Language competitive examinations

The information on this page is for candidates whose application to take a given LCE has already been accepted and who have been assigned an application number.

Locating your assigned test centre

You will be assigned a test centre on the basis of the information provided in the profile section of your application unless you are doing a remote LCE. Have the application number you were given in your acceptance notice ready. Select the LCE to which you have applied from the menu. The test centres for that LCE will appear in a new window below. Scroll through them to find the one you have been assigned (the application numbers of invited candidates are listed under each test centre).

Select an examination:


Should you need to change your assigned centre (for example, because you have moved to another city or country), please contact the Examinations and Tests Section at ohrmlce@un.org.

Notices for candidates

Information on the status of examinations and changes to the timing or content of examinations are posted here.

2017 - LCE FRENCH TRANSLATORS, EDITORS, VERBATIM REPORTERS AND COPY PREPARERS/PROOFREADERS/PRODUCTION EDITORS P-2/P-3
The marking of Part 1 is in progress.
2017 LCE English Interpreters, P-2/P-3
The following applicants have been invited to Part 1 of the examination scheduled to take place on 11 and 12 July 2017. See list of examinees
2017 LCE English Translators/Précis-writers, Editors, Verbatim Reporters and Copy Preparers/Proofreaders/Production Editors
Part 1 of the 2017 LCE English Translators/Précis-writers, Editors, Verbatim Reporters and Copy Preparers/Proofreaders/Production Editors was held on 8 April 2017. Candidates will be notified by e-mail of the results in due course.
2017 LCE Chinese Translators, Editors, Verbatim Reporters and Copy Preparers/Proofreaders/Production Editors
Part 1 of the 2017 LCE Chinese Translators/Précis-writers, Editors, Verbatim Reporters and Copy Preparers/Proofreaders/Production Editors was held on 29 April 2017. Candidates will be notified by e-mail of the results in due course.
2017 LCE Spanish Interpreters
The marking of Part 1 is finished. The following applicants have been invited to a competency based interview: See list of examinees
Applications now being accepted (see announcement on Home tab). Application period closes on 25 June 2017 (midnight, New York time).

Detailed information on careers for language professionals at the UN and the content of LCEs, as well as tips for preparing for them, can be found on the UN Language Careers portal. Make sure you visit the pages in your target language as the information varies accordingly.

Last updated on 7 June 2017
         
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