TOEIC(R) Check Assesses English Language Abilities of Volunteers at the ISU 4 Continents Figure Skating Competition in Taipei

In planning for the 4 Continents Figure Skating Levels of competition (4CC) which commences tomorrow, the Chinese Taipei Skating Union and Taipei Sports activities Company selected the TOEIC® check to discover the skill degree of this year's function volunteers.

"We chose the TOEIC examination to be the language prerequisite as a result of it is an worldwide conventional in the world workforce," says Rick Y.H. Lee, the chief secretary of the Chinese Taipei Skating Union. "It helped us select the preferred candidates to contribute to the successes of this worldwide function."

Organizers for this global function to consider position in Taipei Metropolis obtained purposes from significantly more than 500 students looking to fill the 165 positions ranging from function announcers to assist desk volunteers. Presented the different degrees of proficiency wanted for these positions, the hiring committee wanted a way to measure the English language knowledge of all applicants to make sure that the ability degree of the volunteer matched the ought of the place they have been assigned.

"Productively internet hosting a significant profile function can modify the worldwide perception of a metropolis and hosting international visitors is normally the most problematic chore," reported David Hunt, Vice President and Chief Running Officer of ETS's Global Division. "The world wide recognition of the TOEIC check tends to make it an excellent device in this condition by setting a language conventional and making sure participants and visitors are understood and well acquired."

With much more than 6 million TOEIC assessments administered globally in 2010, the TOEIC examination is the largest and most greatly implemented English-language evaluation for the workplace. In addition to the 10,000 organizations worldwide that use the test, arranging committees at global activities usually use the TOEIC test to set English language specifications for employees and volunteers. Modern occasions contain the 2014 FIFA Earth Cup volunteers in Brazil's state of Minas Gerais, the 2010 Shanghai Community Expo in China, and the G20 Summit in Seoul, Korea.

"We are ecstatic to be functioning with the Chinese Taipei Skating Union in their hard work to set English-language skill expectations for this worldwide function," explained T.J. Shao, Chairman of Chun Shin Ltd. "Inserting relevance on international communication will guarantee the victory of this function and will help generate Taiwan's reputation and industry globally."

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