Raise the profile of your institution

Reliable and accurate English language testing is essential for improving the learning process of your students and raising the quality of teaching in your institution.

Aptis helps you demonstrate the quality of English teaching in your institution to stakeholders, build your profile and raise the standards of English proficiency. 

Unlock a new competitive advantage through partnering with the British Council, a world leader in English language testing.

The results from Aptis are mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), allowing you to easily understand the skills and competencies of your students and teachers.

Assessment designed for the education sector

We have tailored the content of Aptis specifically for the education sector to facilitate the assessment of teachers and teenagers. By featuring content and scenarios from their daily lives and work situations, Secondary English Test and Teachers enable candidates to focus on the actual language being tested.

Aptis enables you to:

  • efficiently assess and monitor the English levels of students and teachers
  • ensure reliable admissions and exit processes
  • identify strengths and weaknesses to inform teaching and improve training programmes
  • place students in the right courses
  • ensure the readiness of students to study in English-taught programmes.

Aptis for schools

The Secondary English Test 

  • The Secondary English Test is an English assessment tool developed by the British Council, designed specifically for teenagers aged 13-17 years. A fun and modern approach to testing, Secondary English Test  is a 21st-century test for 21st-century minds
  • Teenagers are tested through topics and scenarios they can relate to, for example: social media, homework, school events and sports, to make the test more familiar. This modern approach to testing allows candidates to fully demonstrate their English knowledge allowing them to focus on their English skills
  • The Secondary English Test can be integrated into current education systems, which allows students’ English levels to be measured effectively and efficiently over time
  • Schools, language centres, and private and public institutions can decide the day and time of the exam as it is a computer-based test

Who can use it?

  • Secondary and senior secondary schools
  • English language training centres

Aptis for higher education institutions

The importance of English in higher education:

  • English language competency is crucial for students and teachers to progress and stay competitive within an international landscape
  • To support your university’s internationalisation objectives and the success of your English-taught (EMI) programmes, reliable English testing is essential

With Aptis you can

  • assess English language skills of teachers and students and benchmark them to an international standard (Common European Framework of Reference)
  • confirm that university tutors have the required proficiency level to teach in English effectively
  • test your students if they have the necessary language skills to study successfully in English-taught programmes
  • identify strengths and weaknesses to inform language training requirements and measure its success
  • place students in the right courses
  • ensure reliable admissions, placement and exit processes
  • ensure students meet the local language proficiency requirements for graduation

Who can use it?

  • Students of 18 years of age and above
  • Teachers and academic staff

Choose reliable assessment

Aptis is underpinned by the latest research in English assessment and is a subject of an ongoing research agenda. Its design, scoring and delivery are managed up to high-quality assurance and monitoring standards.

The tasks in Aptis are communicative, which means they test the abilities to interact in English in real-life situations.

Optimise your testing process

Aptis delivers superior flexibility in terms of modularity and customised delivery. You are able to test all or select language skills, whichever option best suits your needs and budget. It can be delivered on-demand, at a time, location and frequency of your choice.

Aptis does not require specific preparation, just familiarisation with the test format. This means it can be easily integrated in your current system without having to change the teaching methodology.

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