OVERVIEW OF PEARSON VUE

Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com) is the global leader in electronic testing for regulatory and certification boards, providing a full suite of services from test development to test delivery to data management. Pearson VUE delivers over 4 million high-stakes tests a year across the globe for clients in the licensure, certification, academic admissions, regulatory, and government testing service markets. Pearson VUE offers exams through the world’s largest network of 5,200 test centres in 162 countries. The company’s innovative technology offers the highest levels of security and program control, while its commitment to service provides clients and individual test takers with an unmatched testing experience.

Pearson VUE is a part of Pearson plc (www.pearson.com), an $8 billion corporation that is the largest commercial testing company and education publisher in the world. Pearson plc’s businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education and the Penguin Group.

The primary Pearson VUE operations facilities are located in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India, with satellite operations in China and Japan.

WORKING WITH PEARSON

We're proud of our people and of their talent, drive and enthusiasm. We have a simple but ambitious goal: to be the best company to work for in the world, so that our people have the skills to leave, but choose to stay. More than 90% of our people are shareholders in Pearson, working to build the value of their company by helping our customers to live and learn.

PLANS FOR PEARSON IN 2008

• Maintain our position in the key indices of social responsibility. Expand our individual company environmental committees into our US and other businesses, directly involving many more of our people.
• Continue our environmental and labour standards auditing programme, revisiting our printers in Asia, North America and parts of Europe. Continue the process of becoming a climate neutral company with a view to completing that process globally by the end of 2009.
• Audit the social and environmental policies and impact of companies acquired in 2007 and set out plans to integrate them into Pearson's framework for corporate responsibility.
• Accelerate our commitment to build a truly international business by helping more of our people experience a new country on a short-term assignment, with our developing markets as a priority.
• Show evidence of progress in retention of people with diverse backgrounds for both entry level and management positions. Launch the Pearson International Education Summit, bringing together global education leaders to identify and share exemplary educational practices.
• Use the Pearson Foundation Development Fund to work with our businesses in Africa, India, and Asia to provide training and support for local teachers in developing communities.
• Build on the success of our ongoing Booktime and Read for the Record campaigns to showcase the importance of early reading for young people everywhere.