second-Language Exam Coaching for Federal Employees
Focused French and English coaching for professionals preparing for required B or C second-language levels.
Nearly three decades of professional language training
Founded in 1997 by Antoine Gebeili, an experienced language-training specialist, ICL has built deep expertise in professional French and English development, including preparation for federal second-language requirements.
Build reliable work-related comprehension and communication: main ideas and details in workplace texts, clear factual writing, and confident discussion of concrete work situations.
Strengthen higher-level performance: complex work-related texts, coherent explanations, detailed descriptions, sustained opinions, and responses to more complex or hypothetical questions.
Three areas of federal second-language evaluation
Terminology follows the Public Service Commission's current Second Language Evaluation framework.
Reading Comprehension
Practice workplace texts, reports, memos and policy-style documents, with strategies for identifying main ideas, details, inferences and meaning.
Written Expression
Develop grammar, vocabulary, accuracy and organization for clear professional communication at the required level.
Oral Language Assessment
Build fluency and confidence for work-related questions, descriptions, explanations, opinions and real-time interaction.
Targeted support, not generic classes
Every program is live, instructor-led and adapted to the learner's current level, role, timeline and required profile.
Individual Coaching
One-to-one preparation focused on your specific strengths, gaps and testing goals.
Focused Learning Circles
Compact, collaborative groups for colleagues preparing for similar B or C requirements.
Progress-Focused Practice
Structured feedback, targeted practice and clear milestones to keep preparation efficient and relevant.
Built for federal professionals
Role-based coaching can be adapted to the vocabulary, situations and communication demands of your work.
Strategic AnalystsB/C preparation
HR SpecialistsB/C preparation
Policy ProfessionalsAdvanced coaching
Project ManagersB/C preparation
Note: ICL is an independent language-training provider and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or the Public Service Commission. Official testing requirements and formats are determined by the Government of Canada.
From Working Language to Written Word
ICL Canada also supports professionals and organizations with multilingual translation for workplace and institutional communications. Our focus is clarity, consistency and language that reads naturally for the intended audience.
Available language pairs and specialized subject areas are confirmed according to project requirements.
Invest in Your Growth. Advance Your Career.
Professional language coaching for the next step in your public-service career.
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