Number of exam dates for all levels of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language will double to six beginning next year
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/09/01
By: Taiwan Today,Agencies
The number of exam dates for all levels of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language,
MOE Deputy Minister Yao Leehter unveils upgrades to Taiwan’s official Mandarin proficiency qualification Aug. 30 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of MOE)
Taiwan’s official Mandarin proficiency qualification, will double to six beginning next year as part of government efforts to boost access to the certification system.
Organizer the Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency-Huayu under the Ministry of Education will stage the exam roughly every two months beginning in 2018. Other new measures include the release of a shorter version of the TOCFL enabling businesses and universities to self-assess the language capabilities of job and college applicants.
MOE Deputy Minister Yao Leehter said Aug. 30 at an event marking the 12th anniversary of the test’s establishment that the upgrades will further strengthen the TOCFL’s status as an authoritative Chinese-language qualification. [FULL STORY]
