Language proficiency test

[caciara]

Hello everybody!!
Sorry for my intrusion, I'm an italian ATCO, just for my curiosity to understand in which way the other european countries test their ATCOs about the Language proficiency, could you say approximately which kind of exam ATCOs perform to get level 4? Thank you very much for your kind cooperation...

[ROKVIATOR]

I did get my proficiency and It was the same for level 1-6, what I mean is, depending on your results it will correspond to a level. It was 6 fields: comprehension, vocabulary, interaction, fluency, structure and pronunciation. The lowest level is the one you will finally get. Let's say you have for each one of them: 4 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5/ 6 you will get a proficiency 4.

Interview about your career, life etc... Listening about a situation, then explain it and some questions regarding the problem or whatever you've heard ( it was an ATC comm with an emergency aircraft ), fill the gap ( anything about aviation, from comms to ATIS ), describe some pictures and questions about them.

All of it was on English, I've heard that other countries like france gives a Paragraph that you have to translate into english. Not sure if that's a common thing.

Hope it does work for you my explanation!

[caciara]

Thank You RockAviator,

I've heard some news about French tests not so different from yours.

What I am unable to understand is if it's true that about Language proficiency each european country has to follow strictly the Eurocontrol rules or not...

In Italy the test is quite similar to yours, but it could be a problem to reach the fourth level if you don't use currently some words or some phrases in your job, unless you get a specific refresh course, before it. Do you agree?

[ROKVIATOR]

I don't really know if that is true or not. I am talking about the ICAO which I believe is kind of similar to the ATCOs. I did a pre-exam just to see how it works and the examiner told me that I should not get into too many troubles explaining technical stuff, an overall view of the situation is more than enough.

Obviusly, vocabulary is a part that is taken into account plus, the construction of those sentences. I dont think you need a refresh course as you have the course already which gives you enough knowledge to have those specific words ( I guess that you refer technical words¿? ). Correct me if I am wrong. Also, you can look at air english website that has exams for atcos.

Sorry if I missunderstood the initial question but, I think is pretty close of what you want.

[caciara]

Sorry, maybe I wasn't so clear to explain my doubts. I'm talking about Language proficiency for ATCOs and especially for renewals of our Language endorsement.
Are you talking about the first Language test for pilots during the employment phase?