TOEIC ITP
(Test of English for International Communication) TOEFL ITP
(Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Product Purpose Evaluates English proficiency for the global workplace Evaluates English proficiency for those pursuing academic studies
Primary Uses For corporations
  To make decisions about recruiting, promoting, and deploying employees overseas
  To determine readiness to participate in technical training conducted in English
  To demonstrate learning progress in corporate training  For English language programs/schools, especially for academic-track students
  Placement test
  Assessment of progress from beginning to end of course
  Measurement of program effectiveness
  Exit test and measurement of readiness for academic programs
Other Uses   For English language programs/schools, especially business-track students
  Placement test
  Assessment of progress from beginning to end of course
  Measurement program effectiveness
  Exit test
  Practice for secure TOEIC test 
  Professional credential    For institutions of higher education
  To fulfill language requirement or graduation requirement
  To screen for scholarship and exchange programs
  Practice for the TOEFL test or other multiple-choice tests
  Professional credential
Who takes the test?   Employees in international corporations
  Job applicants
  Students in business, vocational and trade schools, community colleges
  Students in the business track of English language programs/schools    Students in the academic track of English language programs/schools
  Students in colleges or universities that have a language requirement
  Applicants to scholarship and exchange programs
Who uses the results?   Training managers
  Human resources managers
  Recruiters
  Employees
  English language programs/schools    English language programs/schools
  College and university administrators
  Directors of scholarship and exchange programs
  Students
Formats and proficiency levels tested   TOEIC? Bridge — high beginning to intermediate
  TOEIC test — low intermediate to advanced    Pre-TOEFL ITP — high beginning to intermediate
  TOEFL ITP — low intermediate to advanced
Language context Language used in the global workplace Language used in academic contexts
Test format 200 multiple-choice questions 140 multiple-choice questions
Score scale 10 — 990 Total
  5 — 495 Listening Comprehension
  5 — 495 Reading Comprehension  310 — 677 Total
  30 — 68 Listening Comprehension
  30 — 68 Structure and Written Expression (grammar)
  30 — 67 Reading Comprehension
Administration time 120 minutes 115 minutes
Administration   Available on demand for any date
  Multiple forms for testing throughout the year
  2 forms of security
  semi-secure — administered on-site by own staff, trained by TOEIC staff
  secure — administered on-site by TOEIC staff
NOTE: Maximum security TOEIC Open Test available in some countries.   Available on demand for any date
  Multiple forms for testing throughout the year
  1 form of security
  semi-secure — administered on-site by own staff
NOTE: Maximum security TOEFL test available in most countries.
Score reports   Individual score reports
  Score roster
  Certificates (for an additional fee)    Individual score reports
  Institution score reports and roster
Turnaround time for score reports   Usually 3 — 5 days
  Rush reporting on request for an additional fee    Usually 3 — 5 days (7 days in the U.S.)
  Rush reporting on request for an additional fee
Test prep Available from local ETS representatives or online from Peterson's Store: 
  30 Days to the TOEIC Test
(Book and Audio CDs)
  TOEIC Official Test Preparation Guide — 2nd Edition
(Book and Audio CDs)  Available on TOEFL web site:
  Sample Test, 6th Edition
  TOEFL Test Preparation Kit, 2nd ed.
  TOEFL Practice Tests, Vol. 2