37,000 chileans now have International English Certification
Publicado el: 17 de enero de 2008
Source: www.corfo.cl 
The second round of CORFO's National Registry of Individuals with Advanced English Language Skills has just accredited over 21,510 new individuals, building on the first national exam held in January 2004. The Registry, the first of its kind in the world, includes over 37,000 English speakers accredited to international standards (TOEIC-Test of English for International Communication). This tool will be available to foreign companies setting up in Chile who wish to hire workers in various fields with a particular level of English.
Of the new registrants, 15,237 are university students and professionals, and 52 percent live in and around Santiago.
It should be noted that this project forms part of the "Chile Invests Plan" and clearly demonstrates the government's commitment to improving the country's English language deficiencies. It is also a strategic initiative for CORFO, since language is key to Chile's global competitiveness and its promotion as an attractive technology and services platform, even more so with the recent creation of the public-private strategic council aiming to form a cluster in this emerging sector.