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ETS is the world leader in developing industry standard assessments with an emphasis on quality, using the expertise of its distinguished statisticians and psychometricians.
ETS has more than 2,900 employees working at various locations all over the world. Of these, more than 1,100 are experts in the fields of education, psychology, statistics, psychometrics, computer science, sociology or the humanities. This prolific assembly of expertise makes us: Leaders in developing industry standard assessments: ETS has designed and developed some of the world’s most-recognised and widely-used educational assessments. In addition, we offer customised assessments for governments, companies and educational institutions, thereby demonstrating our twin capabilities of in-depth expertise and flexibility.
Statisticians and psychometricians: ETS staff includes internationally distinguished psychometricians and statisticians who ensure that all ETS assessments are reliable, valid, fair, and adhere to rigorous quality standards.
Engage in research and analysis to support existing assessments Generate ideas for future products and services Contribute to the fields of educational measurement and policy research
Education policy makers to help them redefine national standards of education, Governments around the world to broaden their understanding of current education imperatives, Researchers in governmental and non-governmental institutions that are involved in educational reform, Organisations involved in academic and professional development
-ETS does all this in the effort to enhance learning and facilitate access to quality education worldwide. Since the end of 2007 ETS manages Prometric and its global network of testing centres in 135 countries from The Thomson Corporation. Prometric has an extensive and diversified customer portfolio in the academic, professional, governmental, corporate and information technology markets. This strategically important addition to the ETS family of companies provides unique opportunities to expand the menu of products and services to the combined client base utilising a world-class global infrastructure which will enable greater access through the innovative use of technology.
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