Aviation English Testing
For Individuals
There is no question that communication is a safety issue for the aviation industry. The new ICAO language standard requires the aviation industry to implement Aviation English language testing and training strategies. Language testing in aviation has exceptionally high-stakes. Pilots and Controllers who fail to demonstrate compliance with the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements may have their licence suspended or even withdrawn.
English Language Proficiency Test for Aviation
''Developed by Aerosolutions to assess Pilots and Controllers for licensing purposes. It was specifically designed to comply with the principles and guidelines embodied in the Manual on the Implementation of language proficiency requirements by ICAO.''
Assessment Criteria
The ELP Test consists of THREE PARTS
Part I – Listening Comprehension (Online)
Measures your ability to understand English in both routine and non-routine situations and assesses your theoretical knowledge of radiotelephony. The ability to understand English in various situations and to recognize and understand communications in both plain English and phraseology is measured during an online test. This online test consists of traditional multiple-choice questions with four answer choices.
Part II – Speaking Section (Online)
Assesses how effectively you can communicate in English and measures your ability to respond to different aviation related situations and tasks. You will be required to listen and respond to questions and/or provide information. All responses are recorded for later rating by a linguistic and operational assessor.
Part III – Interactive Communication (Live)
Assesses how effectively you can communicate in English in non-routine and emergency situations and includes the correct use of standard ICAO phraseology, making an appropriate response to a question or a message, resolving misunderstandings, negotiating a developing unusual situation, making a verbal report in English, and producing extended speech in an aviation context. The interactive part of the test is assessor-led.