Where can Cambridge English take you? (globally trusted qualifications)

Where can Cambridge

English take you?

Globally trusted qualications

For a full list of organisations and institutions using our qualifications

around the world, visit cambridgeenglish.org/recognition.

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We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Part of the

University of Cambridge, we help millions of people learn English

and condently prove their skills to the world.

Cambridge English Qualications are in-depth exams that are a

mark of excellence, trusted by thousands of organisations worldwide.

So whether learners are planning to live, work or study at home or

abroad, our qualications open doors to exciting opportunities.

Here is a selection of the institutions around the world that accept

our qualications:

About us

For a full list of organisations

using our qualifications visit

cambridgeenglish.org/recognition

AUSTRALIA

100% of Australian universities accept

C1 Advanced, including:

• University of New South Wales

• University of Melbourne

• University of Sydney

The Australian Government Department of Home

Affairs accepts C1 Advanced scores for all visas,

including student visas.

• University of British Columbia

• Univeristy of Calgary

• University of Toronto

• Western University

CANADA

100% of public colleges and university

undergraduate programmes in Greater

Toronto Area, and in most provinces of

Canada, accept C1 Advanced and C2

Proficiency.

• Humber College

• McGill University

• McMaster University

• Seneca College

• University of Alberta

IRELAND

100% of Irish universities accept C1 Advanced

and C2 Proficiency as proof of English language

ability from EU undergraduate students.

These qualifications are also accepted by most

universities for students from outside the EU, EEA

and Switzerland.

The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS)

accepts C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency as evidence of

English language proficiency for student visa applications.

Our qualifications are also accepted by INIS for Student

Immigration Permission for English language students

from outside the EEA.

NEW ZEALAND

C1 Advanced is accepted by 100% of

universities for undergraduate admissions,

and also by many universities for foundation

and postgraduate courses.

C2 Proficiency is

also accepted for foundation, undergraduate

and postgraduate courses.

Students do not need to take an exam for their

student visa application, they just need to meet

the entry requirements of their chosen institution.

Immigration New Zealand accepts B2 First for all

visa categories where there is an English language

requirement. This includes the Skilled Migrant category

and Business categories.

• Johns Hopkins University

• MIT

• Stanford University

• The Juilliard School

• University of Chicago

• Wellesley College

• Williams College

USA

C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are welcomed

by public and private colleges and universities

across the nation, including:

• Columbia University

• Cornell University

• Dartmouth College

• Duke University

• Harvard University

• Harvard Kennedy School

• Yale University

C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are accepted

by nearly all UK universities and colleges for

undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Top institutions like the London School of

Economics and Political Science (LSE), the

University of Oxford and the University of

Warwick accept our qualifications.

Higher education institutions, who are visa Licensed

Sponsors, can choose how to assess a student’s English

language proficiency for courses at degree level and

above. Almost all these institutions, including all the

top-ranked institutions, accept C1 Advanced and C2

Proficiency as proof of English language ability for

both admission and visa purposes. If an applicant

already has an IELTS certificate, this may also be

sufficient to apply for an undergraduate course.

C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are eligible for UCAS

tariff points.

Study at university abroad with a

Cambridge English Qualification

Country School Higher education Employment

Europe

Spain

More than 50% of private

and concertado schools in

Spain, as well as many state

schools use our qualications

as part of their education

system.

More than 95 of the 100 best

schools in Spain according to

El Mundo school ranking use

our qualications.

Our qualications are

recognised by all 17 regional

governments for teacher

recruitment into state

bilingual and plurilingual

systems.

Accepted by 100% of Spanish

universities. Recognised by:

ACLES (Association of

Language Centres in Higher

Education)

CRUE (Confederation

of Spanish University

Chancellors)

Accepted for the B1 or B2

English level graduation

requirement.

Widely used by companies

for recruitment and training

purposes, for example by:

• Acciona

• Adecco

• Air Europa

• Bayer

• Coca-Cola

• EY

• Inditex

• Schweppes Suntory

B2 First is widely accepted

for customer-facing

positions and C1 Advanced

is commonly demanded

for executive positions at

international organisations.

Italy

Many state schools across

Italy oer our qualications.

Preparation courses for our

qualications are eligible for

PON funding.

Accepted by universities

for admissions purposes,

for example by Bocconi

University and the University

of Bologna.

Also used by universities for

credits or exemptions from

the nal English language

exam.

Cambridge English

Qualications are

recognised by Ministero

dell’Istruzione,

dell’Università e della

Ricerca (MIUR).

The Istituto Nazionale della

Previdenza Sociale (INPS)

accepts Cambridge English

Qualications from job

applicants.

Deloitte uses our

qualications for

recruitment purposes.

Switzerland

Cambridge English

Qualications have federal

recognition for vocational

training (apprenticeship

in commerce, vocational

baccalaureates). Students

can use our exams to show

their level of English for exit

purposes.

All pedagogical universities

in Switzerland use our

qualications as a

graduation requirement for

students training to become

primary and secondary

school teachers.

Our qualications are

also widely accepted by

universities for Master’s

programmes including École

Polytechnique Fédérale

de Lausanne (EPFL), École

Hôtelière de Lausanne,

Eidgenössische Technische

Hochschule (ETH) and the

University of St. Gallen.

We have wide recognition

by Swiss employers for

recruitment purposes.

Examples include:

• Credit Suisse

• Roche

• Swiss International Airlines

• Swiss National Bank

• Victorinox

The table below shows some examples of the acceptance and usage of our qualifications

and tests around the world. The proficiency requirements of individual institutions, organisations

and departments may vary. We recommend that candidates contact individual institutions and

organisations directly for more detailed information on their specific requirements.

For our full global recognition list, visit cambridgeenglish.org/recognition.

Opportunities for study and

work at home or abroad

Country School Higher education Employment

Europe

France

Cambridge English

Qualications facilitate

entry to:

• private schools

• sections européennes

• sections internationales

Facilitate entry to:

• classes préparatoires aux

grandes écoles

• grandes écoles

• university (when Level B in

English is required)

Recognised for the B2

English level on exit from

Écoles d’ingénieurs.

Accepted for admissions

or exit purposes, and

also adopted by many

institutions. Examples

include:

• École Polytechnique

• ENS Paris-Saclay

• ESCP Europe

• HEC

• ICAM

• ISEN

• Sciences Po (admissions

internationales)

• SKEMA Business School

(admissions parallèles)

Accepted by companies

for recruitment and career

progression. Examples

include:

• Air France

• Altaïde

• Finastra

• Hermès

• Ingeliance

• Inovops

• Lalique

• Panzani

• Renault Trucks

• Robert Half

• Safran

• Smart Steps

• Spherea

Germany

Widely used by schools on

exit to demonstrate the

English level needed for

university study or work

purposes.

Hundreds of universities

in Germany oer courses

taught in the medium

of English and many of

these accept Cambridge

English Qualications from

international students,

including:

• Freie Universität Berlin

• Technical University of

Munich

• Universität Hamburg

Our qualiﬁcations are accepted

by companies for recruitment

and professional development

purposes, including HORSCH,

PwC and Seidensticker.

Netherlands

Cambridge English

Qualications are

recognised as meeting

Dutch standards and can be

used by vocational schools

(MBO level 4) in place of

institutional exams. The

scores used in the Speaking

and Writing papers can

be converted into Dutch

scores and then used as

part of the nal grading of

apprenticeships.

Our qualications are

included in the Code of

Conduct for international

students, published by

the Dutch Ministry of

Education, Culture and

Science. All universities in

the Netherlands will accept

B2 First and/or C1 Advanced

and C2 Prociency

from international

undergraduate applicants.

This includes Universiteit

van Amsterdam, Universiteit

Leiden, Universiteit

Maastricht and Hogeschool

Inholland.

Our qualications are

accepted by companies

for recruitment and

professional development

purposes including, ABN

AMRO – Netherlands,

Randstad Holding N.V. and

Precision Software Ltd.

Country School Higher education Employment

Americas

Brazil

Embedded into the

curriculum of many

independent schools.

Our Qualications B2

First, C1 Advanced and

C2 Prociency are

recognised by CAPES,

and many universities

and HEI in Brazil.

Cambridge English

Qualications and

Linguaskill are being

used by more and more

companies, including Banco

do Brasil, Mercedes-Benz

and the Brazilian Army.

Mexico

Used in recruitment of

English teachers.

There is growing recognition

in top universities, both

public and private,

including:

• Instituto Politécnico

Nacional

• Tecnológico De Monterrey

• Centro de Posgrados

UNAM

• Universidad

Iberoamericana

• ITAM

• Universidd Anahuac

Accepted by companies and

ministries to certify English

skills for employability

purposes, such as

CENNI and CONOCER

governmental agencies,

under the authority of the

Ministry of Education of

Mexico.

China

Embedded into private

compulsory schools and

international curriculum

schools.

Used by universities

for admissions, credits/

exemptions and graduation

purposes. Examples include:

• Peking University

• Shanghai Jiao Tong

University

• Hong Kong University

• Hong Kong University of

Science and Technology

• National Tsing Hua

University

• Duke Kunshan University

• Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool

University

Our qualications are

accepted or used by many

companies, including:

• Airbus

• BOSCH

• Bank of China

• China National Petroleum

Corporation

• Dongfeng Motor

• Hainan Airlines

• EVA Airways

• TESLA

• P&G

• KPMG

• Caterpillar

• Decathlon

Asia

India

Cambridge English

Qualications are oered in

many independent schools

throughout the country.

Many colleges and

universities oer our

qualications to students to

enhance their employability

after graduation. Examples

include:

• BIT - Mesra

• MIT-ADT University, Pune

• Sri Ramakrishna

Engineering College,

Coimbatore

• Aljamea-tus-Saiyah, Surat

• Vignan’s University, Guntur

• KL University, Gwalior

• ITM University, Gwalior

Our qualications are

accepted or used by many

companies, including:

• American Express – India

• Cognizant Technology

Solutions

• HCL Technologies Ltd

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• ŠKODA – India

• Tata Consultancy Services

(TCS)

Cambridge English is recognised as an awarding

body by the government’s statutory regulator

for external qualications in England, Ofqual. In

order to become an awarding body, we underwent

rigorous appraisal of our assessment and

management functions by Ofqual; we also undergo

regular monitoring and self-assessment in order to

conrm that our operations are carried out to the

highest quality standards.

Ofqual

Need to share your results electronically

with an institute or a potential employer?

The Results Service for Candidates allows you

to share your results online. Log into the service

where you will nd the option to send results to the

organisation(s) you are applying to, direct to their

Results Verication Service account. If you are not

using the Candidate Results website, you can simply

provide your Verication number* and date of

birth to enable verication by the institute or the

employer. There are no limits to how many times

you can share your results so sign up now!

More details on this can be found at:

support.cambridgeenglish.org/hc/en-gb/

articles/360021664771-Sending-your-results-to-a-

recognising-organisation

*Verication or reference number can be found on your

certicate or Statement of Results. Reference number

applies to results issued before June 2020.

Candidate Results Service (Accessing & verifying results)

Claire Louette Bernardet

C1 Advanced certicate holder

‘I was able to prove to the university

that I have the required English level

to study there. The exam gave me

the condence to study in an English

speaking country.’

Antonio

Events Sales Manager at Rocco Forte Hotels

B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Prociency

certicate holder

‘My English teacher recommended

Cambridge English qualications because

they are accepted around the world.

In order to enhance my language skills I

spent some time in Dublin, London and

nally Melbourne. Studying and living in

an English-speaking country really

helped develop my language skills.’

Vittoria

Events Manager at Alliance Healthcare Italia

C1 Advanced certicate holder

‘Taking my Cambridge English exam

really helped me prepare for and get

the most out of my studies abroad.

My writing skills and vocabulary really

improved and I felt prepared to go

out and meet new people. Being

able to speak English has helped

me in every job role so far.’

Ana

Product Manager at Royal Canin

B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Prociency

certicate holder

‘After taking my Cambridge English

qualications I headed to Australia

to study and I loved every minute of

it. My English skills meant I had the

condence to embrace life in Australia

and really enjoy myself. English has

helped me in so many ways throughout

my studies and now in my career.’

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