Founded in 1897, Pearson PLC is a major British publishing and education company. Pearson Education, a division of the company, provides publishing and assessment services to schools, corporations, institutions, and individual students. Pearson owns major media brands such as Addison-Wesley, Peachpit, Prentice Hall, eCollege, Longman, Poptropica, and Scott Foresman.
Although 60% of its sales are in North America, Pearson operates in more than 70 countries. Pearson International is headquartered in London and oversees the offices in Europe, Asia, and South America.
The Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) is a career-focused qualification designed to provide learners with the skills to progress directly to higher education or to develop in the workplace.
In conjunction with academic study at school or college (or as a stand-alone course for further study), BTEC provides students with a range of practical training and skills for their development and the career they chose.
PearsonVUE, part of Pearson, is the leading among the companies realizing practical tests in the securest environment, as well as the conducting online exams.
PearsonVUE has built its business on the latest technology, enabling it to deliver its exams securely and to serve its clients and candidates worldwide at the highest level.
PearsonVUE is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with regional offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Dubai, Australia, India, Japan, and China. More than 14 million people worldwide take PearsonVUE exams each year. Everyone demonstrates their skills, knowledge, and commitment during a PearsonVUE test. More than 450 professionals worldwide choose PearsonVUE to develop, manage, deliver, and improve their testing programs.
On April 25, 2017, a meeting was held between Maleyka Abbaszadeh, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the State Examination Center, and Mark Couchman, Representative of Pearson PLC. During the meeting, the parties discussed cooperation opportunities in the field of English language proficiency assessment and certification of various professionals.
At the end of the discussions, an agreement was reached to develop projects for conducting international exams in the field of English language proficiency assessment and certification of various professionals in accordance with international standards by involving them in relevant courses.
Maleyka Abbaszadeh, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the State Examination Center, and Mark Couchman, representative of the Pearson organization, signed a Letter of Intent on behalf of the parties for the implementation of the mentioned projects.