English Language Proficiency Testing Center
English Language Proficiency Testing
Center
Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (JCARC) has authorized the English Language Testing Center at Queen Noor Civil Aviation Technical College (QNCATC) to conduct Aviation English Language Proficiency Tests in accordance with ICAO standards and JCAR FCL-1
under the approval number QNCATC/EXAM/2007 .
The center began conducting English language proficiency tests for aviation in August 2007 to determine the language proficiency level of relevant individuals, including pilots and air traffic controllers working in the field of international civil aviation.
• Our Mission:
To strive towards ongoing policy and process improvement to strengthen our competitive position and improve product quality and service standards.
• Our Aim:
To provide an internationally recognized certification of English Language Proficiency in the context of aviation in a manner acceptable to national regulatory/licensing authorities, professional, registration bodies and employers for license endorsement purposes.
• Our Objectives:
1. To provide a valid and reliable test for rating the candidate’s ability to operate in English in the context of aviation and aeronautical radiotelephony communications in international civil aviation acceptable to pilots and air traffic controllers.
2. To provide a testing system and quality of service delivered in accordance with ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements and JCAR FCL-1 Annex1.
3. To provide a testing system that is fair to all candidates.
4. To provide reliable test results in accordance with ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale and ICAO Holistic Descriptors of operational language proficiency.
To operate internationally an individual must demonstrate proficiency at Level 4 or above in all areas of linguistic description. A person’s proficiency rating level is determined by the lowest rating in any particular area as advised by ICAO. Those demonstrating language proficiency below the Expert level (Level 6) will be formally re-evaluated at intervals in accordance with their individual proficiency level. ICAO recommends that the interval be 6 years for those at the Extended Level (Level 5) and 3 years for those at the Operational Level (Level 4)..The test will establish the individual’s level of Aviation English capability in accordance with the proficiency scale issued by ICAO via Aviation Language Proficiency Test (ALPT).
The ICAO Rating Scale delineates six levels of language proficiency ranging from Pre-elementary (Level 1) to Expert (Level 6) across six areas of linguistic description: Pronunciation, Structure, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension, and Interactions.
The Aviation Language Proficiency Test consists of three parts; plain language, listening comprehension, and radio communication phraseology. In the first part the interviewee will be asked general and job-related questions, in the second part he will listen to a pre-recorded scenarios followed by questions and in the third part there will be a role-play for radio communication. The length of the ALPT depends on the proficiency of the test taker the more proficient he is the less duration he will have but either way it will never be less than 25 minutes not more than 45 minutes.
