International Recognition

Pearson English International Certificate

Pearson English International Certificate is accepted around the world by universities, ministries of education and employers as proof of English language proficiency. The below is a list of countries where Pearson English International Certificate is accepted by government bodies.

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Governments

COLOMBIA

Evaluación aprobada por el Ministerio de Educación

CHEQUÍA

Ministerio de Educación Prueba de calidad

ESTONIA

Ministerio de Educación Approved accreditation as substitute test for the Gümnaasiumi Lõpueksamid foreign language examination

ECUADOR

Evaluación aprobada por el Ministerio de Educación

ESPAÑA

Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of 29 July 2016. Recognised by ACLES, CRUE, etc. as English proficiency tests for entry into university programmes around spain and by almost all Regional Educational Authorities for teachers and civil servants in general.

FILIPINAS

LGIS LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Qualifications Assessment Authority Corp

GRECIA

Ministry of Education ASEP accreditation

ITALIA

  • Ministerio de Educación Prueba de Calidad

LETONIA

Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

LITUANIA

  • Ministerio de Educación
  • Ministerio del Interior de Lituania

MEXICO

  • Ministerio de Educación

POLONIA

  • Poland: Regulation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of 22 September 2011.
  • Pearson Exams (International Certificate Level 3 - B2, Level 4 – C1 and Level 5 – C2) and LCCI English for Business (Level 2 – B2, Level 3 – C1, Level 4 – C2) and First Certificate for Teachers of Business English (FTBE) are the basis for the exemption of language examination in the recruitment process for the candidates for the Ph.D. studies.
  • Regulation of the Ministry of National Educations of 12 March 2009. The regulation states that International Certificate Level 3 (Level 3 – B2, with Pass, Merit or Distinction), is considered as an official confirmation of language qualifications required to take up a job as a kindergarten and lower primary English teacher. Achieving certificate at the Level 4 and 5 (Level 4 – C1 and Level 5 – C2) is an official requirement for English teachers in upper primary and secondary education.
  • Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of 29 July 2016. This regulation states that the International Certificate Level 4 - C1, Level 5 - C2 and LCCI – English for Business, Level 3 - C1 and Level 4 – C2 are official confirmation of English proficiency required from members of the foreign services who apply for diplomatic status.

SUIZA

  • Canton Lucerne - Employment purposes for school teachers
  • Canton Schwyz - Employment purposes for school teachers
  • Canton St Gallen - Employment purposes for school teachers
  • Canton Zug - Employment purposes for school teachers

UCRANIA

  • Ministry of Education and Science - Approved accreditation as substitute test to the official school leaving exam, order 1/9-33

VIETNAM

  • Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training - Approved Assessment for Secondary Grades 6-12
  • Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training - Approved Assessment For Teachers
  • Hanoi University
  • The Hanoi University of Science and Technology
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Universities

ARGENTINA

  • Centro Universitario de Idiomas - Programa extracurricular de inglés - Facultad de Agronomía - UBA
  • CIDELE - Universidad Nacional de Luján
  • Instituto Superior CEM - Carreras de Profesorado y Traductorado Técnico Científico
  • Laboratorio de Idiomas de la Universidad Nacional de Catamarca
  • Laboratorios de Idiomas Universidad de Mar del Plata
  • UCEL
  • Universidad Abierta Interamericana
  • Universidad Atlántida Argentina - Sede Mar del Plata - Sede de la Costa - Sede Dolores
  • Universidad Austral
  • Universidad CAECE - Sede Mar del Plata - Traductorado Público de Inglés
  • Universidad Católica de Córdoba
  • Universidad Católica de Salta - Profesorado de Inglés - Traductorado Público de Inglés
  • Universidad Católica de Santa Fe
  • Universidad Champagnat
  • Universidad de Mar del Plata
  • Universidad de Palermo
  • Universidad del Aconcagua
  • Universidad Fasta
  • Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
  • Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - Laboratorio de Idiomas
  • Universidad Nacional de Misiones - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales
  • Universidad Nacional de San Juan
  • Universidad Nacional del Litoral
  • Universidad Nacional del Sur
  • Universidad Siglo XXI
  • UNSAM - Universidad Nacional de San Martin

BOLIVIA

  • Centro Boliviano Americano - (CBA La Paz)
  • Fundación Educativa Cultural Centro Boliviano Americano - (CBA - Tarija)
  • Global Academy La Paz
  • Instituto Técnico Multilingua S.R.L.
  • UNIFRANZ
  • Universidad Catolica Boliviana "San Pablo"
  • Universidad Mayor de San Andres
  • Universidad NUR (Centro de Idiomas)
  • Wake Up Lingua

BRASIL

  • Wizard Schools

CHILE

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

COLOMBIA

  • CENTRO CULTURAL COLOMBO AMERICANO
  • Corporación Hispanoamericana
  • Instituto Colombiano de Estudios Superiores de Incolda (ICESI)
  • Ministerio de Educación
  • Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca - UCEVA
  • Uniminuto
  • Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
  • Universidad de Antioquia
  • Universidad De La Sabana
  • Universidad de la Salle Colombia
  • Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
  • Universidad Luis Amigo
  • Universidad Pascual Bravo
  • Universidad Piloto de Colombia (UPC)
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar
  • Universidad del Norte

CANADÁ

McGill University, Montreal

COSTA RICA

Universidad de Costa Rica: School of Modern Languages

ECUADOR

  • CEC- Escuela Politécnica Nacional
  • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral - ESPOL
  • Ministry of Education
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador
  • Universidad de Guayaquil
  • Universidad Metropolitana - UMET
  • Universidad Nacional de Loja
  • Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
  • Universidad Casa Grande
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Manabí
  • Universidad de Investigación de Tecnología Experimental Yachay
  • Universidad Nacional de Educación UNAE
  • Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo UEES

ITALIA

  • Università degli studi di Napoli Federico IIn

MEXICO

  • The Britt Academy Quintana Roo
  • CENTRO DE IDIOMAS DE LA ESCUELA NORMAL SUPERIOR "Profesor Moisés Sáenz Garza"
  • Colegio de Bachilleres de Chihuahua
  • Colegios Esfer Salesianos Chihuahua
  • Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Cancún
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Durango
  • INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR DE CAJEME
  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Martínez de la Torre
  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Teziutlán
  • Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Zongolica
  • Institutos Tecnológicos de México
  • Ministerio de Educación
  • PrepaTec-Preparatoria Tec de Monterrey
  • Red de Universidades Anáhuac
  • Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico Campus Boca Del Rio
  • Tecnológico Nacional de México - Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo
  • UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA "BENITO JUÁREZ" DE OAXACA
  • Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
  • Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG)
  • Universidad de Xalapa
  • Universidad del Caribe
  • Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana
  • Universidad del Valle de Atemajac CELE
  • Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara (ITESO)
  • Universidad Hipócrates
  • Universidad La Salle Noroeste Obregon
  • Universidad Madero Puebla
  • Universidad Marista Merida
  • Universidad Politécnica de Baja California
  • Universidad Politécnica del Estado de Morelos
  • Universidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Puebla
  • Universidad Politecnica Metropolitana del Estado de Hidalgo
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Cancún
  • UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DEL CENTRO
  • Universidad Tecnologica de Tlaxcala
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Xicotepec Puebla
  • Universidad Tecnológica del Sur de Sonora
  • Universidad Veracruzana Veracruz
  • Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas
  • Universidades Politécnicas de México
  • Wozniak Instituto Quintana Roo
  • UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA
  • UNIVA
  • BENEMÈRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÒNOMA DE PUEBLA
  • Universidad de León

PERU

  • Centro de Idiomas USS (Universidad Señor de Sipán)
  • Centro Peruano Americano El Cultural -Trujillo
  • CIVIME Centro de Idiomas
  • ENAMM (Escuela Nacional de Marina Mercante)
  • Instituto del Sur - Arequipa
  • Instituto The Language Crew
  • Instituto SISE
  • Universidad César Vallejo
  • Universidad Esan
  • Universidad Nacional Amazonica de Madre de Dios
  • UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MOQUEGUA
  • UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL FEDERICO VILLARREAL
  • Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
  • Universidad Privada de Trujillo
  • Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
  • Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

REINO UNIDO

  • Abertay Dundee University
  • Aberystwyth Wales University
  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • Barking College
  • Barony College
  • Bath Spa University College
  • Birkbeck University College
  • Birmingham College of Food & Tourism
  • Bishop Grosseteste College
  • Bolton University
  • Bournemouth University
  • Bradford University
  • Brighton University
  • Bristol: University of the West of England
  • British School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Brunel University
  • Burton College
  • City of Sunderland College
  • Croydon College
  • Derby University
  • East London University
  • Falmouth: University College
  • Greenwich University
  • Goldsmiths College, University of London
  • Heythrop College, University of London
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Huddersfield University
  • Hull University
  • Kent University
  • Kidderminster College
  • Lancashire (Central) University
  • Leeds Metropolitan University
  • Leeds University
  • Lincoln College
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • Liverpool University
  • London School of Economics
  • London School of Economics
  • London South Bank University
  • Mid-Cheshire College
  • Northumbria University
  • Norwich School of Art & Design
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Plymouth College of Art and Design
  • Plymouth University
  • Portsmouth University
  • Queen Mary University
  • Queens University Belfast
  • Roehampton University
  • Saint Mary’s College
  • Somerset College of A & T
  • Staffordshire University
  • Suffolk College
  • Surrey University
  • Swansea University
  • Swindon College
  • Thames Valley University
  • Thomas Danby: Leeds
  • Trinity All Saints: Leeds
  • University of Worcester
  • Wales Institute Cardiff (University)
  • West George College – Glasgow
  • Westminster University
  • Weston University
  • Wolverhampton University
  • Worcester College of Technology
  • York University/div>

VIETNAM

  • Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training - Approved Assessment for Secondary Grades 6-12
  • Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training - Approved Assessment For Teachers
  • Hanoi University
  • The Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Test Centres

Visit the Test Centres page to view the authorized centre in or near your location.

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Exam dates

Find here the available test dates in your country.

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How to become an authorized Test Centre?

To become a Pearson English International Certificate Test Centre you should contact your local rep, who will connect you with the Pearson Implementation Team. They will provide you with the necessary information and help you with the administrative process to get the “Test Centre Approval”.

Once your institution has been approved as Authorized Centre, you will receive a Pearson English International Certificate Centre Number and an Accreditation Certificate. Soon after that, you and your staff will be trained by our Local Team to start implementing the exams autonomously.

Contact us for more information