The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7257 p46
12 July 2003

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English testing

English tests for foreigners are not too hard

From Mrs G. A. Brown, MRPharmS

I am a British pharmacist wishing to work in Canada.

As a requirement for registration with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, I have had to take the academic version of the International English Language Testing System. The college asks for an overall average score of at least 7 with a minimum of 6 in each module.

I disagree with Gareth Davies (PJ, 28 June, p879). I believe the test is quite fair and that highly educated first-language English speakers can easily achieve the standards required for non-European overseas pharmacists seeking registration in Britain.

The test therefore should not be deemed too hard.

Gail Brown
Denbigh

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