PSI, the third-party contractor that administers all FAA tests, has been purchased by ETS, a Princeton, New Jersey nonprofit that is one of the largest language testing organizations in the world. ETS's main business is in administering language tests for admissions requirements for universities, but it bought PSI as a diversification move to expand into workforce skills testing, like the various tests PSI gives for the FAA. “This is an important milestone for ETS as we forge ahead into the workforce development space to become the trusted source to measure, certify and license skills and demonstrate progress,” said Amit Sevak, CEO of ETS.
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