ETS, an industry leader in English-language assessment for over 70 years, designed the TOEIC® tests to measure workplace English skills. For more than 40 years, over 14,000 organizations (businesses, government agencies, universities and vocational schools) in 160 countries rely on the TOEIC® tests to demonstrate English proficiency and help them get ahead of the competition. More than 7 million TOEIC® tests were administrated in 2012.