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Corporations who recognise Cambridge ESOL exams

By level By country
KET (Key English Test) (PDF 492Kb) International (PDF 478Kb)
PET (Preliminary English Test) (PDF 471Kb) Asia (PDF 78Kb)
FCE (First Certificate in English) (PDF 561Kb) Europe — Central and Eastern Europe (PDF 818Kb)
CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) (PDF 486Kb) France (PDF 12.9Mb)
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) (PDF 500Kb) Germany (PDF 124Kb)
BEC (Business English Certificates) (PDF 232Kb) Italy (PDF 113Kb)
Latin America (PDF 484Kb)
Portugal (PDF 116Kb)
Spain (PDF 98Kb)
Switzerland (PDF 528Kb)

Higher education institutions who recognise Cambridge ESOL exams

By level By country
PET (Preliminary English Test) (PDF 571Kb) Australia (PDF 471Kb)
FCE (First Certificate in English) (PDF 617Kb) Europe (PDF 475Kb)
CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) (PDF 470Kb) France (PDF 442Kb)
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) (PDF 471Kb) Germany (PDF 408Kb)
BEC (Business English Certificates) (PDF 137Kb) Germany (in German) (PDF 66Kb)
Spain (PDF 439Kb)
Switzerland (PDF 482Kb)
United Kingdom (PDF 463Kb)
USA (PDF 111Kb)