Identification Code

WCE-PRO-EN and WCE-PRO-FR

About the assessment

The standardized WCE-PRO is a written exercise that assesses your ability to express your ideas in writing by using appropriate, error-free language to effectively transmit information.

You will be presented with a fictitious scenario in which you must reply to a letter by assuming the role of a professional within an organization. The letter must be written using a formal approach that respects the rules of spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, and the vocabulary of the English or French language.

​​​​The letter must also contain at least 320 words.

Three main criteria are evaluated:

• writing strategy
• structure and style
• grammar and mechanics of the text

This exercise does not assess the specific knowledge for this field of employment.

Assessment Format

Unsupervised Internet test

Location of assessment

Virtual

Portability of result

Yes, see additional information

Retest period

180 days

Validity period

5 years

Time to complete assessment

60 minutes

Number of questions

One task

Type of assessment

Communication

Categories to evaluate

Written

Sample question(s)

No

Practice test

No

Possible result

You will get a score out of 100.

Additional information

Regarding the portability of result, you can transfer your test results to other staffing processes if the same test is used.

The language of the test must correspond to a candidate’s first official language or the language of the position being staffed (English or French), and should not be used for second official language evaluation.

You can improve your writing ability in several ways, such as:

• reading more often
• practising continually
• reviewing guides on basic writing, grammar and spelling principles
• asking another person to review and comment your texts

The detailed results and definitions in your personalized evaluation report can help you identify areas where you can improve your written communication.