Why do ICFE?
The International Certificate in Financial English is an examination designed to assess English language competence in a finance and accountancy context. It is suitable for students of finance and accounting and finance and accounting professionals who are seeking employment in an international finance setting.
ICFE assesses English language ability used in a finance and accountancy context at both Vantage Level (B2) and Effective Operational Proficiency Level (C1) on the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
What the exam involves
The exam consists of four separate papers:
Name of the paper
Duration of the part
Test of Reading
1 hour 15 minutes
Test of Writing
1 hour 15 minutes
Test of Listening
approximately 40 minutes
Test of Speaking
16 minutes
For more information about Sample exam papers, handbooks for teachers and past papers, see the official Cambridge ICFE website.
Getting your results
All written papers are sent to Cambridge to be marked and results are released approximately eight weeks after the exam date. They will be sent to the British Council and we will forward them to your home address.
Certificates are awarded in three passing grades — C1 Pass with Merit, C1 Pass and B2 Pass — based on the aggregate of marks gained in the four papers. All candidates are provided with a Statement of results which includes a graphical display of the candidate’s performance in each paper. These are shown against the scale Exceptional — Good — Borderline — Weak and indicate the candidate’s relative performance in each paper. Note that there are no Pass/Fail marks for individual papers, hence there is no requirement to reach a particular level in any paper in order to achieve a Pass in the examination.
Fee
570 Lt
Dates
Test may be held every month. However the minimum entry requirement is 10 candidates.
For more information please contact our Examination Services by email or telephone +370 5 210 0428. Please note: It is advisable to contact us first as there are minimum entry requirements for specific exams.
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