I am just about to send my CSE's to W.E.S to get equvalised. Does anyone know if CSE's are equvalent to a Canadain grade 12?

Chris

yes.they are.

Hi still researching all the acronyms can you tell me what W.E.S stands for and what they do?

I have been told by college in Canada, that GCSE's are not equivalent to year 12, only A' levels. If you did wish to apply to a college you would have to sit their exams to test your ability in English and Maths. They do not recognise O levels either for us older ones! ( I was going to go on a student visa so applied to a college)
I have seen these papers and the way I see it is our GCSE's are equivalent to their year 12 high school papers. We actually start school at 4 years of age too, where as they are 6 so we must be ahead by a couple of years. Judging by some children I have met their ability to spell and write English, is awful compared to my daughter at 16.


QUOTE=bloke]I am just about to send my CSE's to W.E.S to get equvalised. Does anyone know if CSE's are equvalent to a Canadain grade 12?

Chris[/QUOTE]

Hi All,
thanks for replying so promptly.
Fight or Flight:
W.E.S stands for World Education Services, they are an Academic Assessment Service based is Toronto its the place I'm going to be sending my CSE's for equvilency.

Gooding:
When I graduated school it was in 1971 they didnt have GCSE's back then only CSE and GCE. I didnt sit any GCE's only CSE's, GCE being the better one to have. I am not applying to collage, I am applying for a job that insists on grade 12 hence the the need to have my stuff equvilised.
What I wanted to know was this, are my CSE's good enough as grade 12 because if they are not I will save the $100 and not bother sending them to be checked.

Bob Hope:
can you add to that?

Chris

Well, being an old fart too, I have CSE's and was assessed by IQAS ( International qualifications assessment service) in Alberta and was assessed at a grade 12 education. Just ensure that you put your starting age at 4 years old then completing secondary education finishing at 16 and bob's ya uncle!! ......At least I'm old enough to be! Hope this helps.

Not all children start school at 6yrs old in Canada. Our son started school here at four years old.

HI Bobhope,
It didnt ask for primary school just secondry. Well I sent it in anyway.

Thanks
Chris

You have given me hope! Not that I need it now as I actually will be self employed when I am there, BUT I may too apply to have the assessment done incase I am ever asked in the future. I expect each college / employer is different as to their prerequisites in each province. I certainly do not think at my age I should be asked to sit exams again, after completing college over 25 years ago, having some great jobs and successfully running my own businesses for the past 15 years!
I was a bit taken a back when they insisted I take a year 12 equivalency exam in Maths and English for a Business Studies course. As a Technical Illustrator I could not have done my job without an excellent knowledge of maths, and I am English born and bread, and studied at a Grammar School in the days when we still had to use proper English, and grammar.

Glad I did not need to go down the student visa route though, due to land on 10th December and cannot wait.

I hoping to get a job at OPG ( Ontario Power Generating) as Millwright. I've been in the trade since 16 years old, 19 years in GB and 15 in Ontario and it doesnt count for jack sh*t if you cant prove your grade 12. Doesnt matter that I have to have had that to write the my millwrights ticket in Ontario they need to see that piece of paper.

Chris