More than ever, academic institutions need to manage their resources effectively to meet new challenges, while continuing to impart excellent education. The Declaration of Bologna and succeeding agreements such as the European Qualification Framework have committed universities and institutions of higher education to seeking greater compatibility with each other across Europe and worldwide. This is where the ETS Global Custom Assessment Solutions Unit can help.

We provide tools to help universities gather reliable and valid evidence. Using externally validated instruments, universities can show compatibility and meet requirements. Moreover, by outsourcing such non-core functions as the development of these tools, they can continue to focus on other critical functions in education and research.

Since ETS Global is present across several regions, our understanding of local cultures makes it possible for us to adapt our tools to accommodate any necessary cultural, social or economic factors.

We advise:

- Educational assessment specialists on how to design evidence-based assessments, design fairness standards, and develop and apply quality assurance standards

- Educational Measurement peers on evidence-centred design and standard setting

- Applied services officers on implementing language policies

- Education researchers on how to set learning objectives and outcomes and how to link them to assessment 

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