The National Certificate of Language Proficiency is a test system planned for adults. The tasks measure language skills in practical situations, where an adult could be required to speak, listen to, write or read a foreign language - at home or abroad.
Language proficiency is assessed on a nine-level scale in line with European models.
Zero stands for failed performance. The test system became operational in November 1994. Three test levels have been developed because we want each test to be appropriate for the participants and not include tasks that would be far too easy or far too difficult for them in a limited testing time. The results are also more reliable when there are only a few skill levels to distinguish between on each test level. Language is a complex skill, and for its reliable assessment we need tests of different levels of difficulty.