News & events

• 30/04/2010 TOEIC® Test Selected as English-Language Assessment for 2010 Shanghai World Expo Volunteers

  Princeton, N.J. — This May, nearly 70 million people will attend the World Expo in Shanghai, China, an event that requires thousands of English-speaking volunteers to provide information to visitors. Having received an overwhelming 600,000 applications for the available positions, World Expo organisers chose the TOEIC® test by Educational Testing Service (ETS) as a tool to assess the English-language proficiency of volunteer applicants.In a January interview with CHO, Tao Shenxian, Vice...

• 12/10/2009 TOEIC® Speaking & Writing test now available in Edinburgh

  ETS Global UK is delighted to announce the addition of a TOEIC® Speaking & Writing test centre in Edinburgh. The test will be held once a month at our public test centre at Kaplan Aspect Edinburgh, and the next available session is Wednesday 18th November. To reserve a place on the test in Edinburgh please click on the link below, then click on the 'Register' button:https://www.uk.etsglobal.org/store/index.phpCandidates may also take the TOEIC® Speaking & Writing test in...

• 02/04/2009 Education Experts Discuss Next Generation of Reading Assessments

  ETS researchers recently addressed a gathering of education experts in Washington, D.C., as part of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Forum “Toward the Next Generation of Reading Assessment.” The seminar described experimental work that ETS has been conducting around new approaches to K–12 assessment.The seminar featured presentations by Randy Elliot Bennett, Distinguished Research Scientist; Kathleen M. Sheehan, Principal Research Scientist; and Tenaha O’Reilly, Research...

• 24/02/2009 ETS Research and Development Works to Revolutionise Assessment

  Princeton, N.J. — When leading education, science, or policy publications write about educational innovation, researchers at Educational Testing Service (ETS) are frequently featured as leaders in the drive to revolutionise standardised testing.In the last year, at least three major publications — from Education Sector, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the George Lucas Educational Foundation — have highlighted the groundbreaking work ETS research and...

• 11/12/2008 ETS Global celebrates the 1 millionth TOEIC® test scored in France

  ETS Global celebrated the scoring of the 1 millionth TOEIC test in France on the 2nd of December at the Maison des Ingénieurs des Arts et Métiers (MIAM). The programme included a prize ceremony to honour the millionth TOEIC candidate, as well as chosen clients and partners for the role they play in making the TOEIC test a success in France; an interactive treasure hunt at the Musée du Quai Branly, and cocktail and dinner. Participants included clients and partners, ETS Global employees, and of...

• 15/11/2008 ETS Global launches redesigned corporate website

  ETS Global has launched their redesigned corporate website.  This site offers many features that were not previously available, including more detailed and accessible information about the ETS suite of products.The url for the redesigned website is as follows:http://www.uk.etsglobal.org/uk/ABOUT ETS AND ETS GLOBALETS is a nonprofit organisation with the mission to advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related services for all people...

• 30/09/2008 Banco de Espana decides to use the TOEIC test as a part of its recruitment process

  ETS Global – Spain has signed a contract with the Banco de España (Spanish National Bank) to provide them with the TOEIC® assessment to test the English skills of candidates applying to them for employment.Globalization, European convergence and the need to communicate with European Central Bank authorities in Frankfurt convinced Banco de España to standardise their procedure to measure the English language competence of their potential employees. Accordingly, the bank will insist on candidates...