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Corporations who recognise Cambridge ESOL exams

By level By country
KET (Key English Test) (PDF 492Kb) International (PDF 128Kb)
PET (Preliminary English Test) (PDF 471Kb) Asia (PDF 78Kb)
FCE (First Certificate in English) (PDF 561Kb) Europe — Central and Eastern Europe (PDF 818Kb)
CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) (PDF 486Kb) Italy (PDF 113Kb)
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) (PDF 500Kb) Latin America (PDF 484Kb)
BEC (Business English Certificates) (PDF 299Kb) Spain (PDF 98Kb)
BULATS (Business Language Testing Service) (PDF 273Kb) Switzerland (PDF 528Kb)

Higher education institutions who recognise Cambridge ESOL exams

By level By country
PET (Preliminary English Test) (PDF 571Kb) Australia (PDF 152Kb)
FCE (First Certificate in English) (PDF 617Kb) Europe (PDF 475Kb)
CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) (PDF 333Kb) France (PDF 442Kb)
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) (PDF 267Kb) Germany (PDF 160Kb)
BEC (Business English Certificates) (PDF 197Kb) Germany (in German) (PDF 66Kb)
Spain (PDF 144Kb)
Switzerland (PDF 482Kb)
United Kingdom (PDF 300Kb)
USA (PDF 247Kb)