Pearson : Four more PTE centers in England approved for UK visas & immigration

31 Mar 2021published at 09:00 AM GMT

Pearson, the world's learning company, has announced a further four test centers in England where people can take PTE as a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) purposes.

The locations are based in Leicester, Luton, Newcastle, and Oxford and bring the total number of UKVI approved PTE centers in the UK to 22. These centers are expected to open later in April.

The tests will be delivered through the Pearson VUE test center network. Some UK test centers will not be operating at full capacity, due to current COVID-19 social distancing requirements, as mandated by the UK government and local authorities.

Pearson VUE has also implemented proactive health and safety measures including, but not limited to, readily available hand sanitizer, increased sanitization in high touch areas, and the regular disinfection of testing workstations (completed between each test taker). These measures support the safety of both testing candidates and staff. Face masks are required at all Pearson VUE-owned test centers.

Freya Thomas Monk, Senior Vice President of English Assessment, Pearson said: 'We are always looking to expand our test center network. Our aim is to give candidates a wide choice of where they take their PTE exam.

'We have chosen Luton, Leicester, Oxford and Newcastle to meet demand and be convenient for our customers and we are pleased to widen the opportunity to sit an English Language test for UK Visa purposes through either PTE Home or PTE Academic UKVI.'

Pearson's SELT tests are as follows:

• PTE Academic (UKVI) - a four-skills language test accepted for work and study visas. It tests Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening skills.
• PTE Home - a two-skills language test accepted for family, settlement, citizenship applications as well as Sportsperson and Representative of an Overseas Business applications. It tests speaking and listening skills.

In total there are now 194 locations across the globe offering PTE for UKVI. Click here to select a location and book a test.

For more information on the UK Home Office Visas and Immigration process click here.

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Notes to Editors

1. The full list of UK locations are Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London (Central x 2), London (North), London (West), Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Wolverhampton.
2. During this current UK lockdown candidates can book and sit PTE Home tests and sit pre existing bookings only for PTE Academic UKVI tests in UK test centers. PTE Academic tests are not currently available.

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