Nursing CELBAN is a test of language proficiency for internationally educated nurses (IENs) who have completed their nursing education in another country and who speak English as a second language. It was developed in 2004 by the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB) in consultation with members of the nursing community from regulatory bodies, associations, unions, nursing refresher programs as well as IENs. It was designed to ease the nursing shortage in Canada by providing access to the pool of IENs who arrived in Canada but encountered obstacles to obtaining employment, such as: Recognition of international credentials Relevant assessment of

CLB Test Development The following are tests developed by CCLB: Low Stakes CLBPT CLBPA (in collaboration with Achēv) BTC-NCLC CLB-LPT BTC-AMA WLA Online Self-Assessment (in collaboration with Achēv) Autoévaluation en ligne NCLC (in collaboration with Achēv) CELBAN™ Readiness Self-Assessment High Stakes CELBAN™ ECLAB Milestones (for IRCC) BTR-NCLC (for IRCC)

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