How to acquire English skills even if you don’t want to. 　Chapter 4 Work and English (2) 4.4 Proof of English Proficiency

　During a business trip to Tokyo in February of 2011, I came across a report in the newspaper that a company had decided to require a TOEIC score of 730 for new hires.

　It is well known that some global companies have already decided to make English their official language of the company. It is expected that English as an international language will become more and more necessary for any kind of job.

　However, no matter how much you claim to be proficient in English, if you do not have specific qualifications or proof of your English ability, it will not be convincing in employment examinations.

　For junior and senior high school students, the certificate of Practical English Proficiency Test (STEP) can be a proof of their English proficiency, and for university students and adults, the TOEIC score. But the TOEIC score of 730 is not a level that new university graduates can easily reach.

　In order to reach this level of proficiency, in addition to their own efforts, it would be necessary to improve the learning environment and/or faculty so that about half of the lectures at universities are given in English. I wonder how many universities are seriously working to create such an environment. At least one of the local universities in our city, Onomichi University, does not have such an environment. (As of 2010).

　After this article was written, the "Eiken Level 1 (& Equivalent) Qualified Persons Network in Japan" was established in 2014, which has continued to this day.

EIKEN Level 1 (& Equivalent) Qualified Persons Network in Japan

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