Password English Language Testing launched the Password Skills Plus test on 8 November at the Society of Antiquaries in London.
The Password Skills Plus test uses the same format and content as the well proven and highly reliable Password Skills test, and fulfils all Home Office requirements for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the UK. The new test is being delivered under the watchful monitoring of Examity’s online proctors, who have a low ratio of test-takers to proctors and builds on the security measures already present in the Password Skills test.
Examity provides online human invigilation coupled with powerful technology. Highly trained proctors check test-takers’ identities and monitor them live throughout the test. Each test is recorded, and videos are reviewed by both Examity and the Password team. Additionally, each test profile is also reviewed by Examity’s auditing team and the Password team, and any anomalies are investigated. Only tests passing our stringent checks are uploaded into our validation portal. Results reports in the validation portal include sound files from the speaking test, which can be used by institutions to further verify test-takers’ identities and test certificates to ensure they are authentic.
“Test providers have been talking about the ‘pyjama test’ for many years,” says Caroline Browne, founder and CEO of Password English Language Testing. “Until now, security concerns have meant that this has remained simply a dream, but with the combined security features of Password and Examity, this has now become a reality.”
“We look forward to a strong partnership with Password English Language Testing,” says Jim Holm, CEO of Examity. “Working together, we will provide their test-takers with a secure online testing and invigilation experience that is convenient and seamless.”
All Password English Language tests are designed and academically managed by CRELLA (the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment), a research group involved in the development and validation of many of the world’s most renowned English language assessments, including IELTS and the Cambridge suite. The tests are formally aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the international standard for describing language ability.
