What is an international language certificate?

An international certificate is a document that proves your level of knowledge of a foreign language. It is issued with the permission of world-renowned organizations and is recognized worldwide.

I have a certificate of international standard issued in foreign language courses. Is there a difference?

There is a difference. To obtain an international certificate, one must pass a unified exam specially designed to assess language proficiency. Such certificates are the same for all countries. This is the highest official proof of your knowledge that any institution will necessarily accept.

Instead, the certificates of international standard issued by local language schools, courses, and agencies only testify to the fact that you have completed the program of that language school. This is an unofficial document translated into a foreign language and sealed. Any course can issue such certificates, but not every foreign or even local organization recognizes them.

Why do you need an international certificate?

Even if you have an excellent command of a foreign language, you need documentary proof of your level of knowledge. International language certificates exist for this purpose.

Who needs an international certificate?

Those who plan to study or work abroad and those who intend to emigrate.

The certificate is often an incentive to improve the language and build a successful career – even in the Motherland.

Also, recently, graduates of public educational institutions who received an international language exam certificate in a foreign language in the current academic year can be credited with the result of the said exam as an assessment of the final state certification.

How can I get an international certificate?

It is necessary to pass a particular exam in a foreign language. Exams are held based on authorized organizations.

How to prepare for the exam?

For example, at the Foreign Language Agency Just In Time. Our educational program has two significant advantages: firstly, it is designed to meet the highest exam requirements. Second, we aim for your high test result.

There are other options: independent study, preparation with a tutor, or special courses based on official test centers or private language schools.

What is the exam like?

Usually, the exam consists of several parts: comprehension of the text, a written task, a grammar test, and speaking. The exam can be written or computer-based. All exams are designed specifically for those who are learning a foreign language and are not native speakers.

 Who develops the exams for this certification?

All international exams are developed and approved by certain official institutions.

What kind of international certificates are there?

There are many of them. For the English language, the most popular are IELTS, TOEFL, and Cambridge exams (FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC). Among others: tests for beginners – Key English Test (KET) and Preliminary English Test (PET), exams for children (YLE Starters / Movers / Flyers), for English language teachers, and others.
For the German language, these are primarily Testdaf and Goethe-Zertifikat, as well as DSH, ZD, KDS, GDS, and others.
For the Spanish language – DELE (has certificates of three levels: CIE, DBE, and DSE).

For French – DELF and DALF tests (6 levels in total), TCF.

For the Italian language – CILS, PLIDA, and CELI exams.

Where are they issued?

An international certificate can be obtained only at an accredited test center. In Ukraine, several official centers take exams to get an international certificate.

For the English language, these are British Council Ukraine, Students International IELTS Test Center KYIV, English Examination Center in Kyiv, Grade Education Center, Oxford Klass, Cambridge Club, International Language Centre, etc.

For the German language: examination centers of the “German Center,” representative offices of the Goethe Institute.

For Spanish: Embassy of Spain, at some universities in the regions.

For the French language: the French Institute, regional centers of the Alliance Française.

For the Italian language: the Italian Institute of Culture, the Dante Alighieri Society, Taras. The Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.