Russian Federation Business English Certificate (BEC)

The BEC suite of examinations are available at three levels, all of which are linked to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; BEC Higher is set at C1, BEC Vantage is set at B2 and BEC Preliminary is set at B1.

The BEC qualifications are recognised by more than a thousand educational organisations, employers, ministries, government bodies and professional organisations throughout the world as suitable qualifications for business use.

Top international companies such as Sony Ericsson, Shell, Vodafone, Bayer, Coca-Cola & HSBC all have employees who have taken one or more of the BEC examinations.

Listed below are some examples of organisations which have used the BEC examinations as an indication of an individuals English language proficiency.

Organisation  Type*   BEC  BEC Preliminary  BEC Vantage  BEC Higher 
 
Agentstvo Kontakt  COBEC  BEC Vantage BEC Higher 
Axmor Software  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
ECORYS-NEI Ltd  CO  BEC   BEC Higher 
Edmins Group  CO  BEC   BEC Higher 
Guild of Press Publishers (GIPP)  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
International Moscow Bank (IMB)  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
MCC Eurochem  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
Marine Agent Ltd  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
Novosoft LLC  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
Perm Financial and Industrial Group  CO  BEC BEC Preliminary   
Philip Morris Management Services Ltd  CO  BEC BEC Preliminary   
Prognoz  CO  BEC BEC Preliminary BEC Vantage  
Promix  CO  BEC BEC Preliminary   
Russky Alyuminy (RusAl)  CO  BEC BEC Preliminary   
TNK-BP  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
Waterhill Recruitment Services  CO  BEC  BEC Vantage  
World Bank  CO  BEC   BEC Higher 
Graduate School of International Business, Academy of National Economy  HF  BEC    
International Finance Institute, The Finance Academy  HF  BEC    
Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod (LUNN)  HF  BEC    
Moscow Business School (MIRBIS)  HF  BEC BEC Preliminary BEC Vantage  
Moscow Open Socialnaya Akademiya  HF  BEC    
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)  HF  BEC    
Nizny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering  HF  BEC    
State University Higher School of Economics  HF  BEC    
University of Budget and Treasury  HF  BEC    

*CO: Corporate, Govt: Government Bodies, HF: Higher/Further Education, MN: Ministerial, PB: Professional Bodies, PS: Public Service