The Spoken English for Work examination is open to anyone aged 16 and above and whose first language is not English. Students will either be preparing to enter the world of work or already be working.
The SEW examinations are intended to assess a students’ oral skills in communicating in English in a working environment. The examinations are not profession specific, although students can choose to talk about their job if they wish. The examination is offered at four levels starting with SEW 1 for Elementary level students, to SEW 4 for Advanced students.
The content of the course covers a wide range of subject matter and tasks which arise in a variety of real-life working situations. Students are assessed on their language abilities and not their knowledge of specific professions.
