VEC Examinations are held on demand at 20 days notice. Two options are available: Computer based (taken at an Authorised Examination Centre) and Online-Remote proctoring (taken from home or office).

Each VEC Examination lasts 60 minutes and comprises five parts:

Part 1 – Listening

The aim of this section is to test the candidate’s ability to comprehend exchanges in spoken English related to their professional field. They are given three statements for each dialogue and must decide which of the three is true, according to what they hear.

Part 2 – Knowledge of Linguistic Means

The Knowledge of Linguistic Means section aims to assess the candidate’s knowledge of the vocabulary they would be expected to know in their professional field.

Part 3 – Knowledge of Language Functions

This section aims to assess the candidate’s ability to understand the functional spoken English they would be expected to be familiar with in their professional field.

Part 4 – Reading

The Reading section consists of three short texts, all related to the vocational field being examined. The aim of Part 4 is to assess the candidate’s ability to deal with realistic written texts of the types they would expect to meet in their profession.

Part 5 – Writing Awareness

The Writing Awareness section aims to assess the candidate’s ability to recognize the functional writing and text types required in their field of study, and demonstrate their knowledge of the structures, elements and content to be expected in such texts, as well as their internal flow and logic. The candidates need to familiarize themselves with the various types of writing texts they will encounter or need to produce in their vocational field.

The structure of the examination is designed to meet the requirements of various fields, taught in vocational schools, technical colleges, institutes and universities.
 

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For the International Vocational English Online Examinations Demo application Download International Vocational English Examinations Demo