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September 14

Cambridge English accepted by The New School

The New School in New York is the latest American university to start recognising Cambridge English Qualifications. The decision means that students planning to study undergraduate and graduate courses at the New School can now prove their English language ability with two high-level Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency.

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September 13

Cambridge English gets quality endorsement from Australia’s NEAS

Teaching qualifications and an online English test from Cambridge Assessment English have been recognised for their high quality by Australia’s NEAS, a global leader in quality assurance for the English language teaching community.

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September 6

Mexican teachers first to take new teacher training programme

Cambridge Assessment English has praised a group of Mexican teachers who were the first to take part in a major training programme backed by the Ministry of Education in Mexico. The eleven English teachers have just completed a pilot programme which involved them taking a professional development course in the run up to a Cambridge English teaching qualification later in the year.

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August 24

Training programme boosts the skills of newly qualified English teachers in Oman

A group of newly qualified English teachers in Oman have successfully completed a 15-month skills-based training programme backed by the Ministry of Higher Education.

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August 19

OET Forum to discuss agile healthcare workforce in light of Covid-19

The growing need to mobilise a global healthcare workforce in light of the worldwide pandemic in a manner that is sympathetic to the needs of both source and destination countries is the theme of this year’s OET Forum. OET, the world’s only international English language test specifically for healthcare professionals, has brought together an impressive line-up of international speakers from the healthcare sector for its annual Forum on 23 September.

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August 18

A master of your own destiny in language assessment

Cambridge University’s new Master of Studies (MSt) in English Language Assessment will empower professionals in language testing to enhance teaching and learning, writes Dr Nick Saville from Cambridge Assessment English.

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August 11

The new Cambridge Master of Studies in English Language Assessment – in-depth expertise for language professionals

Dr Elaine Schmidt from Cambridge Assessment English gives a glimpse into Cambridge’s new master’s degree in English language assessment, which is starting in January next year.

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July 22

Specialist English language test OET now accepted in Canada

Overseas-trained doctors who want to work in Canada will now be able to take an English language test designed specifically for doctors.

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July 21

Language assessment is more than just testing

Expert from Cambridge Assessment English highlighted the need for English teachers to take a more long-term view of assessment and not just see it as a moment in the classroom. Alberto Costa, Senior Assessment Manager for the Americas, made the comments at this year’s New Directions in English language assessment conference held in Colombia.

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July 5

Top public Saudi university adopts AI-powered English test for their undergraduate program

King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia has become the latest major institution to adopts Linguaskill as an exit test for their students enrolled in an undergraduate program.

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