The Common European Framework (CEF) is a fairly well-established structure that has been used to describe the language proficiency of foreign-language learners across Europe. It was designed to facilitate communication among various parties working in the field of language development by providing a common basis for describing the skills needed to reach different levels of language proficiency. The CEF is widely used by teachers, curriculum designers and testing organizations in their efforts to promote language competence, and it is gaining acceptance as the standard for grading an individual’s language proficiency.
The following table shows the minimum TOEIC® scores needed to be categorized in the corresponding CEF level.
Test/ Test Section | Total Score Scale Range | CEFR Mapping | ||||
A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | ||
TOEIC® Listening and Reading | ||||||
TOEIC® Listening | 5-495 | 60 | 110 | 275 | 400 | 490 |
TOEIC® Reading | 5-495 | 60 | 115 | 275 | 385 | 455 |
TOEIC® Speaking and Writing | ||||||
TOEIC® Speaking | 0-200 | 50 | 90 | 120 | 160 | 200 |
TOEIC® Writing | 0-200 | 30 | 70 | 120 | 150 | 200 |
TOEIC® Bridge | ||||||
TOEIC® Bridge Listening | 10-90 | 46 | 64 | 84 | ||
TOEIC® Bridge Reading | 10-90 | 46 | 70 | 86 |
The followings are just a few of the many companies and education institutions worldwide that use the TOEIC® tests (listed in no particular order):
Organization Name | Country | |
Accenture of Chile | Chile | |
Active Health Review Training | United States | |
Aifa International | Egypt | |
Air France | France | |
All Nippon Airways | Japan | |
Azadea | Morocco | |
B. Braun Vietnam | Vietnam | |
Banco de Mexico | Mexico | |
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) | Indonesia | |
Banyan Tree Samui | Thailand | |
Bumrungrad International Hospital | Thailand | |
CAMCO International | China | |
Centro Educativo San Miguel Arcangel | Costa Rica | |
China Southern Airlines | China | |
Con Son Joint Operating Company | Vietnam | |
CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency) | Chile | |
Ecole de langues, Universite Laval | Canada | |
Ecole Superieure de Communications | Tunisia | |
Eli Lilly | Mexico | |
Escuela Especializada en Ingenieria ITCA-FEPADE | El Salvador | |
ETS Canada | Canada | |
Gemadept Corporation | Vietnam | |
Grupo Bimbo | Mexico | |
Holcim Apasco | Mexico | |
Huawai Tech Investment Co., Ltd. | Kuwait | |
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. | Kuwait | |
Institut Superieur des Etudes Appliquees en Humanities de Zaghoun-Universite de Tunis | Tunisia | |
Institut Superieur des Etudes Technologiques en Communications de Tunis | Tunisia | |
Institut Superieure des Etudes Appliques En Humanities de Zaghouan | Tunisia | |
Instituto Technologico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) | Argentina | |
International Trade Institute (ITI), TAITRA | Taiwan | |
IPADE Business School | Mexico | |
Lafarge Cement | Czech Republic | |
LG Academy | South Korea | |
LG Electronics, Indonesia | Indonesia | |
LP Displays Indonesia | Indonesia | |
Merck Quimica Argentina | Argentina | |
Ministry of National Education of Indonesia | Indonesia | |
NEC Logistics | Vietnam | |
PPPPTK Bahasa | Indonesia | |
PT GMF Aero Asia | Indonesia | |
PT. Eisai Indonesia | Indonesia | |
Rawd Al-Saleheen Bilingual School-Kuwait | Kuwait | |
Saint Mary School | Costa Rica | |
Seoul Metropolitan Government | Korea | |
Shell Mexico | Mexico | |
Sinai University | Egypt | |
Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ground Services | Vietnam | |
The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company | Japan | |
Universite Pantheon-Assas Paris II | France | |
University Don Bosco | El Salvador | |
Versailles Saint-Quentin University | France | |
Vietnam Air Navigation Services Corporation | Vietnam | |
Zakum Developing Company - ZADCO | United Arab Emirates |
In Greater China:
Industry | Recommended Scores / Companies and institutions worldwide that use the TOEIC® tests |
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FMCG/Retail/Clothing/Trading | 700-750 / Nike, P&G, Wrigley, Mars, Henkel, Kraft Foods, Pepsi, CocaCola, Li-Ning, Bimbo |
Petroleum/Steel/Electricity | 700-730 / State Grid, Pohang Steelers |
Account/Finance/Information | 650-780 / Bank of China, Ernst & Young, Accenture |
Software | 650-730 / IBM, Autodesk, Citicorp, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Trend Micro |
Airline/Logistic | 600-650 / China Eastern, MOL, China Southern, Korean Air, FedEx |
IT/Communication | 650-780 / Lenovo, Huawei, Nokia, Siemens, Foxconn, Sony Ericsson, Seagate, Motorola, Nortel Networks |
Electronics | 650+ / LG, Hitachi, Haier, Toshiba, Hisense, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Midea |
Chemical/Biologic/Medicine/ Energy |
550-750 / CAMCO, Xian Janssen, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Roche |
Mechanics | 600+ / Schneider, Emerson, Yokogawa |
Hong Kong and Macao: |
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China Digital Licensing (Group) Ltd (8175.HK) | Hong Kong | |
PalmPay China (Holdings) Ltd (8047.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Hwa Xia Healthcare Holdings (8143.HK) | Hong Kong | |
China Netcom Technology Holdings Limited (8071.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Sino Prosper State Gold Resources Holdings Ltd (0766.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Domon International Ltd | Hong Kong | |
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd (0765.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Ming Kei Holdings Ltd. (8239.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Phoenix Capital Securities Limited | Hong Kong | |
Sunshine Partners Financial Holdings Ltd (00509.HK) | Hong Kong | |
CASH (China) Investment Consultancy Limited (1049.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (1137.HK) | Hong Kong | |
Mattel, Inc. | Hong Kong | |
Wing Cheung Hing Knitters | Hong Kong | |
Oriental Watch Holdings Ltd (0398.HK) | Hong Kong | |
University of Macao | Macao | |
Bowell Development LimitedEmpresa Comercial Pou Son, Limitada | Macao | |
Empresa Comercial Pou Son, Limitada | Macao |
Over 14,000 organizations in over 150 countries are using TOEIC® test. To read more success stories worldwide on how TOEIC® test can benefit your companies, organizations and education institutions: