Free Professional Email & Workplace Writing test with certificate

The Science of Apps Professional Email & Workplace Writing Certificate is a free 20-minute online test of writing that gets results at work: structuring clear emails, getting the tone right, handling common situations such as follow-ups, apologies and escalations, and writing workplace documents like minutes and status updates. Score 70% for a verifiable certificate. A free skills credential for your CV, LinkedIn and job applications. Not proctored, and not accepted for visas, immigration or university admission.

Yes. Taking the test, receiving your certificate as a PDF and by email, adding it to LinkedIn and having it verified are all free, with no sign-up. It has a credential ID and QR code anyone can check.

No. A free skills credential for your CV, LinkedIn and job applications. Not proctored, and not accepted for visas, immigration or university admission. If an embassy, university or regulator asks for a language test, take the one they name.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — in 20 minutes. You need 70% to pass and 90% for distinction.

Structure & Clarity, Tone & Politeness, Common Email Situations and Workplace Documents: Structure & Clarity (subject lines and bluf, clear requests, recipients and cc/bcc); Tone & Politeness (polite requests, international phrasing, bad news and emotion); Common Email Situations (follow-ups and reminders, apologies and escalations, declining and resigning); Workplace Documents (minutes and action items, status updates and summaries, chat messages and proposals).

Yes. The bank holds 40 questions, so a retake draws questions you haven't seen. If you don't pass you can retake after 30 minutes.

Yes. The test and certificate are free.

Freshers, professionals and managers who write emails, updates and reports in English.

Yes. It shows clearer international alternatives to phrases like 'do the needful' and 'revert back'.

Business English covers meetings and vocabulary too; this test goes deeper on written communication.

70% to pass, 90% for distinction.

Yes, with different questions.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.