8 NHSC Spanish Language Assessment Proficiency Test Form

OMB No: 0915-0127

Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS

Spanish Language Proficiency Test

The oral language proficiency test will be administered by an approved GSA government vendor Language Testing International (LTI). The oral assessment is a live, 15-to-30-minute telephonic conversation between a certified tester and the candidate. The Oral assessment is a valid and reliable test that measures how well a person speaks a language. The procedure is standardized to assess global speaking ability, measuring language production holistically by determining patterns of strengths and weaknesses. Through a series of personalized questions, a sample of assessment can be found here https://vimeo.com/906817732/33c2b16eea?share=copy.

This document provides examples of questions that will be asked during assessment by the LTI remote proctor.

Public Burden Statement:

The purpose of this information collection is to obtain information through the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program that is used to assess a Loan Repayment Program applicant’s eligibility and qualifications for the Loan Repayment Program, or for NHSC Site Application and Recertification purposes. Clinicians interested in participating in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program must submit an application to the National Health Service Corps. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this information collection is 0915-0127 and it is valid until xx/xx/xxxx. This information collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit (Section 333 [254f] (a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act).   The information is protected by the Privacy Act, but it may be disclosed outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as permitted by the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, to Congress, the National Archives, and the Government Accountability Office, and pursuant to court order and various routine uses as described in the System of Record Notice 09-15-0037.  Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average approximately 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14N39, Rockville, Maryland, 20857 or [email protected].