Versant™ English Assessment
Used by top global companies, local authorities and universities, over 1,000,000 Versant™ English Language Tests are used each year to screen candidates and applicants for proficient use of the English language.
A Smarter Way to Test Language Skills
Communication and collaboration are two of the four core skills many organisations expect staff to be competent in. Corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions throughout the world use Versant English to evaluate spoken English skills for recruiting, training & development, and promotion programs. Created by leading language testing experts, the test is used as part of the recruitment process for customer-facing roles such as sales, customer service, safeguarding roles, and healthcare and can be delivered securely and remotely to high volumes of candidates.
Use
Recruiting, Assessment, Promotion, Student Placement, School Admission, Teacher Credential
Format
63 questions,
Approx. 15 minutes
Languages
UK English, spoken Spanish, French, Arabic and Dutch
Why Use Versant™ English Assessment?
Improve your recruitment process
Versant™ enables you to screen high volumes of candidates, securely and remotely using remote monitoring technology and mobile access.
Identifying language proficiency
The solution provides the formal language testing required to both assess and support language proficiency.
Improve your retention rate
Versant™ helps you surface the right people for roles earlier in the process and gives each candidate a fair experience. Results can be used to quickly identify where additional language development support is required and target learning opportunities that will improve efficiency and communication.
Develop your employees' skills
Insights into a candidate's language ability can help develop existing employees. Use Versant™ to identify areas for improvement and support their career growth.
Enhanced testing with AI technology
Accurate testing via AI technology assesses language proficiency without any bias, helping you select the best fit for your organization
Fast, secure and accurate candidate scores
Versant™ English Language test is available anytime, anywhere with the mobile app for efficient decision-making.
What does Versant™ English Assessment measure?
Versant™ enables you to assess levels of spoken English language skills necessary for a job. The questions cover the following areas:
- Sentence builds – candidates listen to a group of three short phrases presented in random order and then rearrange them to make a sentence.
- Story Retelling – candidates listen to a series of brief stories and retell them in English and in their own words.
- Short questions – candidates listen to a series of questions and are instructed to answer in a simple response.
- Reading – candidates should read the sentences as instructed
- Repeat – candidates are required to repeat each sentence they hear.
- Open questions – candidates should respond to two questions after the beep, within a period of 40 seconds.
Remote Monitoring
Using AI technology, Versant™ tests including the Versant™ English Test can now be monitored automatically and suspicious behavior tagged for review, giving you confidence and security when testing remotely via a computer. Candidates can take a test anywhere, anytime whilst giving you the insight and confidence you need to select candidates and future employees.
"Versant proves to be an invaluable tool for assessing English communication skills, even for remote candidates.”
Rinna Dizon, Senior Recruitment Manager - iQor