SHK Proficiency Test

    The Great Chinese Alliance for Survival in Metropolis, with its wide recognition in leading the Confucian trader's organization and corporate members, and with its cooperation with the authoritative academic research of institutes, is launching globally an international-level of examination in respect of business Chinese, i.e. SHK Business Chinese Proficiency Test (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Certificate). SHK will strive to promote the certificate to be recognized by near ten thousands of business companies and organizations in China, and to boost the establishment and healthy development of SHK Business Chinese Proficiency Test. From non-governmental training organization's aspect, the exam shall support and complement the HSK test launched by national government, and that it shall contribute its effort in promoting and disseminating the Mandarin.

SHK examination grading

    The Business Chinese course will have 3 types of certificate according to different standards:

1. SHK Business Chinese Proficiency Elementary Certificate: It belongs to elementary level Mandarin. The level of daily expression is equivalent to the elementary level of HSK, one should be able to carry out simple business communication.
   
2. SHK Business Chinese Proficiency Intermediate Certificate: It belongs to intermediate level Mandarin. It is about the equivalent of intermediate level of HSK. One can carry out common business communications, and translator will be needed for complicated business activities.
   
3. <Chinese Expert> -SHK Business Chinese Proficiency Advanced Certificate: It belongs to advanced Mandarin application level and is equivalent to or surpassing HSK (Honor) Advanced Certificate, which allows one to communicate fluently and to carry out business exchange freely.

    The set up of the SHK test venue shall be carried out gradually along with the development of SHK training. The principle is to choose those SHK training organizations which are representative in their own region.

SHK水平考试

    大中文联盟以儒商商务组织的业务引领和会员企业的广泛认同，结合国内合作院校权威的学术研究，在全球范围推出商务汉语方面的国际能力水平考试，即SHK商务汉语能力考试（初、中、高等级能力证书）。SHK将努力通过前期的培训推广，国内近万家商务企业和组织的接受认定等过程，促进SHK商务汉语能力考试的确立与健康发展，从民间培训角度积极配合国家汉办的HSK考试，为普及推广汉语的统一目标做出努力。

SHK考试级别

商务汉语培训分不同程度设计以下三种能力证书：

1. SHK商务汉语初级能力证书：属初级汉语基础水平。日常生活用语程度，相当于HSK初等水平，可进行简单的商务沟通。
   
2. SHK商务汉语中级能力证书：属中级汉语进修水平。相当于HSK中等水平。可进行一般的商务沟通，复杂的商务活动需要借助翻译。
   
3. 《中国通》--SHK商务汉语高级能力证书：属于高级汉语应用水平，相当或超过HSK（高等）的高级证书，能自如的运用汉语，与中国企业开展流利的商务业务。

SHK考试级别SHK能力考试考点的设立将随着SHK培训的开展而逐步推行。原则是在地区范围内有有代表性的SHK培训机构，可有资格设立SHK考点。