The British Council has started adopting the Foundation English Test (FET) for the first time in the country

The Dhaka Times Desk The British Council will conduct 5,400 tests in Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Project at 8 locations in the country till March this year to evaluate entry-level English skills.

The institute has designed the tests with special emphasis on the employment opportunities of the test takers. A signing ceremony was recently held between the British Council and FET Delivery Partners to conduct the test.

The Foundation English Test assesses basic level English proficiency in an easy and consistent manner. Candidates who need a certificate of entry-level English proficiency (Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) A1 and B1 levels) can participate in this test. The test can be completed quickly and at the same time is cost effective.

Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority has set up Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centers at 8 locations across the country to develop technologically skilled manpower. The initiative was launched so that various institutions like Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Center can assess their candidates and employees' basic level English skills used in day-to-day work.

British Council's Director of Operations Junaid Ahmed, Director of Business Development Sarwat Reza and Business Pursuit Manager Tasneen Tabassum Chowdhury were present at the event. Runa Parvez, Assistant Programmer of Information and Communication Technology Department was also present on the occasion.

On the occasion, British Council Director of Operations Junaid Ahmed said, “We are delighted to start the Foundation English Test (FET) for the first time in Bangladesh. This initiative will help various organizations and employment agencies to increase their effectiveness in recruiting staff who can communicate in proper English. I would like to thank our delivery partners.

They are working tirelessly to properly manage the 5,400 FETs across the country.” The 8 delivery partners are: DeCrowd IT Limited & JV, Logical Triangle-NRB Jobs-Zyanjara Limited, Shooting Star Limited, Webpers Limited, Addy Soft Limited, Edge Technology Limited, Codertrust Bangladesh and Digicon Technologies Plc. Representatives of these institutions were also present at the signing ceremony to sign the agreement. The British Council informs the partner institutions about the test along with the schedule plan at the event, so that the partner institutions can conduct the test activities according to the plan and time.

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