Get online second language evaluations in April
March 11, 2024 – Defence Stories
Effective January 2024, ADM (HR-Civ) launched new online second language evaluations for Reading Comprehension and Written Expression.
Register for an evaluation in April!
Note: These tests are accessible to public service employees only (i.e. they are not accessible to military members).
To register, complete and submit the SLE Reading and Writing Registration form by March 29, 2024! The tests will take place from April 5 to 19, 2024. If you cannot attend, there will be another round of tests in July 2024; a call-out will be sent through the Defence Team News each quarter to inform you of the next testing dates. For other testing options related to staffing actions, contact dnsoslerequests-donddemandesdels@forces.gc.ca.
Note
- Do not register if you have completed the SLE within 30 days of your testing date. You must wait 30 days before retaking a test.
- Employees in bilingual positions: If you choose to take a test and do not obtain the required results for your position, this may impact your bilingual bonus.
About the cyclical SLEs
- The tests are administered online by ADM(HR-Civ) via the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Candidate Assessment Tool
- Tests are for any public service employee at DND, including Students, Casuals, Term and Indeterminate employees.
- Accessible from any computer or device, on or off the National Defence Network.
- Occur every quarter
- Free of cost
- Results are:
- Valid for 5 years
- Transferable to any position across the public service
- Automatically uploaded to your HRMS profile.
- Accessible from your Candidate Assessment Tool account
- Level X, A, B or C (Level E is not a possible result for these unsupervised tests)
Duration
- The Unsupervised Test of Reading Comprehension takes 45 minutes to complete
- The Unsupervised Test of Written Expression takes 45 minutes to complete