At present there are three different Spanish tests in China:

Test for Spanish Major-4/8

Organizer: the National Foreign Language Teaching Advisory Board, Spanish group.

Objects: college students majored in Spanish, not available for the public.

Examination time: Test for Spanish Major-4 every June; Test for Spanish Major-8 every March.

Inscription: organized to enroll by the departments of Spanish in colleges individually.

CATTI (Spanish) Level 2 and 3

Organizer: Ministry of Personnel

Objects: those who are Spanish learners and workers

Content: level 2 — intermediate level (written translation and interpretation, alternative)

        Level 3 — elementary level (written translation and interpretation, alternative )

Examination time: every November

DELE （the equal of IELTS and TOEFL）

Brief introduction: DELE aims to test the Spanish linguistic competence of those who are not native speakers of Spanish. It has been held for 21 years by Spain Ministry of Education. Qualifiers can get official certificates which are approved by Spain Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Technology and are valid internationally.

Peculiarities of the certificates: permanently valid; internationally recognized; no given limits about examinees; high international reputation.

Levels of DELE: Elementary level(basic communications)、Intermediate level(daily life communications)、Advanced level(Skilled Spanish and a rich fund of Spanish culture knowledge are needed )　

Inscription: DELE is held twice one year.

Inscription time: March and September.

Examination time: May and November.