Versant, a smarter way to test language skills
25 years ago, two Stanford professors discovered a smarter way to run English language tests.
They created a tool that predicts how expert human interviewers would score a test, allowing you to get instant, unbiased results, anywhere in the world.
Today, this patented AI technology has scored over 350 million tests, helping Fortune 500 companies recruit, train and promote the right people for the job.
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Seeing beyond technical skills
Have you ever spoken to a non-native speaker with perfect grammar, but still struggled to understand what they were saying? How easy it is to understand what someone is saying is called intelligibility.
Our Intelligibility Index score gives you extra insight into a candidate’s skills. Use this score alongside the other proficiency subscores provided on the Versant English Test score report to help make decisions about candidates for specific purposes.
Looks at a speaker’s pronunciation, fluency, clarity of expression, and speed of speech

Highly accurate, objective and consistent measurement of intelligibility

Based on extensive research involving thousands of native and non-native English speakers

Developed specifically for use in the Versant English Test, powered by Pearson English’s world-leading AI technology

“The Versant tests helped us standardize and scale up our recruitment process. This led to significant improvement in the quality of hires on communication skills.”
Abraham Zachariah, Global Head, Learning and Development, Cognizant BPS
Test with a purpose

Recruiting
Hire professionals who have the spoken language skills you need for the jobs where speaking is important for clear communication.
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Promotion
Ensure employees with management potential have the language proficiency to participate in leadership development and move up in the organization.
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Training & development
Benchmark employee, teacher and student language levels to place them in training or academic programs, and measure progress after completion.
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How does Versant solve real-world challenges? Ask our customers.
