托福動(dòng)態(tài)：英國(guó)簽證不接受托福托業(yè)

托�？荚囉钟行聞�(dòng)態(tài)了，4月17日ETS發(fā)聲明，美國(guó)教育考試服務(wù)中心(ETS)決定不再與英國(guó)內(nèi)政部續(xù)簽安全英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試(SELT)許可。也就是說(shuō)，托業(yè)和托�？荚嚦煽�(jī)將不可用以申請(qǐng)英國(guó)簽證。更多托�？荚囐Y訊，請(qǐng)關(guān)注新通外語(yǔ)托福頻道。

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“繼英國(guó)廣播公司(BBC)《廣角鏡》欄目于2014年2月揭露意在規(guī)避英國(guó)簽證審批流程的有組織犯罪行為后，美國(guó)教育考試服務(wù)中心(ETS)決定不再與英國(guó)內(nèi)政部續(xù)簽安全英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試(SELT)許可。因此，托業(yè)和托福考試成績(jī)將不可用以申請(qǐng)英國(guó)簽證。

我們感謝英國(guó)內(nèi)政部對(duì)于托�？荚嚨恼J(rèn)可。托福考試和托業(yè)考試在英國(guó)共用一個(gè)安全英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試(SELT)許可，英國(guó)廣播公司《廣角鏡》欄目發(fā)現(xiàn)的造假行為僅限于托業(yè)考試，托�？荚嚨目紙�(chǎng)安全措施毋庸置疑。托�？荚嚾匀皇侨�球最廣為接受的學(xué)術(shù)英語(yǔ)水平測(cè)試，并已獲得全球130多個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)的9000多所院校認(rèn)可。”

考試安全始終是我們的首要任務(wù)，很遺憾，就BBC報(bào)道事件后，我們不得不做出這個(gè)決定。此次事件違背了ETS向來(lái)秉承的高規(guī)格安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，我們?yōu)楸緫?yīng)誠(chéng)信、公平地管理考試的英國(guó)合作伙伴所作出的不誠(chéng)信行為感到由衷的歉意。我們相信，只要切實(shí)貫徹我們的全球考試安全協(xié)議，考試造假行為是可以被監(jiān)測(cè)和預(yù)防的。接下來(lái)，ETS會(huì)采取更加嚴(yán)格、世界領(lǐng)先的考場(chǎng)安全措施，包括生物語(yǔ)音識(shí)別技術(shù)，以確保ETS考試在全球范圍內(nèi)的可信度。

以下為ETS聲明原文：

Following the broadcast of a BBC Panorama program in February 2014 which highlighted an organized criminal element seeking to circumvent the U.K.’s visa-granting process, ETS has made the decision not to extend our Secure English-language Testing (SELT) license with the Home Office. As a result, TOEIC® and TOEFL iBT® testing will no longer be offered for U.K. visa-granting purposes.

We appreciate the Home Office's recognition that while the TOEFL and TOEIC tests shared a SELT license, the fraud uncovered by the BBC program was limited to TOEIC testing. Security measures around the TOEFL test were never under question. The TOEFL test remains the most widely respected English-language test in the world recognized by more than 9,000 institutions in more than 130 countries.

Security is and always has been a top priority; however, we’ve made this decision in response to the security challenges portrayed in the BBC program. We acknowledge that we fell short of our own high standards and sincerely regret the dishonest activities of third party contractors in the U.K. whose job it was to administer the TOEIC tests honestly and fairly. When applied properly, our global security protocols prevent and detect incidents of fraud. Going forward we will continue to implement additional, stricter, best-in-class security measures for our tests, including biometric voice analyses, to ensure our test scores remain the most trustworthy in the world.

Students seeking more information on test cancellation and refund policies related to U.K. visa testing should contact TOEFL Services at toefl@ets.

Posted: April 17, 2014

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