Our Story

The Global Seal of Biliteracy is an independent organization that was born in 2018 as a response to the need for a universal and consistent way to document, recognize, and share one’s language skills. It is a highly rigorous, standardized, and market-friendly language certification that has been issued in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia as well as in 60 countries and territories worldwide. The certificate can be earned by individuals or awarded by employers, universities, and schools to their employees and/or students.

The Global Seal realizes the value of language credentials to document and measure language skills, and was established to provide an opportunity for ALL language users and students to earn recognition for their language proficiency. The Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate is stackable to encourage all learners to continue to grow and level-up their language skills. By design, our program is inclusive, embracing all languages and learners, no matter how they have acquired their skills, with the intent to provide equal access and expanded opportunity to all.

Our globe logo captures that goal with its open borders. Inside the globe are circles that include the words (clockwise starting from the top): read in Japanese, capable in Spanish and Portuguese, fluent in Chinese, talent in Korean, fluency in English, competent in Amharic, and listen in Arabic. These languages represent each continent and their meanings show the diversity of skills and attributes those who earn the Global Seal possess. The circles intersect and connect as a metaphor for the Global Seal and the advantages of being bilingual in a multicultural world. So, we ask, where will your Global Seal of Biliteracy take you? 

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