London Council Board
With 17 fixed administrative units that assist the LONDON COUNCIL Directorate apply respective features of the plan of action and other business needs, ten of them are staffed by volunteer associate members and seven employ members of the elected directorate.
Every fixed committee has a unit page in THE LONDON COUNCIL, and each volunteer-staffed committee has a pair of liaisons, one for the staff and one for the board. Staff liaisons help with administrative tasks and board liaisons communicate between the directorate and the committee. All voting committee members serve a term of three years which is annually renewable. Only one exception to this rule, and that is that members on the Awards Committee have a term of two years.
London Council is a not for profit federation governed by the London Council Board consisting of an Executive and 5 Directors, who are elected, and one appointed representative from each provincial or territorial association. Terms served by the appointed representatives are at the judgement of their provincial or territorial association. The appointed representative's vote is equal to that cast by an elected director or executive. Each appointed representative is expected to serve on one or more committees and is encouraged to consider running for an elected office. The London Council Board utilizes an Executive Director; this person acts on behalf of the council and is headquartered in the London Council Head Office in London, England.
London Council Journal
The digitally delivered London Council Journal is a refereed periodical for ESL professionals, teachers, graduate students and investigators. The Journal Advisory Committee [JAC] advises and supports journal publication. The periodical elicits submissions of unpublished writings about teaching and learning official languages; language teacher education; and development and maintenance and development of minority, heritage, or ethnic languages. The journal is published semi-annually and includes both standard and specially themed editions; the goal is to publish three issues per year in the near future.
London Council Professional Development
The London Council Conference is hosted in partnership with a territorial or provincial organization every 18 months. This conference offers many opportunities for career development in the form of workshops, symposia, plenaries and research documents for ESL professionals, teachers, grad students and researchers globally.
London Council Teacher's Resource Centre [TRC] was established in September 2009 and includes online resources for ESL teachers around the world. It offers the opportunity for London Council members to access a variety of digital resources on the London Council website and the ability to contribute by emailing trc@londoncouncil.org. The London Council TRC has a wide range of online resources.
National Standards for Certification and Teacher Recognition
London Council applies national standards for vocational certification for ESL instructors and ESL training programs. The London Council guidelines for certification and training programs are nationally known and respected and currently set the standard for vocational certification in employment of language teachers around the world. The council Standards Advisory Committee advises works with the London Council on guidelines for national certification and training programs. The Standards Committee also sets the "Ethical Standards for ESL Professionals" and is responsible for the London Council Professional Directory. Both of these documents can be found on the London Council website here
London Council Bulletin
The London Council Bulletin is a bi-annual, online publication that includes reports from all the different sections of the London Council; the President, Executive, Committee Chairs, and from the territorial representatives. There are also detailed reports from each active committee; for example the London Council Journal Advisory, the Professional Standards Committee and the Finance Committee
Website and PR Committee
The Website and PR Committee advises on policy about public relations and the oversight of the London Council website. The committee replies to and represents ESL professionals and students around the world on behalf of the London Council. For the website, the committee is in charge of making sure that it the council's information and online services are available to members.
Governance Committee
This committee is comprised of members with actual experience and interest in the parliamentary process; they are responsible for keeping the by-laws and policy of the council up to date.
CCLB Committee
The Centre for Canadian Languarge Benchmarks Committee is comprised of three council members; these members are active in both CCLB and also represent and communicate the needs and interests of London Council members to the board of CCLB.
Assessment Committee
This committee investigates and compares standardized testing and their utilization by colleges and universities globally. The committee's research is accessible to all associates on the website for the London Council. The Comparison Table guides ESL instructors to compare different, but similar, standardized English language competency assessments.