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For professionals and teams
Business
English at work: emails, meetings, reports. The quick pre-check before a team is measured with Linguaskill Business.
- 25 questions
- no time limit
- workplace context
Linguaskill · from Cambridge
Measure English when you need it. Not at the next exam date.
Linguaskill is the adaptive online test from Cambridge University Press & Assessment. It shows where a person stands in each skill — for companies, universities and anyone who needs solid evidence at short notice.
Levels
B1 to C2
Reading · Listening
instant
Full report
under 48 hrs
Modules
bookable individually
Context
What Linguaskill is — and what it isn't
Classic Cambridge exams such as B2 First ask: has this person reached a particular level? Linguaskill asks something else: where does this person stand, skill by skill? The result is a CEFR level from B1 to C2 for Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking — reported separately.
That makes Linguaskill useful wherever decisions rest on a language level: when hiring, when admitting someone to a degree programme, when planning training. And wherever nobody can wait for the next exam date.
Three things that make Linguaskill different
- Adaptive: Every task follows from the previous answer. Shorter and more precise than a fixed test.
- Modular: You test only what you need to know — one module or all four.
- Fast: Reading and Listening instantly, the full report in under 48 hours.
Official Linguaskill partner
We are authorised to deliver Linguaskill. The marking is done at Cambridge University Press & Assessment — not here. That is what makes the result robust enough for HR decisions.
15 minutes, no obligation, quote within two working days.
Adaptive
Why an adaptive test measures more precisely with fewer questions
A fixed test asks everyone the same questions — the easy ones bore, the hard ones tell you nothing. Linguaskill chooses the next task based on the last answer. After a handful of questions the difficulty settles at the candidate's actual level.
Shorter
No time spent on tasks that reveal nothing
Sharper
More questions right at the borderline
Fairer
Everyone gets their own test
Question 1Difficulty settlesQuestion 12
Modules
Four skills, freely combined
For a customer service hire, Listening and Writing may be enough. For a leadership role you test all four. You decide — per person or per group.
R
Reading
Understanding texts, from a short note to a full report. Adaptive.
adaptiveInstant result
L
Listening
Understanding conversations, phone calls and meetings. Adaptive.
adaptiveInstant result
W
Writing
Two tasks, for example an email and a report. Marked by the Cambridge automarker.
approx. 45 minunder 48 hrs
S
Speaking
Recorded at the screen, with nobody opposite — no nerves in front of examiners.
approx. 15 minunder 48 hrs
Versions
Linguaskill General or Linguaskill Business?
Same technology, same modules, same turnaround. The difference is the context of the tasks.
| Feature | Linguaskill General | Linguaskill Business |
|---|---|---|
| Context | Everyday life, study, the general working world | Day-to-day working life in a company |
| Typical tasks | Articles, announcements, everyday conversations | Emails, reports, meetings, calls with customers |
| Who it's for | Universities, language schools, individuals | HR departments, recruiting, development |
| Used for | Admission, graduation, scholarships, personal evidence | Hiring, team analysis, training plans |
| Result | CEFR level B1 to C2 per skill · individual and group report · under 48 hours | |
Inside the company
Which departments use Linguaskill — and what for
Not every department needs the same English. That is why the modules can be chosen per group.
HR
HR department
Map language levels across the whole company, comparable between sites and over the years.
Group reportRecruiting
Recruiting
Benchmark candidates before the interview. Reading and Listening are marked instantly.
Individual reportL&D
Learning and development
Steer the training budget to where there is a measurable gap — and evidence the progress.
Before · afterSales
Sales and export
Anyone negotiating with international customers needs more than school English.
Speaking · WritingService
Customer service and support
Phone, chat and email in English — with the focus on Listening and Writing.
Listening · WritingPurchasing
Purchasing and supply chain
Read contracts, manage suppliers, put complaints clearly.
Reading · WritingFinance
Finance and controlling
Reporting to an English-speaking group board, audits, presentations.
Reading · WritingLeadership
Management and executive board
Negotiations, the board, international teams — the bar is usually C1.
all modulesAt which level
Which level each role needs
Guide values as a starting point. In conversation we compare them against the requirements of your roles.
Operational roles
Occasional contact: short emails, instructions, simple phone calls.
Administration and customer service
Daily contact with customers, standard correspondence, phone calls.
Specialists and project leads
Chairing meetings, writing reports, holding technical discussions.
International sales and key accounts
Negotiating, presenting, handling objections — under pressure.
Management and executive board
Defending strategy, the board, the media, difficult conversations.
Communications, legal, translation
Language is the tool of the trade. Nuance decides.
Not only for companies
For universities and individuals too
Universities
Admission without the wait
Cambridge explicitly names admission, graduation and scholarships as areas of use.
- Placing every student in an intake
- Evidence before an exchange semester
- A group report for the programme management
Individuals
Evidence that cannot wait
The application is due next week and the next exam day is in three months? Then Linguaskill is the answer.
- A date by arrangement, even at short notice
- Only the modules that are required
- Report in under 48 hours
Practise for free
Try it first, then decide
Cambridge provides free practice tasks in the real format. Enter your result here afterwards and we will tell you what it means for your situation.
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For companies and universities
Linguaskill · practice test
Official practice tasks in the real Linguaskill format, so participants see in advance how the adaptive test works.
- real task format
- all four skills
- online
- 1Take the test
- 2Enter your result
- 3Get a recommendation
Common questions
What HR managers ask us most often
Your question isn't here? Give us a call — we answer in five minutes what others need a brochure for.
01How long does Linguaskill take?
That depends on the modules chosen. Reading and Listening are adaptive — their length follows the answers. Writing takes around 45 minutes, Speaking around 15. Anyone taking all four modules should plan for half a day.
02How quickly is the result available?
Reading and Listening are marked immediately after the test. Individual and group reports covering all modules are available in under 48 hours.
03Where does the test take place?
Linguaskill is an online test. We run it in our rooms in Basel, at your company with our invigilation, or in another format by arrangement. For groups we set a date that fits your operation.
04Is Linguaskill the same as B2 First or C1 Advanced?
No. B2 First and C1 Advanced are exams at a fixed level on a fixed day. Linguaskill measures across several levels and gives a result per skill — ideal when you want to know where someone stands rather than whether they reach a particular level.
05Can individual modules be retaken?
Yes. Because the skills are separate modules, a single module can be retaken — Speaking after focused training, for instance — without repeating the whole test.
06What does Linguaskill cost for a company?
The price depends on the number of participants and the modules chosen. After a short conversation you receive a quote within two working days, stating clearly what is included.
Fifteen minutes and you will know whether Linguaskill fits.
We tell you honestly if another instrument suits your situation better. It happens.