Why take Cambridge English: Business Preliminary?

Proving your Business English abilities can open the door to career opportunities with a new employer, or help you achieve a promotion or develop your career. 

Passing Cambridge English: Business Preliminary shows employers that you have a good knowledge of English for practical, everyday use in business.

Cambridge English: Business Preliminary is set at Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This is the level of English required for professional and academic settings at an intermediate standard for business. Reaching this level shows employers that you can:

• read short business messages
• interpret charts
• write a short business email
• follow short telephone conversations and discussions
• talk about business-related matters.

The content of Cambridge English: Business Preliminary reflects intermediate level everyday business tasks. By preparing for this exam, you gain skills that will make you an asset to your employer.

Employers value and rely on Cambridge English: Business Preliminary because it is a thorough test of all four language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in business context.

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• Cambridge English exams can be taken by people with a wide range of special requirements, such as specific learning, hearing or visual difficulties.

You have a lot of flexibility with Cambridge English: Business Preliminary.
You can choose from:

• many centres internationally – find your nearest centre
• exam dates to suit you – see list of exam dates
  
• paper-based or computer-based versions of the exam.

If you need to book your exam quickly, registration times for computer-based exams are shorter and there are more exam dates available throughout the year.

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