BULATS Test is ideal for assessing the language skills of employees, job applicants and civil servants who need to use a foreign language in their work and for students on language courses or on professional/business courses where foreign language ability is an important element of the course.
From 2005, the Personnel Testing Authorities under the Ministry of Personnel organises a BULATS test for individual candidates twice a year. Candidates can register for the test according to the registration policy issued by each local test centre.
The test fee is RMB390 for every candidate. There are 13 test centres in China located in Beijing，Shanghai， Tianjin， Guangzhou，Chongqing，Hebei，Liaoning，Qingdao， Xi'an，Hangzhou，Jiangsu，Chengdu，Xiamen More information about the test dates and registration policy can be found on the official website of the Personnel Testing Authorities.
The test for individual candidates is the BULATS Standard Test. It is a pencil-and-paper test. It can assess listening and reading skills, and knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. It lasts 110 minutes: 50 minutes for listening and 60 minutes for reading and language knowledge.
ListeningUnderstanding short extracts
Taking down phone messages
Listening for gist
Listening to extended speech
for detail and inference
Understanding notices, messages, etc.
Reading for specific information
Understanding long text
Filling gaps (Grammar and Vocabulary)
Error correction task
A BULATS test result is now recognised as a reliable evidence of workplace English ability by more and more companies, organisations and governments. The local governments of Shanghai and Hangzhou have started to use BULATS to test the English ability of civil servants. Many companies use BULATS to assess the language ability of groups of employees or trainees and to set up a workplace English benchmark for the company.
The candidates can increase their workplace competency through holding a reliable certificate of English ability. The test result is also helpful for the candidate to understand his/her workplace English ability and make a study plan of further improvement.
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