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3. Contributing to competitiveness

The connection between education and long-term economic growth is well-documented and increasingly well understood.

Helping individuals get ready for work.

Securing a professional or vocational qualification is an important factor in getting a job. We create and administer millions of admissions tests, certifications, vocational assessments and general qualifications including:

• BTEC, the vocational qualification recognised by schools, colleges, universities, employers and professional bodies across the United Kingdom and in over 100 countries worldwide.
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), the leading test for entrance to business schools and management programmes worldwide.
• NCLEX Nursing examination, required to obtain a licence necessary to apply for work as a nurse in the United States.
• CTI Education Group, one of the leading private higher education groups in South Africa, serving more than 9,000 students.

Doing informed business.

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