Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi ("National Foreign Language Proficiency Test," WSK) is a series of foreign language tests administered in mainland China for educators who did not major in foreign languages.Ruan, Jiening and Cynthia Leung. Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English Literacy in China (Volume 3 of Multilingual Education). Springer Science & Business Media, November 29, 2012. , 9789400749948. p. 113. The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of China developed these tests. Performance on the WSK determines whether one is permitted to take training, studies,Liu, Qingsi (The National Education Examinations Authority). "The National Education Examinations Authority and its English Language Tests." In: Cheng, Liying and Andy Curtis. English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner. Routledge, March 17, 2010. , 9781135213879. Start: 29. CITED: p. 43. or additional studies within one's major in institutions outside of China.
Some universities make successful completion of the WSK as a requirement for promotion in one's academic title.
Variants
English: PETS-5 (Public English Test System)."English ." Public English Test System. Retrieved on March 13, 2015. French: TNF German: NTD Japanese: NNS ( Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken; "日语水平考试（NNS）样卷 ." Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.) Russian: ТПРЯ ( "Russian Language Proficiency Test"; "俄语水平考试（ТПРЯ）样卷" ( ). Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.)."首页 ." Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 13, 2015. "全国外语水平考试（WSK）是为了鉴定非外语专业人员的外语水平而设置的考试，其成绩主要用于选拔国家公派出国留学人员。全国外语水平考试设英语（PETS-5）、法语(TNF)、德语(NTD)、日语(NNS)和俄语(ТПРЯ)五个语种。"
See also College English Test (CET)
References
External links Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi Public English Test System China Public English Test System (PETS), Levels 1-5: Level Criteria, Test Specifications and Sample Materials. National Education Examinations Authority, 1999. See profile at Google Books.