The Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Examinations are provided by Cambridge ESOL, a department of the University of Cambridge. They are recognised by thousands of employers throughout the world.

The range of Cambridge ESOL examinations includes internationally known certificates and assessment services such as the Certificate of Proficiency in English, Certificate in Advanced English, First Certificate in English, Preliminary English Test and Key English Test, as well as the Business English Certificates and the Business Language Testing Service. All of these examinations assess the ability to communicate effectively in English and cover all four language skills – Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking – so that they provide the ideal preparation for learners who need to use English in their professional lives.

The Cambridge ESOL examinations are linked to the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) levels for language assessment and to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

For more information on the Cambridge ESOL examinations, visit our website at http://www.CambridgeESOL.org  or contact ESOL Information, University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom.

For more information on recognition of Cambridge ESOL examinations, please click here; http://www.cambridgeesol.org/support/rec.htm

Listed below are some examples of large international companies and organisations that have used one or more of the Cambridge ESOL examinations, either for staff recruitment or as part of their training and staff-development programme.

3M DaimlerChrysler
ABB Dell
Adidas Deutsche Bank
Aéroports de Paris DHL
Agfa-Gevaert Disney
Air Europa Líneas Aéreas DuPont
AstraZeneca Ericsson
AT&T Estée Lauder
Aventis Eurocopter
Banco do Brasil General Hellenic Bank
Banco Itaú General Motors
Banco Nacional de México (Banamex) Gillette
Banque de France GlaxoSmithKline
Banque Nationale de Paris Goodyear
Barclays Bank Grupo BBVA
BASF Hertz
Bayer Hewlett-Packard
Beiersdorf HSBC
BP IBM
British Airways ICI
Cable & Wireless Johnson & Johnson
Carrefour KPMG
Citibank Kraft General Foods
Coca-Cola Kuoni Reisen
Colgate-Palmolive Microsoft
Credit Suisse Mobil Oil
Nestlé
Nokia
Novartis
PepsiCo
Philips
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Procter & Gamble
Rank Xerox
Roche
Rolls-Royce
Rotary International
SAP
Seat
Shell
Siemens
Sony
Sun Microsystems
Texaco
Toyota
UBS
Unilever
Vodafone
World Bank
World Health Organisation (WHO)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Yves Saint Laurent