TAG-Confucius Institute Attends Chinese Test Affairs Training for Overseas Test Centers

On September 10, Chinese Testing International Co. Ltd. (CTI) held online the first Chinese Test Affairs Training for Overseas Test Centers, aiming to comprehensively improve the quality of Chinese test management, and meet the requirements and expectations of the test centers and test takers all over the world for Chinese test service and management. 629 teachers from 374 test centers in 113 countries and regions in Europe, Asia and Africa, etc. attended the training. Chinese Director Dr. Yang Songfang and the teachers of TAG-Confucius Institute (TAG-CI) also attended the training.

Before the training, Liu Xiaolong, Director of Operation and Marketing of CTI, introduced the current development of the global Chinese test and put forward the future development goals of CTI.

The training covered five parts: test center management, test operation, test service, online test at home and Q & A. Regarding test center management, Wang Feifei, Deputy Manager of Test Affairs Department of CTI, explained the signing of test agreement and the requirements for the examiners so that the teachers of test centers could have a preliminary understanding of the establishment and responsibilities of the test center. How to organize and implement the Chinese proficiency test was one of the key contents of the training. The test official Wei Chen introduced in detail the test operation and test services. In addition, the test official Wang Li talked about the implementation and operation of online test at home. 

After that, Liu Xiaolong introduced the market expansion project. Based on the learner-centered service concept of test-teaching-learning-study in China-internship and employment, CTI hopes to have in-depth exchanges and cooperation with overseas test centers in the future.

In the last Q & A session, the teachers from test centers had exchanges and discussions with the teachers from CTI according to the actual situation of the test center. Dr. Yang Songfang and the teachers of TAG-CI consulted the teachers from CTI related to online test at home. 

This training comprehensively sorted out the test affairs work process and became a good start of the upcoming regional and country-specific training. It is of guiding significance to further improve test management, strengthen communication and exchanges, and improve test services.