The Public English Test System (PETS; simplified Chinese: 全国公共英语等级考试; traditional Chinese: 全國公共英語等級考試; pinyin: Quánguó Gōnggòng Yīngyǔ Děngjí Kǎoshì) is a test developed by the National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of the People's Republic of China.
The PETS is the edition of the Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi (WSK) for the English language.
[2] PETS testing is open to persons of all professions, ages, and academic backgrounds.
[3] The tests were designed in 1996 as a way to test persons outside of the college and university system; the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) gave professional and technical support to the development.
[4] In 1999 pilot tests of the PETS occurred in several cities.