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Resources for the Certificate in Business Language competence

Languages Networks for Excellence (formerly the Black Country Pathfinder) have produced a range of resources for the Certificate in Business Language Competence (CBLC) at different levels in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese. Details of materials currently available and prices for these can be found on their website. They also run training courses for schools and colleges who wish to set up a CBLC course or progress to a higher level course.
Languages Networks for Excellence website.

The Sunderland Schools MFL website has some materials for the CBLC in German.
Sunderland Schools MFL website.

Penistone Grammar school has some resources on their website which they have developed specifically for the course.
Penistone Grammar school website.

BBC websites are a very useful resource for basic business language and contain video clips and accompanying exercises. 
BBC Languages website.

Often when delivering vocationally-related language/applied courses, teachers will find that mainstream textbooks are just not enough. However, there are some books which can be used to supplement the resources you will have to make yourself. 

Download a list of resources for vocational language courses and MFL teaching generally (doc 352KB)