Vouching Provision abridged version Feb 2016 Qualification



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Vouching Provision – abridged version Feb 2016




Qualification

Minimum Grade Required to satisfy B2 level

(equivalent to 5.5 in IELTS)

Acceptable



















UK-based or UK-accredited qualifications

























Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

Minimum Level B2 and:

Minimum profile of 162 -168 in sub-skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing (Use of English may also be tested)

Yes


















Cambridge English : Proficiency (CPE)

Minimum Level C1


Yes



















Cambridge English First (FCE)




No



















Cambridge English: Business Preliminary




No



















Cambridge English: Business Vantage

Minimum Level Grade B

Yes


















Cambridge English: Business Higher

Minimum Level B2

and

Minimum profile of 162 -179 in sub-skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing

Yes



















Cambridge English Legal (ILEC)





No



















Cambridge. ESOL Skills for Life Level 1




No



















Cambridge. ESOL Skills for Life Level 2 (not to be confused with ESOL Skills for Life Entry 2)

Pass in all three modes

Yes

Three modes:

Reading

Writing

Sp & L



















City & Guilds International ESOL (IESOL) Diploma (9992)

(known as Pitman Qualifications prior to 2010)

Not syllabus 8984 or 8985

Level 1

Communicator Level (B2)


Yes



















Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)


51-58

With no less than 51 in all skills

Yes

















ETS

(Test of English as a Foreign Language) TOEFL (iBT)

70 overall with minimum of 18 in all four skills

Yes



















ETS

TOEIC




No



















European Qualifications

























European Baccalaureate

With Language 1 or Language 2




L60% overall

60% (6) in English (Language 1)

70% (7) in English (Language 2)


Yes



















(Cyprus)

School leaving certificate (Apolytirio)

17/20 in English

Acceptable 2015-16

Under review



















(Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)

Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma)




No


















(Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)

Lise Bitirme Diplomasi

(Private High School Finishing Diploma)




No


















The Africas

























(Cameroon)

GCSE O Level (British system)


Grade C in English Language

Acceptable 2015-16

Under review



















(Cameroon)

West African Secondary School Certificate (Anglophone)

Grade C in English Language


Acceptable 2015-16

Under review


















(Ghana)

General Certificate of Education O Level





No



















(Ghana)

West African Senior School Certificate


Grade C in English Language


Acceptable 2015-16

Under review



















(Ivory Coast)

Baccalaureate




No



















(Nigeria)

West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC)


Grade C in English Language




Acceptable 2015-16

Under review



















(Nigeria)

Senior School Certificate (NECO)

Grade C in English Language


Acceptable 2015-16

Under review


















(Nigeria)

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (WAEC)




No



















(Nigeria)

Higher Elementary Teacher’s Certificate , Grade 2

(phased out in 1996)

Pass overall

English must be B / B1 / B2 or Credit I or Credit II. A pass in English is not sufficient

If English is Credit or above and accompanied by a reference showing at least 5 years teaching / working in English medium at High School level or above in the past 5 years



Yes



















(Tanzania)

The Certificate of Secondary Education National Form IV / (CSE)

Grade C


Refer



















(Tanzania)

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Awarded by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Zanzibar.


Grade C

Refer



















(Tanzania)

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC)

Grade C

Refer



















(Tanzania)

East African Certificate of Education (EACE) –

Grade 6 or above

Refer



















(Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at Ordinary Level

with English language at grade C


Refer



















(Zimbabwe)

General Certificate of Education




No



















(Zimbabwe)

Cambridge Higher School Certificate

with English language at grade C

Refer



















The Americas

























(Dominican Republic)

Bachillerato – Secondary School Certificate




No



















Asia

























(Bangladesh)

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Intermediate Certificate




No



















(China)

Certificate of Senior Secondary School




No



















(Hong King)

Yi Jin Diploma




No


















(Hong Kong)

Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)





No



















Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)


Grade 4 and above overall with a minimum of 3 in each band in each target description for programmes requiring IELTS 6.0


Yes



















(India)

Indian Standard XII / Higher Secondary Certificate

(For these boards:

Council for Indian School Certificate Examination

(CISCE)

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE))




No




















(India)

Indian Standard XII / Higher Secondary Certificate

From state boards (Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu , West Bengal)





No



















(Iraq)

(Certificate of Preparatory Education / Secondary School Certificate)

Also known as: Sixth Form Baccalaureate





No



















(Jordan)

(Certificate of General Secondary Education)




No



















(Malaysia)

Cambridge General Certificate of Education O-level

Syllabus 1119




Refer



















(Malaysia)

SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) (Malaysia Certificate of Education)





Refer



















(Malaysia)

STPM

Sijil Tinggi Persokolahan Malaysia (Malaysia Higher School Certificate)





Refer



















(Mauritius)

General Certificate of Education -Cambridge

O level (1123) English Language




Refer



















(Mauritius)

General Certificate of Education - Cambridge

O Level English Language (for Mauritius) (1125)




Refer



















(Mauritius)

General Certificate of Education - Cambridge




Refer



















(Mauritius)

The Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC)





Refer



















(Mauritius)

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level





Refer



















(Nepal)

Higher Secondary Education Certificate





No



















(Oman)

General Education Diploma




No



















(Pakistan)

Higher Secondary Certificate




No



















(Saudi Arabia)

General Secondary Education Certificate




No



















(Sri Lanka)

Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Ordinary level)

Grade C / Credit

(not PASS)

Refer



















Sri Lanka

BCAS English Course

(Uni of Wolverhampton)

Now module 6LW026 English Communication for Law

Pass


Acceptable 2015-16

Under review



















(United Arab Emirates)

(General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (General / Religious))




No



















Other internationally recognised qualifications

























Anglia Examinations Syndicate

Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language


Proficiency level (acCEPT)

Note – this analysis is from academic year 2016/17. For academic year 2015/16, accept ALL Anglia Proficiency



Yes – but speaking is optional. Speaking must be included

(from 2016/17)

And

W1A Academic writing (pre-April 2015 Section A in writing)





















Anglia Examinations Syndicate

Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language

Advanced level

Merit / Distinction – over 65%

Note – this analysis is from academic year 2016/17. For academic year 2015/16, accept ALL Anglia Proficiency



Yes – speaking is optional so must be included

From 2016/17





















IGCSE English as a First Language (Cambridge)


Must be syllabus 0522 or 0500 as these include speaking and listening

Grade C with minimum B2 in all components

(2 if syllabus 0500)

*Supplementary Certifying Statement showing CEFR breakdown must be provided by candidates

Yes



















IGCSE English as a Second Language (Cambridge)

Grade B with minimum B2 in all components

Supplementary Certifying Statement showing CEFR breakdown must be provided by candidates

Yes



















Michigan:

Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)

Pass

Yes



















GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)




No




















International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

(post 2011)


Pass, grade 5 for English at Standard Level in Language B (English)

Yes




















International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (post 2011)


Pass, grade 4 for English at Higher Level In Language B (English)

Yes



















MELAB

(Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

75


Yes

Speaking is separate and needs a certificate






















UK University Presessionals

























SOLETS (School of Languages English Testing Service) – UCLan

(Cambridge Education Group)

Pass (50%)


Yes



















Sheffield Hallam University Presessional (PEAP)

5.5 in all components

Yes



















Coventry University

FOC English Assessment

5.5 in all 4 components

Yes


















INTO (Newcastle University)

55%

Yes



















Majority English-speaking countries (courses taught in country, not an a campus elsewhere)

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

The Bahamas

Barbados


Belize

Canada


Dominica

Grenada


Guyana

Jamaica


New Zealand

St Kitts and Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

United States of America







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