TOEIC® Scores now Accepted by the Cayman Islands Department of Immigration
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Princeton, N.J. (December 14, 2011) — The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration is accepting scores from Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) TOEIC® tests to measure the English-language proficiency of persons from around the world wishing to work or settle in the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration expects to receive approximately 1,000 applicants annually who will take the TOEIC® Listening and Reading test and the TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests to demonstrate their English-language skills. Scores will apply to workers from all sectors and are not based on a tier system or type of work.
“We are encouraged
by the Cayman Islands’ use of fair and valid assessments to advance quality and
equity in education,” Mohammad Kousha, ETS Executive Director- Global said.
“TOEIC assessments offer job seekers a competitive advantage and an
internationally recognized credential to distinguish them from other
candidates.”
The Cayman Islands acceptance of TOEIC follows the U.K. Border Agency’s announcement earlier this year that persons from around the world wishing to work or settle in the United Kingdom may use the TOEIC test to demonstrate their English proficiency for all visas under the United Kingdom's points-based system.
The TOEIC tests
are the most widely accepted English-language assessments in the workplace
environment. With more than six million tests administered last year, the
TOEIC tests are
the global standard for assessing workplace English-language communication
skills for companies, institutions and government agencies around the world.
The TOEIC tests currently are used by more than 10,000 organizations in 120 countries
worldwide.