SFTC, as the Testing Center of Professional English Proficiency Test (TOEIC Bridge) in Shandong Province, held a training session of the Test on September 28， 2014. Experts from the Ministry of Education and deans of English Department from vocational colleges in Shandong Province attended the training.

President Diao Jiandong, on behalf of SFTC, extended a warm welcome and made a brief introduction of SFTC. Professor Niu Jian, General Secretary of the Advisory Committee of Foreign Languages Teaching in Vocational Education of the Ministry of Education, introduced the recent work of the Committee and delivered the latest guidance on teaching reform of vocational education. He made an affirmative remark on the promotion of Professional English Proficiency Test (TOEIC Bridge). Mr. Liu Yunpeng, Project Supervisor of the Test, introduced the Test and answered questions concerned.

Professional English Proficiency Test (TOEIC Bridge) was developed by the American Educational Testing Service (ETS). It is a proficiency test of professional English designed specifically for the initial, intermediate-level English learners. As the only international test accepted and recognized by the Chinese government, TOEIC Bridge Test has been widely used in recruitment and training, overseas expatriation and internal selection among government departments, large state-owned enterprises, multinational enterprises and organizations. Each candidate of the Test will receive a Certificate of Professional English Proficiency, issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of PRC and a test report issued by ETS. The Advisory Committee of Foreign Languages Teaching in Vocational Education of the Ministry of Education introduced the Test into all of the vocational colleges in China as of April 2014. An English placement test using the TOEIC Bridge sample test paper was held for all 2014 freshmen of SFTC.