Information for employers
"The global economic downturn has resulted in an extremely competitive job market. Candidates hoping for a career in finance need to demonstrate excellent communication skills in English as well as technical competence. We would certainly consider a candidate with Cambridge ICFE as it validates these skills."
Ben Ho
Finance Director, TNS, Hong Kong
Delivering success
Individuals who pass the International Certificate in Financial English (Cambridge ICFE) will be confident using their language skills in a wide range of accounting and finance contexts.
The benefits
Offering Cambridge ICFE to your employees can help your organisation:
- attract and retain talented finance and accountancy trainees and professionals
- improve employees’ ability to conduct business internationally or with international clients and colleagues
- improve finance and accountancy trainees’ exam and classroom performance
- enhance your reputation among clients and stakeholders.
Passing Cambridge ICFE
To pass Cambridge ICFE, candidates need to achieve a level of English of at least B2 on the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Students electing to take this course are expected to be familiar with some finance and accountancy concepts and terminology.
Further relevant information for employers may be accessed in the ICFE FAQs section.
Recognition
Cambridge ESOL exams are characterised by a total commitment to assessment of the highest quality, and for that reason are used and recognised by more than 10,000 organisations globally.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, GlaxoSmithKline and Hewlett-Packard are among the 4,500 companies which have used Cambridge ESOL exams for recruitment, training or career development.
To find out how you company can benefit from using Cambridge ICFE visit www.CambridgeESOL.org/wow
Supporting your employees
We provide a range of support on this website for students preparing for Cambridge ICFE – including learning materials, useful publications and links to tuition providers.
