THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FOR APPLICATION TO MCAP:
ELTPA, CLBA, IBT, and IELTS
Please note the ELTPA or the CLBA are preferred for the program purposes; however, any one of the above assessments is acceptable.
ENHANCED LANGUAGE TRAINING PLACEMENT ASSESSMENT (ELTPA)
The Enhanced Language Training Placement Assessment (Benchmark 6-10), or ELTPA (6-10), is an assessment tool for placing adult newcomers, mostly internationally trained professionals and trades people, in Enhanced Language Training programs. As the ELT programs deliver work-oriented language training, the Assessment focuses on evaluating language skills representative of those required in work or work-readiness settings. The ELTPA (6-10) is referenced to the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 and is a task-based instrument addressing a range of genres and themes. The assessment distinguishes communicative competence in four skill areas across a range of abilities from Benchmark 6 to 10. It is recommended that the ELTPA be used for assessment of those candidates whose language skills have been evaluated through prior CLBA testing to be at Benchmark 6 or higher.
The ELTPA is available through the following assessment centres:
Calgary
ILVARC
910 -7th Avenue South West, Room 1401
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N8
(403) 262-2656
Please fill out the following form for the ELTPA in Calgary: here
Edmonton
LARCC - Language Assessment Referral and Counseling Centre
10709 - 105th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5H 2X3
(780) 424-3545
CANADIAN LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS ASSESSMENT (CLBA)
The CLBA is a communicative language assessment that measures your general language proficiency. There are 3 components: listening/speaking, reading, and writing. The assessment will take 2.5 – 3.0 hours.
The CLBA is available through the following assessment centres:
Calgary
ILVARC
910 -7th Avenue South West, Room 1401
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N8
(403) 262-2656
Edmonton
LARCC - Language Assessment Referral and Counseling Centre
10709 - 105th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5H 2X3
(780) 424-3545
Norquest College
CLBA/LA Rural Itinerate Services
11140-131st Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5M 1C1
(780) 422-9061
Lethbridge
Sue Mitchell Consultants
1722 Lakehill Crescent South
Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M8
(403) 329-4578
Medicine Hat
Karen Ziemann Consultants
1657-31st Street South East
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 8J9
(403) 527-5062
Red Deer
Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.), LINC Assessment Centre 202-5000 Gaetz Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6C2
(403) 346-8818
IBT TOEFL
TheTOEFL iBT measures how well you read, listen, speak and write in English and use these skills together in the university classroom. For example, you might read a passage or listen to a lecture, and then write or speak about what you learned.
For more information or to register, visit the website: www.toeflgoanywhere.org or www.ets.org
IELTS
IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. IELTS conforms to the highest international standards of language assessment. It tests the four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking. IELTS is a secure, valid and reliable test of real-life ability to communicate in English for education, immigration and professional accreditation.
For more information or to register, visit the website: www.ieltscalgary.com or www.ielts.org
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