A Level C1 English certificate is an advanced level qualification as set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Holders of C1 will have the ability to use English effectively and perform confidently in social, professional and higher education situations. C1 shows that a candidate has the language ability to carry out complex research, communicate effectively at a professional level, and have the necessary communication skills for everyday business and study activities.
C1 is recognised by thousands of educational institutions, employers, governments and other organisations throughout the world including:
- Monash University, Australia
- University of Queensland, Australia
- McGill University, Canada
- University of Toronto, Canada
- King’s College London (University of London), UK
- University of Oxford, UK
- University of Virginia, USA
C1 is also accepted for student visa applications by the UK Home Office and the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). Top international companies such as Adidas, BP, Ernst & Young, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft all have employees who have taken the C1 exam.
| Organisation | Type |
C1 |
| Abbott Laboratories SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Acerinox | Corporate | C1 |
| Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) | Corporate | C1 |
| Afinsa Bienes Tangibles SA (AFINSA) | Corporate | C1 |
| Astican | Corporate | C1 |
| Atlantic Copper SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Ayúdame @ Estudiar | Corporate | C1 |
| Banco Atlántico | Corporate | C1 |
| Banco Sabadell | Corporate | C1 |
| Banco Santander – Spain | Corporate | C1 |
| BP España SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Campofrio | Corporate | C1 |
| Celestica | Corporate | C1 |
| Cintra | Corporate | C1 |
| Conase | Corporate | C1 |
| Conservas Garavilla SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Corporación Ibérica de Nutrición | Corporate | C1 |
| Diageo | Corporate | C1 |
| Electronic Arts Software S.L. (EA) | Corporate | C1 |
| Elster Iberconta SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (Endesa) | Corporate | C1 |
| Explotaciones Viamase S.L. | Corporate | C1 |
| Financiera y Minera (Italcementi Group) | Corporate | C1 |
| France Telecom – Spain | Corporate | C1 |
| Geblasa, S.A. | Corporate | C1 |
| Germaine de Capuccini S.A. | Corporate | C1 |
| Groupe Danone – Spain | Corporate | C1 |
| Grupo Alter | Corporate | C1 |
| Henkel Ibérica | Corporate | C1 |
| Ineco-Tifsa SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Ipsos | Corporate | C1 |
| Isdefe | Corporate | C1 |
| Isofotón | Corporate | C1 |
| Itaca SA | Corporate | C1 |
| JT International Iberia S.L. | Corporate | C1 |
| Medex, SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Pirelli – Spain | Corporate | C1 |
| Puleva Biotech | Corporate | C1 |
| Puleva Food | Corporate | C1 |
| Reckitt Benckiser – Spain | Corporate | C1 |
| Recoletos Grupo de Comunicación SA | Corporate | C1 |
| Savera | Corporate | C1 |
| Sensient Fragrances | Corporate | C1 |
| Seur | Corporate | C1 |
| Sistemas Avanzados de Tecnologia SA (SATEC) | Corporate | C1 |
| Sony España | Corporate | C1 |
| Ubisoft Entertainment | Corporate | C1 |
| Valeo – Spain | Corporate | C1 |
| Obra Pía Santísima Trinidad | Further Education | C1 |
| Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid | Government Bodies | C1 |
| Comunidad Valenciana, Conselleria de Educación, Formación y Empleo | Government Bodies | C1 |
| Junta de Andalucía | Government Bodies | C1 |
| Junta of Castilla La Mancha | Government Bodies | C1 |
| La Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid | Government Bodies | C1 |
| Xunta de Galicia | Government Bodies | C1 |
| Centro de Enseñanza Superior en Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación «Don Bosco» | Higher Education | C1 |
| Centro Universitario Villanueva | Higher Education | C1 |
| Colegio Universitario Cardenal Cisneros | Higher Education | C1 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology, Spain | Higher Education | C1 |
| ESADE (Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas) | Higher Education | C1 |
| ESADE Business School | Higher Education | C1 |
| ESADE Law School | Higher Education | C1 |
| ESADE Law School | Higher Education | C1 |
| Escola d’Hoteleria de les Illes Balears | Higher Education | C1 |
| Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio ESCUNI | Higher Education | C1 |
| ESEI International Business School | Higher Education | C1 |
| European University Business School, Barcelona | Higher Education | C1 |
| European University Business School, Barcelona | Higher Education | C1 |
| European University Business School, Barcelona | Higher Education | C1 |
| Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga | Higher Education | C1 |
| Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU Andalucía | Higher Education | C1 |
| Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| IE Business School | Higher Education | C1 |
| IE Business School | Higher Education | C1 |
| IE University | Higher Education | C1 |
| IESE Business School, University of Navarra | Higher Education | C1 |
| Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Institut Quimic de Sarria (Ramon Llull University) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Instituto de Empresa Business School | Higher Education | C1 |
| La Salle Centro Universitario | Higher Education | C1 |
| San Pablo CEU – Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| School of International Trade (ESCI) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Servicio de Idiomas – Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Camilo José Cela, Servicio de Idiomas | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Martir | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Martir | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Católica San Antonio | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Católica San Antonio | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Alcalá de Henares | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Alicante | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Almería | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Barcelona | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Barcelona | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Cádiz | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Cantabria | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Córdoba | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Córdoba | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Córdoba | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Extremadura | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Granada | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Jaén | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Jaén | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de la Rioja | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de León – Spain | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Málaga | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Murcia | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Navarra | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Salamanca | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Sevilla | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Valladolid – Spain | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad de Zaragoza | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad del País Vasco | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Europea de Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Departamento de Idiomas | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Loyola Córdoba | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Loyola Córdoba | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Loyola Seville | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Loyola Seville | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Servicio de Idiomas | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Politécnica de Valencia | Higher Education | C1 |
| UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad Pública de Navarra | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad San Jorge | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universidad San Jorge | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat de Girona | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat de les Illes Balears | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat de Lleida | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat Jaume I (UJI) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona | Higher Education | C1 |
| Universitat Rovira i Virgili Reus | Higher Education | C1 |
| University of Navarra School of Engineering, San Sebastian | Higher Education | C1 |
| University of Santiago de Compostela | Higher Education | C1 |
| Academia Best Way | Language School | C1 |
| My Lingua Box | Language School | C1 |
| NECFE (New England Centre For English) | Language School | C1 |
| Now Think in English | Language School | C1 |
| Real English Academy | Language School | C1 |
| White House School of English, The | Language School | C1 |
| Words School | Language School | C1 |
| Autonomous Region of Castile Leon | Ministerial | C1 |
| Fomento de Centros de Enseñanza | Private School | C1 |
| ANPE-Sindicato Inpependiente | Professional Bodies | C1 |
| Escuelas Católicas de Castilla-La Mancha (BEDA) | School Associations | C1 |
| Escuelas Católicas de Madrid (BEDA) | School Associations | C1 |
| Escuelas Católicas de Murcia (BEDA) | School Associations | C1 |
| Patrocinio De Maria | School Associations | C1 |
| AVENÇ | Schools | C1 |
| B-EPSB ESCOLA PIA SARRIA-CALASSANÇ | Schools | C1 |
| BON SOLEIL | Schools | C1 |
| Escola Federic Mistral-Tècnic Eulàlia Sarriá | Schools | C1 |
| Escola Ramon Fuster | Schools | C1 |
| FREDERIC MISTRAL-TÈCNIC EULÀLIA | Schools | C1 |
| International School of Madrid Secondary | Schools | C1 |
| Montessori School Alpedrete | Schools | C1 |