ICAO to Endorse Testing for Language Proficiency

摘要

Since the first ICAO symposium on the subject in 2004, disparities in the quality and appropriateness of language proficiency testing have been identified as obstacles to the effective implementation of ICAO's related safety objectives. Many States still lack the expertise and resources to implement ICAO Guidance regarding the selection or development of appropriate testing tools. The Organization has therefore initiated a new collaborative endorsement process for aviation language proficiency tests, one that will leverage input from language testing experts and other stakeholders in order to provide States, operators, pilots and controllers with much higher confidence levels as they seek out programmes that will effectively meet their language proficiency objectives.