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| The CBS Examination aims at testing a secretary's potential and capability to handle top-level administrative assignments in a bilingual (English/Japanese) work environment, coupled with an ability to adapt to different cultural demands. This program also strives to help establish goals for secretaries and assistants who are in international/bilingual business environments, and to establish and promulgate general qualifications applicable to bilingual secretaries and assistants as guidelines for employee's evaluating or selecting them. |
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Contents |
| April |
Orientation Seminar for Primary Examination
(One day - Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka) |
| May |
CBS Primary Examination (Half day - Tokyo, Nogaya and Osaka)
Part I : Office Practice
Part II : Business Japanese
Part III: Business English |
| July |
Seminar for CBS Final Examinations(Two days - Tokyo) |
| September |
CBS Final Examination (Two days - Tokyo)
Part I
Written test on secretarial aptitude, secretarial administration, record management and secretarial knowledge about management, legal duties and accounting procedures, in Japanese and English
Part II
In-basket method, a test of assessing one's ability to effectively carry out actual simulated secretarial duties in Japanese and English
Part III
Test on knowledge and applied uses of English business writing
Part IV
Personal interview in Japanese and English |
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| Remarks |
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Those who are successful in the primary examination are granted the CBS Associate Certificate and can sit for the final examination. |
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Those who are successful in the final examination are granted the CBS Certificate. |
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Those who fail in any part of the primary or final examinations are entitled to sit for that part again in the following three years. |
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"CBS" is registered as a service mark for the CBS Examination, which test and certificate the administrative skills and abilities of bilingual secretaries. |
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CBS stands for Certified Bilingual Secretary. The CBS examination, known as the most difficult examination for secretaries in Japan, started in 1979 with the aim to raise local standards for fundamental secretarial skills and to further enhance these skills to meet global standards. |
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The CBS titleholders have proven themselves the high standard of their capabilities through their career development. Present position of CBS holders include entrepreneurs, company executives, professors, managers, accountants, translators/interpreters. |
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Secretaries and assistants working in Japanese companies as well as in foreign affiliated companies increasingly find this examination a passport to success in their career. |
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Being a CBS titleholder means that person is capable of functioning in the center of international communications and as an indispensable member of the management team in today's ever-changing business environment. As technology changes, secretarial functions change as well.
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The CBS Testing Institute in JSA continually review what functions secretaries should perform, and what qualifications are needed for professional excellence. |
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"The role of bilingual secretaries is very important for the foreign managers working in Japan. They are indispensable in our communication not only in linguistic translation but also in cultural perception. I would like to express my gratitude to JSA for their efforts to train secretaries by administering the CBS examination." |
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"My manager was very pleased that I was certified as a CBS. He commended my success and expressed appreciation for my daily work. He recognized me as his qualified professional assistant." |
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"Now many people in the office recognize the CBS examination and its value. This makes me feel very comfortable working in a secretarial position." |
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"I worked as a cabin attendant for a long time, but I needed to change my career. To prepare for the examination was the best training for me to become a bilingual executive secretary."
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"I wanted to prove myself to be qualified as a bilingual executive secretary. By attending CBS Seminars, I was able to find my weak areas and improve them. My achievement as a CBS titleholder was recognized not only by my immediate manager, but also by top management people in the US head-office."
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