External Assesssment

At any point in the year, when the learner is ready, they can be entered for an Asset Languages qualification. The external assessment covers the whole of a stage (all three 'grades'). External assessment is offered for all four skills separately and each external skill test successfully completed is a nationally-recognised qualification in its own right - eg Breakthrough French Reading.

• External assessment in reading, writing and listening is work that is set and marked by OCR.
• External assessment in speaking must be marked by the centre, and part of this assessment is set and moderated by OCR.
• External assessment is carried out under controlled conditions but it is expected that most external assessment will take place within the normal classroom environment.
• Candidates must be entered by centres for external assessment in advance, according to schedules provided by OCR; however, there are frequent testing opportunities throughout the year. 
• All centres must register with Asset Languages to use external assessment.

To see examples of external assessments, please see our Samples page.