For schools & higher education
Make progress visible.
Make the development of professional English visible, from admission to graduation. Cambridge New Linguaskill offers schools and organisations a flexible way to measure and certify English from B1 to C2.
New Linguaskill compared.
The three most requested alternatives side by side, on the points that matter for organisations. The ALTE Q-mark is Cambridge’s quality mark for language tests — an accreditation few other tests hold.
| New Linguaskill | IELTS | TOEFL iBT | Duolingo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTE Q-mark: official quality accreditation | ||||
| Official Cambridge certificate, verifiable online | ||||
| Business variant with questions set in professional practice | ||||
| Modular: take only the skills you need | ||||
| Adaptive difficulty, tuned to the candidate’s level | ||||
| Reporting on the Cambridge English Scale | ||||
| Results within 48 hours | ||||
| Available any day, no fixed exam dates | ||||
| Can be taken at home or on location | ||||
| Speaking assessed by an examiner in conversation | ||||
| CEFR levels reported from B1 to C2 | ||||
| Suitable for groups and cohorts within one organisation |
Indicative comparison based on publicly available information; specifications of other tests may change.
Three Cambridge routes side by side.
New Linguaskill Business
Business English, B1–C2, flexible and modular. The test for students entering the labour market at graduate level.
New Linguaskill
General/academic English, when Business English is not the primary context.
Cambridge English Qualifications
Among others B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency. Separate qualifications per level.
talkingENGLISH is Authorised Cambridge English Exam Centre NL181. That means we do not just offer a business school a New Linguaskill product, but can advise more broadly on Cambridge assessment and certification.