Qualifications for students

Learners of English are often keen to get accreditation and a number of qualifications are recognised internationally:

IELTS (International English Language Testing System), accepted by most tertiary academic institutions in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and by many in the USA.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), an Educational Testing Service test of English language proficiency for academic purposes, accepted primarily in the USA.

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), an Educational Testing Service test of English language proficiency for business purposes.

Cambridge ESOL General English exams including FCE, CAE and CPE.

ESOL learners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland usually take the national Skills for Life qualifications which are offered by several exam boards.