BEC Higher
Cambridge Business English Certificates
Rather like the Cambridge Advanced exam, this is C1 level and shows a more proficient command of the English language to a potential employer. If you can pass this one, on a linguistic level, you can function effectively at a managerial position. This qualification gives you the practical language skills and confidence you need to work effectively at a senior level in global business. A Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC Higher) qualification, demonstrates to employers that you are at an advanced level of Business English.
C1 Business Higher shows you can:
Communicate effectively at managerial and professional level with a high level of fluency
Confidently participate in workplace meetings and presentations
Reasons to choose C1 Business Vantage:
Improve your career opportunities globally
Accepted worldwide by international businesses such as Proctor & Gamble, HSBC as well as educational institutions and business schools
Pros: Impressive on a CV for employers
Cons: Language may be too streamlined and not useful for everyday situations outside of the workplace
Best suited to: Those looking to demonstrate their English language level to perspective employers
CEFR Level: C1
English Test Format: Computer or paper-based
No of Papers: 4
How long is the exam? 3 hours
Skills Tested: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
How long until I get my test score? 7 - 9 weeks paper-based, 4 - 6 weeks computer-based
How long is the test valid for? No expiry
Exam centres offering the BEC Higher exam
Name | Address | Status |
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The London Exam Centre (Platinum Centre) | Tuition House 27-37 St George's Road Wimbledon, London SW19 4EU United Kingdom | Open |
Barnet and Southgate College | High Street Southgate London, London N14 6BS United Kingdom | Internal |
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education | Rookery Lane Bromley London, London BR2 8HE United Kingdom | Internal |
EF ILS London | 74 Roupell Street London, London SE1 8SS United Kingdom | Open |
Harrow College | Lowlands Road Harrow, London HA1 3AQ United Kingdom | Internal |
Hampstead School Of English | 553 Finchley Road Hampstead, London NW3 7BJ United Kingdom | Internal |
Kingston College | Kingston Hall Road London KT1 2AQ United Kingdom | Internal |
International House London Central | 16 Stukeley Street London WC2B 5LQ United Kingdom | Open |
EHWLC - Hammersmith Campus | Gliddon Road London W14 9BL United Kingdom | Open |
South Thames College | Wandsworth High Street London SW18 2PP United Kingdom | Internal |
West Thames College | Heath House, London Road, London TW7 4HS United Kingdom | Internal |
International House Belfast | 109 - 111 University Street Belfast BT7 1HP United Kingdom | Open |
Reading Examination Centre | 6b Church Street Reading, Berkshire RG1 4HJ United Kingdom | Open |
EF Bristol | Custom House Queen Square Bristol BS1 4JQ United Kingdom | Open |
Cambridge Open Centre | 18 Beche Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB5 8HU United Kingdom | Open |
Warrington Collegiate | Winwick Road Warrington, Cheshire WA2 8QA United Kingdom | Open |
Harrow House International College | Walrond Road Swanage, Dorset BH19 1PE United Kingdom | Open |
Southbourne School Of English Ltd | 30 Beaufort Road Southbourne Bournemouth, Dorset BH6 5AL United Kingdom | Open |
Eastbourne Didac School | 16 Trinity Trees Eastbourne, Sussex BN21 3LA United Kingdom | Internal |
Sussex Downs College (Lewes) | Lewes Campus Lewes, Sussex BN7 2XH United Kingdom | Internal |
ELA-Edinburgh | 71 George Street 4th floor Edinburgh EH2 3EE United Kingdom | Internal |
Redbridge Institute of Adult Education | Gaysham Avenue Essex IG2 6TD United Kingdom | Internal |
Stafford House International Canterbury | 9 New Dover Road Canterbury, Kent CT1 3AS United Kingdom | Internal |
Rossall International Study Centre | Fleetwood Lancashire FY7 8JW United Kingdom | Open |
University Of Leicester Cambridge Exam Centre | English Language Teaching Unit University Of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7DF United Kingdom | Open |
British Study Centres Manchester | St Margaret's Chambers 5 Newton Street Manchester M1 1HL United Kingdom | Open |
The Liverpool School of English | 50-54 Mount Pleasant Liverpool, Merseyside L3 5SD United Kingdom | Open |
Melton College York | 137 Holgate Road York, Yorkshire YO24 4DH United Kingdom | Open |
Education First EF International School Of English In Oxford | Pullens Lane, Headington Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 0DT United Kingdom | Open |
Oxford Open Centre | Wolsey Hall 66 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6PR United Kingdom | Open |
East Surrey College | London Road Redhill, Surrey RH1 2JX United Kingdom | Internal |
Richmond & Hillcroft Adult & Community C | Parkshot Richmond, Surrey TW9 2RE United Kingdom | Internal |
International House, Newcastle Upon Tyne | 7-15 Gallowgate Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4SG United Kingdom | Open |
Adult Education Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Adult Education Service Old Hall Street Wolverhampton WV1 3AU United Kingdom | Open |
Bath College | Avon Street Bath, Somerset BA1 1UP United Kingdom | Internal |
Belfast Metropolitan College | Titanic Quarter Campus 7 Queens Road Belfast BT3 9DT United Kingdom | Internal |
Eurospeak Language School | 29A Chain Street Reading, Berkshire RG1 2HX United Kingdom | Internal |
EF International Language Centre | 1-2 Sussex Square Brighton BN2 1FJ United Kingdom | Open |
Sussex Open Centre For Examinations | 4th Floor Park Gate 161-163 Preston Road Brighton, Sussex BN1 6AF United Kingdom | Open |
City of Bristol College | City of Bristol College- Ashley Down Centre PO Box 2887 Bristol BS2 2BB United Kingdom | Internal |
Amersham and Wycombe College of Further Education | Amersham & Wycombe College Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 9HN United Kingdom | Internal |
LSI Cambridge | 41 Tenison Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2DG United Kingdom | Open |
Highlands College Jersey | Highlands Jersey Channel Islands JE4 9QA United Kingdom | Open |
English In Chester | 9-11 Stanley Place Chester, Cheshire CH1 2LU United Kingdom | Open |
Coleg Llandrillo | Llandudno Road Rhos On Sea Llandudno Conwy LL28 4HZ United Kingdom | Internal |
Truro College | College Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 3XX United Kingdom | Internal |
North West Academy Of English | 37 Great James Street Londonderry BT48 7DF United Kingdom | Internal |
Torbay Open Centre | 15 Saint Marychurch Road Torquay, Devon TQ1 3HY United Kingdom | Open |
Buckswood School | Guestling Hastings, Sussex TN35 4LT United Kingdom | Internal |
Buckswood School | Guestling Hastings, Sussex TN35 4LT United Kingdom | Internal |
ELC Eastbourne | 8 Trinity Trees, Eastbourne, Sussex BN21 3LD United Kingdom | Internal |
Edinburgh Language Centre (Experience English Group) | 62-66 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2LR United Kingdom | Open |
Colchester Institute | Sheepen Road Colchester, Essex CO3 3LL United Kingdom | Internal |
Gloucestershire College | Cheltenham Campus Princess Elizabeth Way Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 7SJ United Kingdom | Internal |
TEG English Portsmouth | Portsmouth Language College 7-9 Edinburgh Road Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 1DE United Kingdom | Open |
Oaklands College St Albans | Hatfield Road St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0JA United Kingdom | Internal |
Inverness College UHI | 1 Inverness Campus Inverness IV2 5NA United Kingdom | Open |
Canterbury Christ Church University | Department of Language Studies Canterbury Christ Church University College Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QU United Kingdom | Internal |
Education First International School of English | 26 Wilbraham Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 6JZ United Kingdom | Open |
LILA Liverpool | New Barratt House 47 North John Street Liverpool, Merseyside L2 6TG United Kingdom | Open |
Norwich Institute for Language Education | 78-80 Upper St. Giles Street Norwich NR2 1LT United Kingdom | Internal |
ILS English | Clarendon Park Clumber Avenue Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 1AH United Kingdom | Open |
The Oxford English Centre | Wolsey Hall 66 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6PR United Kingdom | Open |
University of South Wales | LLantwit Road Treforest, Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1DL United Kingdom | Open |
The University of Sheffield - English Language Teaching Centre | 78 Hoyle St. Sheffield, Yorkshire S3 7LG United Kingdom | |
Stafford College | Earl Street Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2QR United Kingdom | Open |
Mobile Testing Solutions, University of Suffolk | Waterfront Building 19 Neptune Quay Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1QJ United Kingdom | Open |
Brooklands College | Weybridge Campus Heath Road Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8TT United Kingdom | Internal |
Swansea University, English Language Training Services | Floor 3 Margam Building Services Swansea SA2 8PP United Kingdom | Internal |
City of Sunderland College | Bede Campus Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR3 4AH United Kingdom | Internal |
Newcastle College | Accreditation Team Rye Hill House Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 7SA United Kingdom | Open |
Brasshouse Languages at The Library of Birmingham | Centenary Square Broad Street Birmingham B1 2ND United Kingdom | Open |
Bournville College | 1 Longbridge Lane Longbridge Birmingham B31 2TW United Kingdom | Internal |
Leeds Language College Ltd | Aquis House 12 Greek Street Leeds, Yorkshire LS1 5RU United Kingdom | Open |
Babylon School of Languages | The Hall 4 New Street Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2PH United Kingdom | Open |
Dialogue Language Training | Knighton House Milton Road Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 5JA United Kingdom | Open |