Vocational English Language Proficiency Test

Vocational English Language Proficiency Test (Vocational ELPT) as a test-based component of Unified State Qualification Exam (USQE) is one of the evaluation stages for Master’s students majoring in specialties under “22 Healthcare” branch of knowledge.

Students take their Vocational ELPT simultaneously with taking their Krok 1 Exam, as they both comprise a single stage:

  • during the third year of study by students majoring in “Medicine”, “Stomatology”, “Pediatrics”, “Medical Psychology”, and “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy”;
  • during the first year of study by Master’s students majoring in “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy”, if they have enrolled in their Master’s program after completing a Bachelor’s program.

Exam Goal

The goal of Vocational ELPT is to assess the examinees’ ability to understand vocational English, in particular English grammar and terminology utilized in basic (fundamental) sciences.

Types and Number of Test Questions

The exam uses Multiple Choice Questions that have only one correct answer.

The test consists of 50 questions.

Sample test questions have been added to the Training Module that students can use when preparing for their exams. You can access the Training Module from the home page of the Testing Board’s official website by clicking on the Exam Training Module link.

How much time do you have to write your Vocational ELPT?

Examinees have 1 hour 40 minutes to complete their Vocational English Language Proficiency Test.

Minimum passing score

In 2025, the minimum passing score requires 40.0 % correct answers, as decided by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (Decree № 1898, dated November 2, 2023, amended by Decree № 1807, dated October 25, 2024).

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