The Language Lab is the former/informal name of International House Johannesburg, a private English-language training centre located at 5 Winchester Road, Parktown, Johannesburg. It is an affiliate of the International House World Organisation (IHWO), an international network of language schools, and displays an IH Quality Inspection badge (valid 2025-2028) indicating compliance with that network's internal quality standards. The school focuses on English language teaching for foreign and local students, professional/business English, and English teacher training. It is described as the only independent IELTS testing centre and the only Gauteng centre for Cambridge ESOL exams, and also offers OET (Occupational English Test) preparation. As a private language training provider, it is not a DHET-registered higher education institution and there is no evidence it is registered as a private higher education institution with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) or SAQA-accredited as such; its recognised credentials come instead from Cambridge English/Cambridge Assessment English (CELTA, DELTA, Cambridge ESOL/IELTS) and IHWO affiliation, which are language-teaching industry qualifications rather than South African higher education qualifications. No independent information on student numbers or size was found.
Qualifications & Programmes
- General English
- Professional English Improvement
- Aviation English
- Online English courses
- First Aid course
- French language courses
- Turkish language courses
- CELTA (Cambridge English teacher training certificate)
- DELTA Module 1 and Module 3 (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- IELTS preparation and testing
- Cambridge ESOL examinations
- OET (Occupational English Test) preparation