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Slovak students to benefit from Cambridge exams
29 September 2009
A decision by Ministry of Education in the Slovak Republic to recognise a number of English language examinations set by a department of Cambridge University could benefit thousands of students each year. From this summer holders of selected Cambridge ESOL exams will not only have the advantage of holding a globally recognised language qualification, but they will also gain an exemption from the traditional English Matriculation Exam in Foreign Languages.
Andy Chamberlain, Regional Manager at Cambridge ESOL explains the benefits of this move:
“This is great news for Slovak secondary school students. Holding one of our certificates will help them on their way to the higher education courses they want to study and it will raise their profile with potential employers – this can only be a good thing”.
The exams recognised by The Slovak Ministry of Education are: Preliminary English Test (PET), First Certificate in English (FCE), Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) and the International English Language Testing System (score of 4.0 or higher).
The Cambridge ESOL exams test real-life language skills and are recognised by thousands of universities and colleges, employers, ministries and government agencies, immigration authorities and professional bodies. They are aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages which helps recognising organisations to understand exactly what students holding these exams can do in terms of language ability.
Find out more about these exams www.CambridgeESOL.org
