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Versant Test
Versant Test
Automated language tests for recruitment, training & student placement.
Available 24/7 – no appointment needed
Used in over 100 countries
Scored 350 million tests since 1996
Results and diagnostics within minutes
How Versant can help you
For corporations
Assess the language skills that are important for business success
Companies use Versant to uphold the communicative language standards that are critical to customer satisfaction, employee productivity, and improved business results.
For academic institutions
Improve student’s employability by proving their practical English skills
Academic institutions throughout the world use Versant to evaluate and prove the ability of students to understand spoken English and to communicate clearly and appropriately in English in real life.
English levels around the world
Our research team analyzed scores from Versant test-takers in nine key regions throughout the world, including Japan. Download our Global Snapshot of English Proficiency report to learn about the speaking and writing levels in these areas and how they have changed over time.
Versant Professional English Test
English is the official language of business, and well-developed communication skills are key to a successful career in an international working environment.
The Versant Professional English Test is a 60-minute proficiency test that measures an individual’s speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. With questions based on real-life workplace scenarios, corporations and training providers around the world use Versant to baseline an employee’s English skills, measure progress in a business skills program, or use results as insights to uncover learning needs and support talent development.
Using cutting-edge AI and auto-scoring technology, Versant delivers immediate, accurate and actionable data on communicative proficiency in the workforce.
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- Approximately 60 minutes
- Skills measured: speaking, writing, listening, reading
- 58 questions/ 10 task types: sentence completion (10), passage reconstruction (3), reading comprehension (6), E-mail writing (2), dictation (8), response selection (8), passage comprehension (6), repeat (10), speaking situation (2), story retelling (3)
- Score scales:
Level 1 test: Global Scale of English (10-58), CEFR <A1–B1+
Level 2 test: Global Scale of English (51-90), CEFR B1+ –C2
- Scores presented:
Overall score and sub scores for speaking, writing, listening, reading skills
Mobile app delivery
Candidates can use our mobile app to take the Versant spoken test from anywhere, with or without service.
*Versant Speaking Test only
Web delivery
Candidates can take any Versant test online via desktop or laptop.
Software delivery
Securely test your candidates onsite and offline with our software-based delivery option.
Remote monitoring
For additional security and confidence in recruitment, the remote monitoring option uses AI to verify candidate identity and flag suspicious behaviour when testing offsite.
Fast reporting
The score report is available within minutes and includes the test taker’s overall score and subscores, with detailed explanations of language capabilities and tips for skill-specific improvement.
Scores
The scores are benchmarked to a number of standardized international score scales including the Global Scale of English (GSE)* and the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Intelligibility Index Score
Intelligibility reflects how easy it is to understand what someone is saying. Available exclusively in the Versant English Test score report, this new score measures various parts of a test taker’s manner of speaking such as pronunciation, fluency, clarity of expression, and speed of speech.
*Global Scale of English (GSE): The GSE is the first truly global English standard, allowing teachers to more accurately and more easily measure learner progress. To learn more about GSE, go to this page.
Sample Score Reports
Organisations have access to an all-in-one test management platform, which enables them to easily:
- Set controls on what candidate data is captured
- Set passing scores
- Flexibly group candidates according to business requirements
- Distribute tests, results and certificates
- Analyze individual and aggregate test performance data
“The first good thing about VERSANT is the “speed,” as results are immediately available after taking tests. It is important to get the results quickly when taking the test before and after English training, so that we can run a cycle of verifying the effectiveness. There is also the “convenience” of being able to take the test with a smartphone. Since the test can be taken anytime and anywhere, there is no need to set up a venue or have busy employees come all the way to take the English test. Furthermore, the “credibility” of the score is also important. Based on our experience, we have found that the scores are consistent and do not fluctuate much, even if the same person takes the test several times and this is one of the main reasons why we use VERSANT.” — PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD.