EC English Language Centres was recently awarded an official 'One Star' accreditation for employee engagement, alongside some of the world's largest and most well-known brands.

The Best Companies Index (BCI) is used across many different industriesby top international companies, including PwC, Marriott Hotels,Accenture and McDonald's. Best Companies measure and certify employees' levels of motivation, commitment and fulfilment through a comprehensive and confidential survey.

The 'One Star' rating awarded to the ambitious Maltese-owned organisation reflects its ongoing dedication to staff satisfaction across its nineteen schools and central offices. Employees from across the organisation were asked to rank EC on factors ranging from leadership and management to wellbeing, personal growth and corporate social responsibility.

The news of EC's latest award as an outstanding employer has been well-received by its international team, and will also have a positive impact on the experience of its students. EC's CEO Mike Xuereb said:

"I am very proud that EC has been externally recognised as a fantastic workplace. People often talk about the correlation between highly engaged staff and customer service excellence. At EC we measure the engagement of both our staff and our students, so we can show true evidence of this in practice. We are thrilled to be developing an excellent workplace and revolutionising the service given to international students learning English in our schools."

EC's HR Director Lucy Barry said: "We try to be industry leading in everything we do and this achievement is testament to that. We have achieved One Star, but we have no intentions of stopping there!"

EC has a long history of providing quality English language programmes to non-native speakers. Since 1991, and from its first school in Malta, EC continues to expand, helping over 40,000 students per year improve their language skills and increase their opportunities in the global community.