News & events

• 10/12/2009 The TOEIC test celebrates its 30th anniversary

  ETS has announced that the TOEIC® test has completed its 30th year of operation. Since the first TOEIC® Listening and Reading test was administered in Japan in 1979, the TOEIC test has become the global standard for measuring workplace English skills.An objective assessment of competence in workplace English, the TOEIC tests can help your organization compete in today's global economy bySaving time and money. The test helps you select the right person for the right position and develop the most...

• 06/12/2009 ETS Global in the UK launches a new, revamped TOEIC website

  The UK office of ETS Global, the leading academic and business assessment company, has launched its new, revamped TOEIC® website – www.toeic.eu. This new website is a simpler and more effective version of the older TOEIC website site.The new version is more transaction-oriented and accordingly features basic information on the TOEIC test, and then presents various useful alternatives to the user – to register for a test session, to read through sample questions, to buy preparation material,...

• 26/11/2009 ETS Global is moving offices

  ETS Global is moving. From November 30th 2009 on our offices will be located at the following address.ETS Global,43-45 rue Taitbout75009 ParisOur contact telephone numbers and contact e-mails remain the same.Conveniently placed in the centre of Paris, our new office hosts a brand new test room which fits to the latest HEQ standards and is equipped to welcome disabled candidates as well to the TOEIC®, TOEIC® Bridge, TOEFL® iBT and TFI™ test sessions.Download the access plan to the new ETS...

• 13/09/2009 Check out TEST Simulator – the new tool to help you practise for the TOEIC test

  The new TEST Simulator from Edulang is a practice tool that helps test takers prepare for the TOEIC Listening and Reading test, in an efficient and thorough manner. Test Simulator is a web-based simulation test that consists of five complete mock tests of two hours each and provides instant results in the form of scores and detailed explanations. The tests can be taken either in Practice mode which allows you to prepare at your own pace; and to do the exercises in parts or in Test mode,...

• 20/08/2009 ETS Global launches a new, revamped TOEIC website – www.toeic.eu

  ETS Global, the leading academic and business assessment company, has launched its new, revamped TOEIC website – www.toeic.eu. This new website is a simpler and more effective version of the older TOEIC website site.According to Axel Ronsin, IT/eBusiness Director, ETS Global, “While the older version of the website was admirable and served its purpose well, we were looking for something more transaction-oriented, a site that would allow test takers to quickly and easily register for a test or...

• 11/12/2008 ETS Global celebrates the 1 millionth TOEIC® test scored in France

  ETS Global celebrated the scoring of the 1 millionth TOEIC test in France on the 2nd of December at the Maison des Ingénieurs des Arts et Métiers (MIAM). The programme included a prize ceremony to honour the millionth TOEIC candidate, as well as chosen clients and partners for the role they play in making the TOEIC test a success in France; an interactive treasure hunt at the Musée du Quai Branly, and cocktail and dinner. Participants included clients and partners, ETS Global employees, and of...

• 30/09/2008 Banco de Espana decides to use the TOEIC test as a part of its recruitment process

  ETS Global – Spain has signed a contract with the Banco de España (Spanish National Bank) to provide them with the TOEIC® assessment to test the English skills of candidates applying to them for employment.Globalization, European convergence and the need to communicate with European Central Bank authorities in Frankfurt convinced Banco de España to standardise their procedure to measure the English language competence of their potential employees. Accordingly, the bank will insist on candidates...

• 09/11/2007 TOEIC® Practice Online : Speaking and Writing Now Available at ETS eStores

  ETS EMEA has launched its TOEIC® Practice Online: Speaking and Writing test, the first TOEIC® Range test in the EMEA region that is accessible online 24/7.The TOEIC® Practice Online: Speaking and Writing test is an online practice test, available “anytime and anywhere”, which offers range scores of speaking and writing ability. Since the test is accessible online, the range-score results are not certifying.The TOEIC® Practice Online: Speaking and Writing test is a tool which offers a...

• 23/04/2007 ETS Europe launches 2 new innovative online practice products for the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests

  ETS Europe has launched 2 new exciting online products: the TOEFL® Practice Online and the TOEIC® Practice Online: Speaking and Writing, that help candidates prepare for the TOEFL and TOEIC tests respectively, while providing targeted practice on different English language skills.“ETS, market leader in providing valid language assessment tools, has taken learning a step further by offering two innovative practice products that help test takers do their absolute best,” claims Benoit Thao,...

• 08/03/2007 4.5 million TOEIC test takers in 2004-05; Europe a fast-growing market

  ETS Europe announced today that around 4.5 million candidates from around the world sat for the TOEIC® test in 2004-05. The TOEIC (TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION™) test is recognised worldwide as a reliable, standard measurement of competency in professional English. The TOEIC test has been developed by ETS (Educational Testing Service), the company that is also the developer of the TOEFL® (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE™) test.Japan and Korea continue to be the biggest...

• 08/03/2007 ETS releases TOEIC Report on Test-Takers Worldwide (2005)

  ETS has released its TOEIC Report on Test-Takers Worldwide for 2005. This is an annual study that analyses the TOEIC® (Test of English for International Communication™) test-taker profiles, and draws conclusions based on the data. When taking a TOEIC test, each candidate is required to fill in a TOEIC Background Questionnaire, a survey that gathers information about test-takers’ educational background, work experience, English language use and study, and the TOEIC test-taking experience....

• 08/03/2007 ETS Europe organises benchmarking workshops: Benchmarking the TOEIC® and TOEFL® tests to the Common European Framework of Reference

  ETS conducted the second series of workshops to benchmark TOEFL® and TOEIC® test scores to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) in Berlin, Germany between the 10 and 21 of October.The ETS Europe German and Belgian teams worked together to organise the programme, bringing together 45 panellists from across Europe, including EFL teachers, policy makers, assessment researchers and educational consultants. The workshops were led by two psychometricians from Princeton – Richard...

• 08/03/2007 New TOEIC test premieres in Japan and Korea; all TOEIC versions are equally valid worldwide

  After a decade of research and millions of dollars in development, the new Test of English for International Communication™ (TOEIC®) premiered end of May in Japan and Korea. More than 260,000 test takers participated in this historic event. The new test, a redesigned version of the TOEIC, reflects the work of ETS test development experts in both measuring how English is actually used in the business environment, and maintaining the score scale of the current TOEIC test. The new test will be...