International Language Certificates

The internationally valid language certificates in comparison as PDF.

German

• Deutsches Sprachdiplom DSD
• Goethe-Institut
• Test DaF
• DSH
• TELC*
• Österreichisches Sprachdiplom

English

• British Council (IELTS)
• Universität Cambridge
• TOEFL iBT
• TOEIC
• Pearson PTE Academic
• Trinity College London's Integrated Skills in English (ISE)

French

• Institut Français

Spanish

• Instituto Cervantes

*TELC offers language exams in German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and other languages. More information here:

www.telc.net/pruefungsteilnehmende/sprachpruefungen.html 

For more information on assessing language skills and evidence, see, for example:

www.europaeischer-referenzrahmen.de

www.sprachzertifikat.org