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Cambridge ICFE
WHEN ENGLISH REALLY COUNTS
Want to add value to your CV and differentiate yourself?
Why not demonstrate your financial English skills to potential employers?
Want to provide proof of your linguistic expertise?
Why not demonstrate your excellent financial English skills to potential employers by taking the International Certificate in Financial English (Cambridge ICFE) examination?
Employers in every sector are actively recruiting individuals with first-rate English language skills. In particular, individuals who have strong financial English language skills stand out during the recruitment process.
Leading employers recognise how Cambridge ICFE validates the ability and allows the ambitious to demonstrate their skills and aptitude for working in an international finance context.
Mr William Fung
Chief Financial Officer
ISS Facility Services Ltd
'Cambridge ICFE provides an exciting new opportunity for professionals in accounting and finance to increase their competency in financial English, while at the same time enhancing their portfolio of professional, internationally-recognised qualifications.'
Cambridge ICFE
Cambridge ICFE is a unique qualification which has been developed by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
The exam has four parts (written, oral, listening and reading) and is based on realistic text, tasks and topics similar to those finance professionals encounter in their daily working lives.
Examination dates:
20 March 2010 (Saturday)
10 July 2010 (Saturday)
18 September 2010 (Saturday)
Exam fee: HK$1,700
Exam Centres:
Kaplan Language Training 
Unit 2, 1/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Tel: 2359 9080
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Centre for Professional and Business English
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Tel: 3400 2733
Exam Registration Deadline:
21 Jan 2010 (for 20 March 2010 exam)
11 May 2010 (for 10 July 2010 exam)
19 Jul 2010 (for 18 September 2010 exam)
Tuition providers*:
Kaplan Language Training
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Centre for Professional and Business English
* ICFE tuition providers are not formally approved or endorsed by ACCA. ACCA cannot guarantee the quality of tuition provided by these institutions
If you have any questions, please contact us at 2524 4988 or students@hk.accaglobal.com.
More information about the Cambridge ICFE examination is available at the Financial English website