Accurately Test Verbal Communication Skills

Versant™ Pro - Speaking is an English proficiency test which measures English listening and speaking skills. It assesses the use of professional English in a workplace environment for verbal communication.

Test questions have been developed from samples of spoken English language collected from various countries around the world, including India. The test questions reflect many different settings and situations of workplaces, including phone conversations, meetings, discussions, and negotiations. To reflect the true environment of international communication, various native and non-native English accents are used in the test.

With the state-of-the-art Versant testing system, Versant Pro - Speaking is scored automatically within minutes, and detailed score reports become available online for review or download. Organizations and test takers no longer need to wait for scores, but can get their score immediately so that hiring or placement can be made within minutes.

Organizations can use the Versant Pro Speaking for the following purposes

• Business Development: Use Versant Pro - Speaking to identify professional who will make
  high-stake presentations, take key decisions and engage in often complex negotiations for the development of business opportunities.
• Promotion: Where language proficiency is important for leadership development, organizations can test their employees who have management potential with the Versant Pro -Speaking.
• Overseas Deploying: The Versant Pro - Speaking can be used to select the employees who can successfully conduct overseas assignments and interact effectively with overseas clients.
• Recruiting: Businesses can use the Versant Pro - Speaking test to hire professionals who have to use spoken English in workplace environments, such as global companies, hotels, hospitals, BPOs/call centers, international conventions and events.
• Language Training: Versant Pro Speaking test scores can be used to correctly place employees in language training programs and/or measure their progress.

Test Characteristics

• Accurate, objective, and reliable test scored by advanced linguistics and speech processing technology to eliminate human and cultural bias.
• On-demand, easily administered test which can be taken anytime and at any place on a
  computer or telephone.
• Time saving test administration with a test that is ~25 minutes and automated scoring that is available online within minutes after the test is completed.

The Versant tests are developed by the Knowledge Technologies group of Pearson. Using advanced speech processing technology and automated essay grading engines, we have graded over 50 million spoken questions and 10 million essays. Through many years of research and field studies, the Versant tests have been proven to be as accurate as scoring by expert human graders. Because it uses automatic grading technology, the scores are always objective, reliable and consistent.