The longer in the job, the smaller the English knowledge

(openPR) - ETS Europe demands more investments from enterprises into vocational further training

Berlin, 20 February 2007 - persons, who stand longer in the working life, cut TOEIC test off for Business English in the total result more badly. That resulted in „the TOEIC report on test Takers Worldwide (2005) “of the language test offerer ETS, which examines each year the profiles of all TOEIC Testkandidaten world-wide. Persons, who were less than two years employed, received with the test the best results with 550 points and two to four years employees persons employed 520 points. Working persons, the five to ten years to the enterprise belonged, reached 518 points and employees with more than ten years seniority came only on 456 points.

The majority of the test participants (54 per cent) was employed full or partial time. Generally the students among the candidates achieved higher TOEIC results than in the employer-employee relationship standing participant, which is to be led on it back that students are more active and rather ready to learn English. Participants in lehr or occupations of training achieved predominantly higher total results than participants in other occupational groups. The lowest point values obtained workers and technical personnel. Also these results are to be explained by the different vocational requirements and the frequency of the application of foreign languages.

Only at the beginning of of February this yearly communicated Bundesinstitut for vocational training in its statement before the federal committee that the participation ratio of German employees is because of vocational further training with 30 to 40 per cent far behind Sweden, Denmark and France.

„The ETS study and the statement of the Federal institut for vocational training confirm the emergency fewness of vocational further training “, say Holger Creutzburg, Associate Director ETS Europe. „Constant learning and the regular advanced training are in our modern society of the keys to success. Straight enterprises should invest into the further training of their coworkers, since the acquired knowledge flows directly again into the work. In addition, the motivation and the relationship of the coworkers to the enterprise are affected positively by advanced training. “

The complete „TOEIC report on test Takers Worldwide (2005) “with detailed statistics, analyses and their graphic illustration is available free of charge on the web pages www.etseurope.org and www.toeic.eu. In this report also the question catalogs used for the data acquisition are contained. Data basis were data of 1.266.950 that altogether 4.5 million graduate of the TOEIC test to education background, job experiences, language's application and learning duration. The report informs about it, of which ranges and social groups the candidates consist world-wide and which factors affect the English learning.

Press contact:
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Further information:
ETS Europe
Holger Creutzburg
Associate Director
Marketing & Communication
Alexanderstr. 7
10178 Berlin
E-Mail: hcreutzburg@etseurope.org
Telephone: 030-24 04 67 93
Fax: 030-24 04 67 94

Over ETS
ETS is a Nonprofitinstitution with the goal of promoting the quality and Fairness of education by research and the development of reliable and valider Assessment instruments. ETS offers custom-made solutions for educational facilities, government authorities, enterprises and individuals. These solutions cover products and services within the ranges training capability, performance level determination, certifying, lehr and learning aid research and the consultation for the improvement of educational systems. Created Forschungsinstitut developed, and corrects today more administers 1947 as 24 million tests per year in more than 180 countries. ETS Europe makes the entrance to the products and services possible in Europe. More information under www.etseurope.org.

Over the TOEIC® test (TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION™)
The TOEIC is an internationally recognized standard for the measurement of the English language level of non--native speakers in the business surrounding field. The test is available world-wide in approx. 60 countries. It measures the language authority of the candidates on the basis a remaining constant numeric scale of 10 to 990 points and not by „a passport or fail “- system. The different ability levels can be arranged in the common European reference framework (GER). The test is essentially used of government authorities, educational facilities and more than 5000 enterprises world-wide. More information under www.toeic.eu.

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