Frequently asked questions

The in-centre version runs only as group testing. The person responsible at your school or organisation applies, and each candidate is then contacted. If you want to book for yourself, choose Linguaskill Remote instead.

You can take only the modules you need — Reading & Listening, Writing and Speaking are taken separately. Depending on how you register, the modules are either fixed by the institution running the session or chosen by you on the registration form. Each module is reported separately, along with an average score and CEFR level across the modules you took.

Just your ID. You take the test on a computer provided at the venue. The dedicated browser, pre-test technical check and 360-degree room scan required for the remote version do not apply here. Staff at the venue guide you through the process.

Results appear 3–5 days after the test on the Cambridge English Test Portal (Metrica). We do not send a separate score report. Log in with the same username, password and Institution ID you used to take the test. If a test is flagged during quality assurance, the review can add up to 10 days.

Linguaskill does not send a paper certificate. You view and download a digital certificate in Metrica instead. When sending your result to an organisation, use the sharing function in Metrica. Cambridge advises recognising organisations to accept only results sent through the Results Verification Service.

You can re-sit any module as many times as you like, and you only need to re-sit the modules you want to improve. The My Best Score feature then lets you select your highest score in each module to download and share. For a re-sit to be linked to your earlier result you must use the same login and sit it under the same Institution ID. Taking it under a different account creates a separate, unlinked result.

Only Speaking and Writing can be submitted for an Enquiry on Results. Reading and Listening are adaptive — the questions follow your answers — so they are not eligible. The centre submits the enquiry on your behalf, and it must reach Cambridge within 28 days of the test date. A response is returned to the centre within 21 calendar days. There is a fee, refunded if the enquiry moves your CEFR level up or down. Your result can go up, go down or stay the same.

They stay in Metrica indefinitely. The organisation receiving your result may still set its own limit, so check the requirements of the institution you are applying to.