The Versant Aviation English Test (VAET) was created as a robust, relevant, and reliable tool to help aviation employers meet the new requirements from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that mandate acceptable English language levels for pilots and air traffic controllers. The test was developed under a co-operative research and development agreement with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and assesses the ICAO-defined spoken English levels of pilots and air traffic controllers. VAET aligns and is compliant with the standards specified by ICAO, while offering aviation employers a test that is practical to use - one that is more efficient and consistent than most traditional interviewing techniques.

The Versant Aviation English Test can be used as:

• part of program to certify the ICAO language proficiency levels of pilots and air traffic controllers.
• a tool to assess current English levels, identify those who need training or remedial instruction, and place them into the right training program.
• an integrated practice test activity within an aviation English training program that is preparing pilots and ATCs for certification testing.
• a dry run for those who will be certified through other tests or assessment programs, to warm up for certification and get an idea of how they might score against the ICAO language levels.

The VAET complies with the standards and requirements ICAO has established for English language testing. The test assesses both aviation English and general English as specified by ICAO, in an authentic manner that simulates the radiotelephony communication used on the job by pilots and ATCs.

The VAET was built in conjunction with the FAA by cross-disciplined team of experts in aviation, test development, linguistics and psychometrics, using a proven, scientific development process. The test underwent extensive field trials that demonstrate VAET has strong validity and reliability, allowing you to feel confident you are using a fair and accurate test for your pilots or air traffic controllers.

Your staff can easily administer the Versant tests by having employees take the test over the telephone or on a test center computer in a secure, proctored location. Versant scoring technology automatically scores the VAET, making a detailed score report available for you in the reporting system within minutes of being submitted.