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Why take Cambridge English: Business Higher?

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  • Berlin School of Economics and Law
  • London South Bank University
  • ICN Business School

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Cambridge English: Business Higher

Success story – Cambridge English: Business Higher

“We use these BEC certificates as a reference to assess the level of English of our employees and the candidates who apply for a position in Canon. Personally, I believe that obtaining a Cambridge English certificate upgrades the curriculum vitae of our employees.”

César López Díaz
Canon

Cambridge English: Business Higher enables you to:

Achieve your ambitions in international business

Passing Cambridge English: Business Higher shows employers that you have the drive and motivation to achieve an advanced level of Business English, and can use your skills to function effectively in international business situations.

Gain language skills for real-life business situations

Cambridge English: Business Higher is set at Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This is the level of English required for demanding professional and academic settings and shows employers you can:

  • communicate effectively at managerial and professional level
  • participate with confidence in workplace meetings and presentations
  • express yourself with a high level of fluency
  • react appropriately in different cultural and social situations.

If you have not yet entered the job market, it can also be used to show universities and colleges that you can:

  • study business-related subjects at university level
  • carry out complex and challenging research.

The content of Cambridge English: Business Higher reflects everyday work and business tasks. By preparing for this exam, you gain skills that will be valued by employers.

Improve your employment and career prospects

Proving your Business English abilities can open the door to career opportunities with a new employer, helping you achieve a promotion or develop your career.

Show clear evidence of your language ability

Employers value and rely on Cambridge English: Business Higher because it is a thorough test of all four language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in a business context.

Take a high-quality test that is fair to everyone

  • Detailed research and analysis ensures all our exams are accurate, relevant and fair to the people that take them.
  • Our exams are developed using systems and processes meeting the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard.
  • Cambridge English exams can be taken by people with a wide range of special requirements, such as specific learning, hearing or visual difficulties. Find out more about special requirements.

Choose where, when and how you take your exam

You have a lot of flexibility with Cambridge English: Business Higher. You can choose from:

  • many centres internationally – find your nearest centre
  • exam dates to suit you – see list of exam dates
  • paper-based or computer-based versions of the exam.

If you need to book your exam quickly, registration times for computer-based exams are shorter and there are more exam dates available throughout the year.

Get lots of support to help you achieve success

To help you prepare for your exam, there is a huge range of support products and services available.

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Before any of our exams are released for use, up to 150,000 real learners around the world pretest them to ensure that they are accurate and fair.

Find out more about pretesting, how it benefits learners, teacher and schools, and how you can take part

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