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
CO
BEC
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