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Developed by British Council’s assessment experts, Aptis  is underpinned by the latest research in the field. It provides reliable and valid evaluation of English skills mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Aptis is trusted by governments and organisations globally for raising the standards of English.

Albania

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education and Sport University entry for Master's and PhD programmes

Austria

Name Purpose
Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy For work visa purposes
Ministry of the Interior

Bangladesh

Name Purpose
Directorate of Primary Education, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education For Master Trainer selection and end of training assessment

Brazil

Name Purpose
Exército Brasileiro / Brazilian Army
  • Selection of Career Military Personnel for missions abroad.
  • Graduation from School of Sergeants (Escola de Sargento das Armas).
  • Graduation from Officer Training Course (Curso de Fomação de Oficiais).
  • Salary increase based on the improvement of language proficiency levels.

Colombia

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education

School and university graduation

Teachers' recruitment

Ecuador

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education Teachers' accreditation

Egypt

Name Purpose
Galala University in Egypt  Admission test

Kazakhstan

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Salary increase for teachers of physics, chemistry, biology, information technology 

Malaysia

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education, English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) English teaching pre-requisite for teachers

Mexico

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education

Teachers' accreditation

University graduation

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Certification of level for university credits and international study

Universidad Tecnológica El Retoño

 University graduation

Philippines

Name Purpose
St Paul University – Quezon City For college students applying for an internship
Mapua Malayan Colleges Mindanao For faculty employees as a requirement for granting of tenure

Poland

Name Purpose
Ministry of Education Teachers' accreditation

Saudi Arabia

Name Purpose

 Transport General Authority

Training and development of employees

Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University 

Admission to certain programmes; exit test for certain programmes

Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

Filtering for internal and overseas programmes

Sri Lanka

Name Purpose
Ministry of Foreign Promotion and Welfare For promotion purposes