More than just tests that only assess receptive skills, BIRD GEI‘s language diagnosis in English are 360º and assess the linguistic competence in all aspects, including productive skills, and in all contexts: personal, professional, cultural and social. The language diagnostic is performed through a series of on demand tests, at the company or remotely, both in Brazil and globally. The assessment provides safe, accurate, and unbiased language proficiency indicators.

RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUALITY
Tests are developed by a multidisciplinary team under the concept “think globally, act locally”, which respects the unique cultural factors of Brazilian candidates.

RELIABILITY
Our tests are subject to stringent requirements as to the criteria of independence and clarity. Our examiners/consultants receive training and continuing education seminars in centralized and decentralized manner. All this care allows us to achieve a high degree of reliability and the margin of error – always present in any test – is maintained within very narrow acceptable limits .

TAILOR MADE
The structure applied to each evaluation is tailored and defined with input from the HR. Tests are performed on demand, at the company or remotely, and HR determines the media, place and dates.

MEDIA & LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Tests can be performed in different media: Internet, Intranet, print, face to face or remote.

E2B – EDUCATION TO BUSINESS
In addition to the language assessment report, each candidate also receives a linguistic passport, and tools for personal development such as the Executive Guide to Language Development Criteria, and the Auto Assess.

EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO – CEFR

BIRD GEI was one of the first consultancies to adopt the CEFR – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, which provides a practical global tool for describing language proficiency levels required by existing standards, tests, and examinations. This framework facilitates comparison between different qualification systems at an international level.

However, BIRD GEI adapted the CEFR for the Brazilian market by introducing a points-based metric instead of the traditional level nomenclature, making the interpretation of indicators, targets, and results simpler, as well as more objective and precise, without the need for further interpretation.