Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch

By passing the Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD) examination, you prove that you can make yourself understood appropriately and react adequately in everyday work situations. The examination corresponds to level five (C1) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

After passing the examination, you will be able to do the following, for example:

• understand more challenging oral and written information in German and express yourself competently orally and in writing on professional and economic matters,
• process a wide range of linguistically complex and factually challenging authentic oral and written texts from an economic context in a receptive and productive way,
• express yourself orally on professional and economic matters in German in a manner that is correct, appropriate to the situation and sophisticated,
• deal with written correspondence in an appropriate form.

Further information and exercises for the
Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD)

Exam guidelines (PDF, 700 KB)
Supplement to the terms and conditions for exam participants with
   special needs (PDF, 594 KB)
Information for examination candidates with special needs (PDF, 61 KB)

The Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD) is designed to measure the candidate's ability to function competently in German in a business setting. The level of proficiency required is approximately equivalent to that attained after four years of college German, including a substantial Business German component. The 3½ hour examination tests skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with emphasis on business German.

Candidates who achieve a passing grade will receive the Diplom Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International, which is underwritten by the Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (Berlin), the Carl Duisberg Centers (Cologne), and the Goethe-Institut (Munich). The certificate is recognized worldwide by industry and commerce.