BULATS Introduction


WHAT IS BULATS?


The Business Language Testing Service (BULATS) is a language assessment service specifically for the use of companies and organisations. BULATS is for organisations which need a reliable way of assessing the language ability of groups of employees or trainees.


The service is designed to test the language of employees who need to use a foreign language in their work and for students and employees on language courses or on professional/business courses where foreign language ability is an important element of the course.


The service provides:

  • relevant, useful and reliable language tests in work contexts

  • test administration to suit the client company's individual requirements

  • rapid turn around of test results

  • information to help the interpretation of test results

  • advice to companies on appropriate strategies for language testing, assessing language needs (language auditing) and training.


Please visit this website for more information http://www.bulats.org/


“We use BULATS as an assessment tool to aid in job grading system and to help staff to have an idea where they are in order for them to improve a particular skill. I think BULATS is a good business English test for the companies like ours in this business environment”_ Nguyen Giang Thu, HR Manager BP Pipeline, Vietnam

 

“CB BULATS is very easy to adopt and use, and is responsive and accurate – all of which convinced us to select the package”_ Fahad Al Hassawi, Emirate Grou

 

“The UNDP has been using BULATS for nearly 10 years and have always been very impressed with its tests both in terms of the quality and the service given. We use BULATS as an official tool to test our staff's English level because we know it is a global standard test delivered in a very helpful, friendly and swift manner. We think BULATS is not only suitable for people working in International Organisations and Companies, but also for students who may need to learn to use the language in order to better prepare themselves for employment positions with such entities in the future.” _ Dinh Thi Nam, HR Officer, United Nations Development Programme, Vietnam

 

“I like BULATS because it tests all four skills in English, and also because it provides very quick results, with internationally trusted standards”_ Vo Thi Thu Huong, HR Manager adidas, Vietnam

 


BULATS Levels


All the tests aim to assess candidates across the six levels of the ALTE Framework, i.e. the same test is used for all candidates whatever their level (0-5 of the ALTE Framework correspond to the Council of Europe Framework levels A1-C2).

 

 

ALTE Levels

Council of Europe (CEF) Levels

BULATS scores

Level Description

Cambridge ESOL certificated examinations at these levels

Level 5

C2

90 – 100

Upper Advanced

CPE

Level 4

C1

75 – 89

Advanced

CAE, BEC Higher

Level 3

B2

60 – 74

Upper Intermediate

FCE, BEC Vantage

Level 2

B1

40 – 59

Intermediate

PET, BEC Preliminary

Level 1

A2

20 – 39

Elementary

KET

Level 0

A1

0 - 19

Beginner

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