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English
Assessment for the Hospitality Industry
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New Specialized
Test Assists in Hiring and Promoting Non-Native English Speakers
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Los
Angeles, CA – August 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / A new test from English
proficiency experts Boston Educational Services evaluates the job-related
English skills of employees or potential hires in the hospitality industry.
iTEP,
or International Test of English Proficiency,
is a line of exams used by more than 500 US schools for international admissions
purposes. The new iTEP Hospitality exam contains specialized content for
hospitality services, and focuses exclusively on the listening and speaking
skills necessary in restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality industry
positions.
The
test is administered in 30 minutes via any office computer. Results are
returned within 5 business days, with options for expedited scoring available.
The speaking section of the test is scored by native-speaking ESL-trained
professionals. A detailed score report is created that lists the test-taker’s
performance on sub-skills (such as understanding the main idea vs. catching
details when listening). The hiring manager or business owner can also
log in online and listen to the speaking samples submitted during the test.
“The
hospitality industry is wonderfully diverse and you often find people from
all over the world working together,” says Perry Akins, Chairman of BES.
“With iTEP Hospitality, we hope to take the guess work out of evaluating
the English skills that will be necessary on the job.”English Assessment
for the Hospitality Industry
Since
2010, iTEP has offered the iTEP Business test, which is used by companies
such as Microsoft and JP Morgan. iTEP
Hospitality is the first English assessment tool created specifically
for the hospitality industry. After successful field tests, iTEP Hospitality
is now available to hotels, restaurants, cruise lines, resorts, and more
worldwide.
For
more information visit www.iTEPexam.com.
Hospitality
Industry Contact:
Benjamin
Curtis
Business
Development Manager
Boston
Educational Services
818-887-3888
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