• The worldwide standard for measuring workplace English language proficiency
• Each year, more than 4.5 million individuals worldwide take the TOEIC® test
• Used as a certification tool in more than 5235 international companies worldwide

The TOEIC test (TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION™) measures proficiency in international Business English, at intermediate and advanced levels. It provides an accurate measurement of the English capabilities of non-native speakers in listening, reading and grammar.

Benefits of the TOEIC® test:

• • Provides an objective assessment of workplace English proficiency
    
  • Is a valuable credential for professionals
    
  • Offers an internationally-accepted standard of performance
    
  • Is highly reliable; scores are always accurate and consistent
    
  • Is reasonably priced
    
  • Provides rapid score results 
    
  • Provides a continuous scale that allows for monitoring of improvement
    
  • Provides descriptions of typical candidate performance on work-related tasks
    
  • Motivates individuals to improve their English proficiency
    
  • Local scoring, reporting and customer service provides clients and test takers with local contacts and native language customer service

The TOEIC® test was developed in 1979 by ETS , the world leader in educational and business assessment. ETS research agenda for the TOEIC® test calls for continuing research in eight broad areas of inquiry: test validation, information, reliability, use, construction, implementation, examinee performance, and applied technology.

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  • As with all ETS products, the development process of TOEIC® test forms adheres to the strictest quality standards.
    
  • The test is grounded in rigorous psychometric  standards.
    
  • Each item is tested to ensure that it measures what it is supposed to in a fair, valid and reliable  way. 
    
  • The test itself is validated on parallel forms that are comparable across test forms and test groups.
    
  • 2 barometers serve as guidelines to maintain the objectivity and fairness of the TOEIC® test:

The ETS Fairness Review requires ETS to review all tests and test materials to ensure that they do not include insensitive or offensive material

The ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness comprise quality assurance steps addressing audit requirements, assessment development, use and administration procedures, suitability for use, customer service, fairness, uses and protection of information, validity, reliability, cut scores, scaling and equating, assessment administration, reporting assessment results, and test takers' rights and responsibilities.

The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), published in 2001, sets clear standards for evaluating outcomes in an internationally comparable manner. It describes both knowledge and skills in positive "can-do" statements. ETS has mapped TOEIC® scores to the CEFR to provide a comparable and standard assessment. Institutions, companies and learners using the CEFR as a reference point can hence compare performance on TOEIC® tests to other tests that have also been mapped to the CEFR.

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