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• 12/04/2012 ETS Global Supports Efforts to 'Take War Out of a Child'

  ETS Global B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of ETS, announced recently its plans to provide a financial contribution to War Child, an international organisation dedicated to helping children affected by war.The donation will go to a program in Sierra Leone that addresses psychosocial needs of children by helping to rebuild peaceful, child friendly communities through a variety of creative, educational, recreational and cultural activities. Although the primary target group is children, the...

• 26/03/2012 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Succesfully Participates in the 46th Annual IATEFL Conference and Exhibition

  Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world's leading educational assessment and research organization, succesfully participated in the 46th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland between 19th and 23rd March 2012.The IATEFL International Annual Conference & Exhibition each spring is one of the main events in the English Language Teaching...

• 09/03/2012 ETS Global UK Breakfast Briefing 8th March 2012

  As part of its regional development plan the ETS Global UK is now also responsible for English-speaking Africa.A very successful Breakfast Briefing was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 8th March 2012 where invited guests included representatives from major blue chip companies.The Executive Director of ETS Global UK gave an overview of the latest TOEIC developments.For more information on the TOEIC test and other services provided by the TOEIC Program visit www.ets.org/toeic. About ETSAt...

• 01/02/2012 SpeakingPal® Plus!™ Mobile Service for Learning English Now Available

   Features exclusive content from ETS, creators of the TOEFL® and TOEIC® Tests  Princeton, N.J. (1st February 2012) – Educational Testing Service (ETS) has teamed up with SpeakingPal Ltd. to offer SpeakingPal® Plus!TM, a mobile learning product that helps users build English speaking skills anytime, anywhere.  Available as a free trial through the Apple App store, the Android Market, and selected ETS products distributors wordwide, SpeakingPal Plus! features exclusive content from...

• 01/03/2011 Global Use of the TOEIC® Tests Continues to Increase as a Record-Breaking Six Million Tests were Administered in 2010

  Princeton, N.J. – For the second year in a row, Educational Testing Service (ETS) and its TOEIC® Program had a record-breaking year with more score users and test takers than ever before. In 2010, more than six million TOEIC tests were administered worldwide, establishing the TOEIC Program as the largest and most widely used English-language assessment for the workplace.'Organisations worldwide are expressing the need to set English-language standards in the workplace, and we have been able to...

• 06/01/2011 Record 10,000 Organizations Worldwide Now Use The TOEIC® Tests

  In the 30 years since ETS first launched the TOEIC® tests, the program has become a testament to the growing interest in developing the English communication skills needed to compete in a global marketplace. This year the TOEIC tests will be used by a record 10,000 organizations to screen candidates for job placement and promotion, and track the progress of students, employees and executives learning English.ETS, working with its broad network of ETS Preferred offices, has added Eli Lilly,...

• 26/10/2010 ETS Announces an Expanded TOEIC Scholarship Program in China

  With the success of last year's TOEIC® Scholarship Program in China, Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced today that the 2011 TOEIC Scholarship Program has been expanded to reach even more students. This year, ETS will offer two scholarship programs that recognize academic excellence by Chinese students, the TOEIC scholarship program being offered to university students and a new TOEIC Bridge™ scholarship program that will be offered to vocational college students. By offering the new...

• 17/09/2010 UK Border Agency Accredits the TOEFL® Test for Tier 4 Student Visas in the United Kingdom

  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced that the TOEFL® test is now accredited to demonstrate English language proficiency for students under Tier 4 (General) of the points-based system throughout the United Kingdom.On 22nd July the Minister of State for Immigration Damian Green issued a new requirement for students under Tier 4 (general) studying below degree level to provide evidence of having passed a UK Border Agency-approved secure English language test at a minimum of B1 level on the Common...

• 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...