| Recognition of Cambridge
Certification |
| The Cambridge ESOL examinations
are recognised by thousands of employers, universities &
colleges, professional bodies and ministry & government
organisations throughout the world. |
| They are linked to the Association
of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) levels and to the Council
of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
and are the only certificated examinations referred to in
the framework document as specifically linked to it by a
long-term research programme. |
| They can open doors to higher education,
improve job prospects and, because the qualifications are
so well known globally, increase mobility. |
| Ministry & Government
Organisations |
| Cambridge ESOL qualifications are
recognised at different levels by Ministry and Government
organisations for many purposes, such as the recruitment
of government officials and for training teachers in the
State School sector. |
| Employers and Professional Bodies |
| Siemens, Sony, GlaxoSmithKline,
Nestlé, Microsoft, Adidas and Coca-Cola are among
some of the international organisations who have used Cambridge
ESOL examinations as a benchmark to establish the English
language abilities of their staff and for training purposes.
More than 2,500 employers around the world are using Cambridge
ESOL qualifications. |
| Professional bodies, such as the
General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK and the American
Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB), require
an IELTS band-score for entrance purposes. |
| Universities and Colleges |
| Over 200 universities & colleges
in the UK recognise the English language ability demonstrated
by the award of a Certificate in Advanced English (CAE),
Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or IELTS 6.0,
6.5. |
| For a list of organisations using
Cambridge ESOL examinations, please search our recognition
database, which you can access from the link in the top
left corner. |
| The PL2000 project aimed to meet
the communication and certification needs of students, as
defined by the Council of Europe's Common European Framework
. As part of the project, students in elementary and secondary
education were given the opportunity to gain internationally
recognised certificates in English, French, German or Spanish,
with financial support from the state. |
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The Ministry emphasised that international certificates
should provide 'added value'. Because the Cambridge ESOL
exams are recognised internationally, they can be used
not only as part of the Italian school system, but also
for international purposes to aid mobility. To support
the project, Cambridge ESOL established a local team of
presenters across Italy , who ran over 150 seminars between
January 2000 and June 2001 alone. Over 2,500 teachers
per year were reached though the formal seminar programme
and dedicated seminar material was developed to respond
to the needs of Italian teachers. Although the project
is now complete, the number of students taking Cambridge
ESOL exams has remained constant as schools throughout
Italy continue to prepare candidates for the exams.
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