ETS Global’s Equity mission
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Equity is a central concern for ETS. Strict procedures are in place every step of the way, from designing to administering exams, in order to ensure equity for test takers.
Equity: a foundational value at ETS
True human progress in education is only achieved when it is accessible to everyone. Inclusion is a core value driving ETS's efforts to ensure no candidate is disadvantaged during assessments, regardless of their individual characteristics.
To achieve this, ETS's Mission Equity ensures its tests and assessments to accommodate candidates requiring specific adjustments.
What is the Mission Equity?
ETS EMEA Mission Equity supports the implementation of accommodations for candidates taking the following tests:
- TOEIC® Listening and Reading
- TOEIC Bridge®
- TOEFL ITP®
Possible accommodations include (but are not limited to):
- Extra time
- Testing breaks
- Audio tests (only a part of the test for blind people)
- Enlargement text
- Braille tests
- Omission of the Listening section
- As well as any other accommodation generally required by the test taker sitting the test
There are numerous possible accommodations, and they require special organization to ensure the availability of a separate room, specific test material, an accompanying person, etc. This requires planning in advance to enable all test takers to sit the TOEIC® test in the best conditions.
Steps to follow if you need an accommodation
Registration must be completed at least 4 weeks before the test date to enable our teams and test centres to properly organise all necessary accommodations.
Step 1 : Before registering, please fill out the test session accommodation request form and send it (with the required supporting documents) to Mission Equity.
Step 2 : The mission Equity authorises the accommodation request and sends you a letter of approval which is valid for 1 year.
Step 3 : Once you have received the letter of approval, you can proceed with your registration. You have two choices:
- If you are taking the test at a Public Programme Test Centre, you must contact the test centre and confirm the appropriate accommodations and the date of the session. Upon confirmation, you can register directly on our website.
- If you are taking the test at your school / place of work, you must contact the institution's administrative department to complete your registration.
On the day of the test, you must bring your accommodation approval to the test centre.
See our FAQ section and the Examinee Handbook for your chosen test to learn more about accommodation requests.