Founded in 1946, the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce has been founder and an authoritative institution in maintaining Taiwan’s abacus/mental arithmetic assessment system.  The Chamber of Commerce has since 1950 begun staging abacus skill tests.  Presently, the association hosts twice a year joining hand with The General Chamber of Commerce and other abacus mental arithmetic education outfits in staging the “National Abacus/mental Arithmetic Joint Examination”, which not only serves to validate the fruitful results of the students but also acts to reserve for the nation numerous elementary accounting and commercial computing talents rather intangibly.  

Depicted is the assessment site held at Taipei Municipal Bai Ling Elementary School

Parents and students check over the assessment site assignment sheet

Depicted is the assessment site held at Taipei Yu Nong Primary School

Depicted is the assessment site held at Taipei County’s An Shih Elementary School in Sanshia Township

Depicted is the assessment site held at the Chiayi Private Tatung Advanced Commercial Vocational School

Students joyously collect their proficiency certificates (photo taken at the Tainan City’s Yeong-Hwa Primary School assessment site)