How Does an Employee
Achieve these Benchmarks?
HKWEB Levels are aligned to the business English examinations administered
by several internationally-recognized examination bodies, thus offering
employers and employees a range of choices as to which examination to
take. The examinations currently available for HKWEB are found in the
following table:
HKWEB and Specified International Business English
Examinations
HKWEB and Specified International Business English
Examinations
* IELTS is listed as a specified
examination by WEC under certain conditions. Please note the following
before applying to the Funding Scheme for Workplace English Training for
courses leading to an IELTS examination:
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IELTS is recognized as a specified examination by WEC only for in-house tailor-made English training with effect from 1 January 2005 (applications received on or before 31 December 2004, individual or company, are not qualified for subsidies for taking the IELTS examination, regardless of the examination date); |
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such courses should be designed for and taken only by employees who have obtained their first local or overseas degree within 3 years prior to the date of the IELTS examination (as counted from the issuance date of the certificate of graduation); and |
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such courses should lead to the Academic Module of the IELTS examination (courses leading to the General Training Module will not be accepted). |
The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice,
and the Office of WEC reserves the right to accept or reject any applications
to the Funding Scheme for Workplace English Training for undertaking IELTS.
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