For organisations that work in safety-critical industries we offer specialist training courses, as well as the online Safety English Test (SET). These services help our clients ensure all staff have the language competence needed to communicate safely in English in the workplace.
The Safety English Test (SET) is an online English Language competency test, designed specifically to assess English language skills where the health and safety of workers is critical.
The SET can be used to screen applicants during recruitment processes, as an end goal for training programmes, and also to verify skills of existing staff (language audits).
Many of our customers now mandate the use of SET in staffing their safety-critical projects, ranging from oil and gas installations in the Middle East to recycling plants across the UK.
- Available online 24/7
- Taken at the candidates’ place of work
- Simple registration and enrolment
- Fast turnaround of result
- Integrated voice-recording technology
- Tests Speaking and Writing as well as Listening and Reading
- Randomised question selection from multiple question banks
- Benchmarked to CEFR English language testing standards
- Speaking and Writing sections marked by experienced examiners
Many organisations now expect candidates proposed by their recruiting companies to have successfully completed the SET. This ensures that all candidates meet minimum safety language competency standards. It helps clients avoid wasting valuable time and resources on vetting applicants who cannot work safely in English.
Establishing the SET as an end goal for technical training programmes promotes active participation in a positive corporate safety culture.
