Recognition

Passing a Cambridge ESOL exam is not the end of the story — when you receive your certificate you open the door to a world of opportunities.

A certificate from Cambridge ESOL tells people a great deal about you and what you can do. It is recognised as proof of your language abilities by thousands of employers, universities and government organisations around the world.

Whatever you want to use your language skills for, the recognition which comes with our certificates will help you to turn your ambitions into reality:

Employers and other organisations choose to recognise Cambridge ESOL exams because they know our certificates are reliable evidence of the skills they need.

By recognising our certificates, they know they are saving time, money and making their selection processes easier. Because Cambridge ESOL exams are linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), it is easy to make comparisons with other qualifications.

Thousands of organisations choose to recognise Cambridge ESOL exams, many of them leaders in their fields — just a few are listed below. Search our database for a full list.

Educational

Berkeley College
Harvard Business School
The Sorbonne
University of Cambridge
Yale School of Management

Accountancy and finance

ACCA
Credit Suisse
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Zurich Financial

Governments

Governments and ministries around the world recognise Cambridge ESOL for many different uses, such as: immigration purposes, the recruitment of government officials and training teachers in the State School sector.

They include the governments of:

Australia
Canada
China
The Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
USA.

N.B. The Qualification and Curriculum Authority's (QCA) logo on certificates indicates that the qualification is accredited only for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Healthcare

Australian Medical Council
General Medical Council (UK)
International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP) (USA)
NHS (UK)
Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia (Canada)

Corporate

American Express
BMW
The Coca-Cola Company
DHL International
Ford Motor Company
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Kodak
Microsoft
Nike (Vietnam)
Siemens
Sony (Spain)

Could your organisation benefit too?

Do you represent a school or university, a business, government agency or other institution? If you would like to take advantage of the same benefits as the organisations listed above, contact us to find out more about how Cambridge ESOL can help you with your organisation's language assessment needs.