托福動態(tài)：英國簽證不接受托福托業(yè)

托�？荚囉钟行聞討B(tài)了，4月17日ETS發(fā)聲明，美國教育考試服務(wù)中心(ETS)決定不再與英國內(nèi)政部續(xù)簽安全英語語言測試(SELT)許可。也就是說，托業(yè)和托�？荚嚦煽儗⒉豢捎靡陨暾堄�國簽證。更多托�？荚囐Y訊，請關(guān)注新通外語托福頻道。

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“繼英國廣播公司(BBC)《廣角鏡》欄目于2014年2月揭露意在規(guī)避英國簽證審批流程的有組織犯罪行為后，美國教育考試服務(wù)中心(ETS)決定不再與英國內(nèi)政部續(xù)簽安全英語語言測試(SELT)許可。因此，托業(yè)和托�？荚嚦煽儗⒉豢捎靡陨暾堄�國簽證。

我們感謝英國內(nèi)政部對于托�？荚嚨恼J可。托�？荚嚭屯袠I(yè)考試在英國共用一個安全英語語言測試(SELT)許可，英國廣播公司《廣角鏡》欄目發(fā)現(xiàn)的造假行為僅限于托業(yè)考試，托�？荚嚨目紙霭踩�措施毋庸置疑。托�？荚嚾匀皇侨�球最廣為接受的學術(shù)英語水平測試，并已獲得全球130多個國家和地區(qū)的9000多所院校認可。”

考試安全始終是我們的首要任務(wù)，很遺憾，就BBC報道事件后，我們不得不做出這個決定。此次事件違背了ETS向來秉承的高規(guī)格安全標準，我們?yōu)楸緫?yīng)誠信、公平地管理考試的英國合作伙伴所作出的不誠信行為感到由衷的歉意。我們相信，只要切實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)測和預防的。接下來，ETS會采取更加嚴格、世界領(lǐng)先的考場安全措施，包括生物語音識別技術(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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