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O SELO Q E O SISTEMA DE AUDITORIA DA ALTE

Find out which tests have the ALTE Q-Mark

The ALTE Framework shows whether an exam of our member organisations has the Q-Mark, following a successful audit. It also allows comparison using the CEFR levels of the different tests in different languages. If you are looking for a test with ALTE recognition, please check the framework.

The ALTE Q-mark is a quality indicator which member organisations can use to show that their exams have passed a rigorous ALTE audit and meet all the core requirements of ALTE's 18 quality standards. The Q-mark demonstrates that ALTE member organisations aspire to consistent standards of quality and excellence in their exams.

O Selo Q indica que o perfil de qualidade de um exame ou conjunto de exames foi auditado por um auditor da ALTE e o resultado foi positivo. O resultado é valido por um período de cinco anos ou até que haja uma mudança significativa no argumento de validade para exames auditados com sucesso.O Selo Q é atribuído apenas ao(s) exame(s) auditados, não à organização em si.

O Selo Q permite aos utilizadores de testes estarem seguros de que um exame é sustentado por processos, critérios e padrões adequados.

Only the exams of ALTE members and applicant ALTE Associate Members, meeting certain criteria, can undertake an ALTE audit process.

You can also download a guide to the ALTE Q-mark for testing organisations here.

 Informationen für anerkennende Stellen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz

 Information for recognising bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland


Informationen für anerkennende Stellen (Visastellen, Einwanderungsbehörden usw.) zu Sprachprüfungen mit dem Qualitätssiegel Q-Mark der Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) - März 2024. Informationen auf Deutsch und Englisch. 

Information for recognising bodies (immigration authorities, etc.) regarding language tests with the ALTE Q-Mark. March 2024. Information in German and English. 

Procedimentos de Auditoria

The PfA (latest version - April 2022) was produced by the Grupo de Trabalho do SGQ and contains all the detailed procedures for auditors and for organisations being audited. 


Grupo de Trabalho SGQ da ALTE

The ALTE QMS WG reviews and edits the audit procedures. Members of the QMS WG meet usually three times per year, and work in close collaboration with the Standing Committee to discuss and improve current procedures. 

Saiba mais sobre a Comissão Permanente e o trabalho que o Grupo de Trabalho SGQ está a fazer atualmente. 

Padrões mínimos da ALTE

ALTE has established a set of 18 common standards for its members’ exams, which cover all stages of the language testing process, and are used in the Q-Mark audit process. These involve: 

  • construção de testes; 
  • administração e logística; 
  • classificação e nivelamento; 
  • análise de testes; 
  • comunicação com partes interessadas.

Como consequência, os utilizadores de exames - sejam privados, empregadores, instituições educativas ou órgãos governamentais - estão seguros de que os testes de línguas criados e distribuídos por membros da ALTE atendem a padrões profissionais rigorosos e refletem com precisão as competências dos examinandos.

Read the Minimum Standards (MS) in the following languages:  

Български    Català    Cymraeg    Čeština    Deutsch    Dansk    English    Español  Eesti    Euskara    Français    Gaeilge    Galego    Magyar    Italiano  Lëtzebuergesch    Lietuvių    Nederlands    Norsk (bokmål og nynorsk)    Polski    Português    Română    Русский    Slovenščina    Suomi    Svenska


Introduction of the ALTE MS18 - 2024

The MS18 will be introduced in the ALTE Audit System from 1st July 2024. 

You can find a complete report on the creation of this new MS clicking here.


AUDITORIAS - Próximos eventos e formações

The next events related to auditing will be online, via the Microsoft Teams platform, in October 2024 (Monday 21st October 2024) please see our Events page for more details and to register (please log in into your personal ALTE account to see the event). We run an Orientation session for organisations thinking about having an audit. This is a prerequisite for becoming an ALTE Full Member. Orientation sessions are also suitable for members of staff in existing Full Members who will engage in the ALTE auditing process but have not personally had relevant training before. We also run training for existing auditors to ensure ongoing professional standardisation.

 ALTE - the Association of Language Testers in Europe is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered in England, charity number 1184799.

Spanish Translation © Instituto Cervantes and University of Salamanca 2024 | French Translation © France Éducation International 2024 | Italian Translation © University for Foreigners, Perugia 2024 | Dutch Translation © CNaVT 2024 | Romanian Translation © Babeş-Bolyai University 2024 |  | Portuguese Translation © CAPLE-University of Lisbon 2023 | Swedish Translation © Stockholm University 2024 | Catalan Translation © Generalitat de Cataluyna 2024 | German Translation © Goethe Institut and ÖSD 2024

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