C2 Pro­fi­ci­en­cy Cer­ti­fi­ca­te

The CPE (Cer­ti­fi­ca­te of Pro­fi­ci­en­cy in Eng­lish) is the hig­hest qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on of all Cam­bridge Eng­lish exams. It cor­re­sponds to the C2 level (CEFR).

By ta­king the CPE exam, you de­mons­tra­te that you have a fluent and con­fi­dent com­mand of the Eng­lish lan­guage, al­most rea­ching the level of a na­ti­ve spe­a­ker. This makes you ca­pa­ble of work­ing and stu­dy­ing at the hig­hest pro­fes­sio­nal and aca­de­mic le­vels.

The CPE cer­ti­fi­ca­te is proof of your out­stan­ding Eng­lish lan­guage skills.

The Cam­bridge In­sti­tut Mu­nich of­fers the exam as a computer-​based (CB) for­mat. 

Exam For­mat

The C2 Pro­fi­ci­en­cy exam for­mat con­sists of the fol­lo­wing sec­tions:

1. Rea­ding & Use of Eng­lish (1 hour 30 mi­nu­tes)
2. Wri­ting (1 hour 30 mi­nu­tes)
3. Lis­te­ning (ap­pro­xi­ma­te­ly 40 mi­nu­tes)
4. Spea­king (16 mi­nu­tes per can­di­da­te pair)

In­for­ma­ti­on
A com­ple­te can­di­da­te in­for­ma­ti­on book­let for down­load can be found here. 

Self-​Study Ma­te­ri­als
For in­de­pen­dent pre­pa­ra­ti­on, the Self Study Pack of the Cam­bridge Eng­lish Ad­van­ced 3 book, with so­lu­ti­ons and audio con­tent, is sui­ta­ble. Lear­ning ma­te­ri­als are availa­ble in all major books­to­res and on­line.

Sam­ple Test
To pre­pa­re, a free sam­ple test (paper-​based exam) is availa­ble for down­load.

Sam­ple Cer­ti­fi­ca­te
Upon pas­sing the exam, you will re­cei­ve a cor­re­spon­ding cer­ti­fi­ca­te: C2 Pro­fi­ci­en­cy Sam­ple Cer­ti­fi­ca­te

Pre­pa­ra­ti­on Cour­se
Cam­bridge In­sti­tut Mu­nich of­fers a 6-week pre­pa­ra­ti­on cour­se for the C2 Pro­fi­ci­en­cy exam as well as pri­va­te trai­ning. Ad­di­tio­nal­ly, all day -​intensive cour­ses, as well as evening cour­ses, can be op­tio­nal­ly com­ple­ted with the C2 Pro­fi­ci­en­cy Eng­lish cer­ti­fi­ca­te.