Elena Santiago, 33, Madrid

“My company sends employees to client locations all over the world. I was given the chance to travel on an assignment but was not confident  enough about speaking… and generally communicating in English…especially in a business context. Last November my company introduced the TOEIC programme - this was the best thing that happened to me! I learnt how to follow English business conversations and understand different accents, which was very difficult in the beginning! I took the Listening and Reading test after the course and now I am more confident and practise speaking in English at home.” 

Isabelle Amorim, 36, Brazil

“Finding a job here in England was a big problem for me. I was rejected six times because my English was not good. So I decided to take the TOEIC Listening and Reading test to improve my ‘business English’. During the course, I learnt the importance of pronunciation and stress on words, I also learnt how to speak, read, write and understand English well. Today, I work as a personal assistant which needs me to speak in English all the time. This is not a problem for me anymore.”