Comparing scores on Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Cambridge English: First (FCE) with IELTS scores

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), is targeted at Level C1 on the CEFR*. It is an in-depth qualification which shows that candidates have the high-level English language skills needed to study in English at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and to work and live in an English-speaking environment.

Cambridge English: First (FCE) also known as First Certificate in English (FCE), is targeted at Level B2 on the CEFR. This qualification demonstrates that candidates have the language skills to live and work independently in an English-speaking country or study on courses taught in English at pre-degree level.