Spanish Language Proficiency Test (CLPT-ESLA)
Measures:
- Reading comprehension
- Spelling and grammar
- Listening comprehension
- Writing ability
- Image and text interpretation
- Speaking ability
Recommended for:
- Call centers
- Customer service
- Technical support
- Transportation and logistics
- International business roles
A Fast, Functional Spanish Language Proficiency Test for Employment
CLPT Spanish (CLPT-ESLA) is an Spanish Language Proficiency Test designed to give employers a quick and adaptable way to evaluate a candidate's Spanish skills, at any proficiency level and for any position. The assessment gauges how well a candidate can use Spanish in real workplace contexts, covering up to four core skill areas: reading, listening, and speaking skills.
The CLPT Spanish comes in two versions:
- CLPT-Spanish: modular, customizable
- CLPT Express-Spanish: faster, shorter
Why Choose CLPT-Spanish for Spanish Language Proficiency Testing?
When you need a reliable pre-employment Spanish Language Proficiency test, CLPT Spanish delivers several advantages for evaluating candidates:
- Customizable: assess only the language skills you need for your roles, nothing more or less.
- Faster: adaptive scoring adjusts the difficulty of the questions as the candidate responds, pinpointing the candidate’s proficiency level faster, and with fewer questions than a non-adaptive assessment.
- Candidate-friendly: a faster assessment leads to a better experience, and tailoring the question difficulty to the candidate ensures the candidate doesn’t get frustrated by questions that are too easy or too hard.
- Device-agnostic: candidates can take the test on the device of their choice, including most phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.
- Rigorously validated: CLPT-Spanish was constructed through a rigorous validation process by our team of I/O psychologists.
- Aligned with CEFR: the modular CLPT-Spanish version allows scores to be benchmarked against the CEFR equivalent. (CEFR is the Common European Framework for Reference for languages)
- Job-related: test content reflects real workplace scenarios, so results reflect the language skills candidates will actually use on the job.
- Culturally Sensitive: items are reviewed by sensitivity experts to ensure they are applicable across cultures and ethnicities.
Two versions for measuring the Spanish language skills you need:
CLPT-Spanish | CLPT Express-Spanish | |
| Assesses: | Up to 4 skill areas: Reading, listening, writing, speaking or any combination | 3 skill areas: Reading, listening and writing |
| Time : | Approx. 7 mins per skill area. 28 mins for all 4 skill areas | Approx. 7 mins total |
| Use when : | You want to choose specific skill areas You want individual scores and proficiency levels for each skill area, and/or CEFR equivalent scores You’re recruiting for roles requiring specific areas of language proficiency | You want a fast, accurate snapshot of overall proficiency You’re conducting high volume recruitment or hiring for roles requiring general Spanish language proficiency |
Sample Questions
CLPT Spanish uses a variety of question formats to evaluate Spanish language proficiency. Reading and listening skills are measured through multiple-choice questions, while writing skills are assessed through open-response questions scored using advanced AI.
Example Reading Question:
Example Writing Question:
Example Listening Question:
1. Candidate listens to the audio clip
2. Candidate listens to response options and selects the correct response
Example Speaking Question:
Intuitive Score Reports
Each score report provides information about a candidate’s standardized score and proficiency level. For the full CLPT-Spanish version, you will also see individual scores for each skill area that is assessed, as well as a CEFR equivalent score for each skill area.
Sample Score Report:
