CAE Introduction

The Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English examination, or CAE for short, is a qualification in English as a Foreign Language awarded by the Cambridge ESOL. The current version of the exam was recently introduced for December 2008 and is sometimes referred to as the 'revised CAE'. It currently has about 50,000 candidates per year.

CAE is one of five examinations offered by Cambridge ESOL. The level of CAE is described as Advanced. The table below shows how CAE fits into the Cambridge ESOL framework:

Because CAE is internationally recognised, people choose to take the exam for work purposes, study purposes or just for their own interest.

Adapted from the 'Cambridge ESOL Handbook', which is available to order from Cambridge ESOL.