What English proficiency tests can I take after graduating from college?

The CET-4 and CET-6 exams do not accept applications from social candidates, and are only open to college students.

The Ministry of Education explained that this move aims to dilute the enthusiasm for the CET-4 and CET-6 exams, restore the teaching service function of the exam, and help curb cheating in the CET-4 and CET-6 exams.

The English proficiency tests that you can take after graduating from college are:

National English Proficiency Test (PETS)

Business English Test (BEC)

Certification Test for Translation Professionals (CATTI)

Shanghai Foreign Language Interpretation Certificate

IELTS (IELTS)

TOEFL (TOEFL)

TOEFL (TOEIC)

The following is a detailed introduction to what this exam is about in the order above.

To summarize the classification, the first four are related to domestic work requirements.

The latter three are mainly for further study abroad or immigration work. IELTS is for Commonwealth countries, while TOEFL and TOEIC are for North America.

Public English Test System (PETS) is a national English proficiency test system designed and responsible for by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. As an educational exchange and cooperation project between the Chinese and British governments, it received technical support from British experts during the design process.

The levels are divided into PETS-1 to 5. As a social examination, PETS does not have the function of evaluating the level of English teaching in ordinary middle schools and universities; it refuses to provide candidates' scores to the candidates' teaching or tutoring units. No one may use the results of this test to evaluate or interfere with normal English teaching in schools, and the results of the PETS test may not be used to replace the English final exams in ordinary middle schools and universities. The validity period of PETS test scores at all levels is determined by the admissions department or employer.

BEC: Business English Test (BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE), referred to as BEC, refers to the Cambridge Business English Qualification Examination. It is an international business English qualification certificate test specially provided for learners in the Cambridge series of examinations. It tests English communication ability in a real working environment. It is recognized by many educational institutions and companies in Europe and even around the world, and uses it as an English language proficiency test for entrance examinations or recruitment. Require.

It proves that certificate holders have the ability to use business English in a wide range of professional fields. The Business English Certificate (BEC) score certificate is valid for life.

CATTI (China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters -CATTI) is to adapt to the needs of the socialist market economy and my country's accession to the World Trade Organization, and to strengthen the foreign language translation profession in my country. To build a talent team, scientifically, objectively and fairly evaluate the level and ability of translation professionals to better serve my country's opening up and international exchanges and cooperation. In accordance with the spirit of establishing a national professional qualification certificate system, implement a unified and socially oriented system across the country. It is the most authoritative translation professional qualification (level) certification in China; it is a recognition of the bilingual translation ability and level of the candidates in oral or written translation.

The Shanghai Foreign Language Interpretation Certificate Examination is one of the important projects of Shanghai’s urgently needed talent training project. It is organized and implemented by the Pudong Continuing Education Center (PCEC) of Shanghai Colleges and Universities. Since the exam started in June 1995, a large number of qualified candidates have obtained the "Shanghai Foreign Language Interpreter Qualification Certificate" issued by the Shanghai Urgently Needed Talents Training Project Joint Conference Office, and nearly a thousand people have obtained the "Shanghai Foreign Language Interpreter Qualification Certificate" issued by the Shanghai Foreign Language Interpreter Qualification Certificate Examination Committee. The "Shanghai Basic English Interpreting Competency Certificate" issued by the school has cultivated a large number of foreign language talents for the society.

IELTS, the full name of the International English Language Testing System, is jointly managed by the Foreign Language Examination Department of the University of Cambridge Examinations Board, the British Council and IDP Education Group. It is an English proficiency test for people who plan to study, work or settle in English-speaking countries.

TOEFL is an English proficiency test organized by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States. Its full name is "Test of English Proficiency for Non-native English Speakers", and its Chinese transliteration is "TOEFL".

There are three types of TOEFL, namely:

pbt—paper based test 677,

cbt—computer based test 300,

ibt—internet based test, the online test is 120, and the full score of the new TOEFL is 120.

The TOEFL test is valid for two years, calculated from the test date.

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), translated in Chinese as Test of English for International Communication, is an English proficiency test designated for people who use English to communicate in an international working environment. It is administered by American Education Exam Service Center Design

---- You can apply for the above English exams/certificates without any restrictions