Founded in 1989 by the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain), ALTE is an association of language test providers who work together to promote the fair and accurate assessment of linguistic ability across Europe and beyond. ALTE's ground-breaking work to set common levels of language proficiency across different languages contributed significantly to the later development of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

NOCN Group’s suite of ‘skills solutions’ including regulated qualifications, apprenticeship end point assessment, assured short courses, competence cards & tests, and online short courses, includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

NOCN works with ESOL International centres and partners across the UK and overseas, with providers in Europe, Africa, Asia, India and beyond. It’s world-leading, Ofqual approved ESOL International qualifications are designed to support learners emigrating or working in an English-speaking country or who simply wish to learn English as a new language. They cover all six levels from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, and comprehensive tests of English in speaking, listening reading and writing.

ALTE Members and Associate Members meet three times per year in different locations around Europe, where they discuss language testing issues and help disseminate best practices in language assessment.