The International English Language Testing System (IELTS), tests the ability to communicate in the complete range of English language skills:
- Listening
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
These four skills are commonly encountered when studying or training in English. Compared to other English tests, the IELTS is structured quite differently. The IELTS Test doesn’t have grammar questions or questions specifically on vocabulary. Instead, it has a number of 'tasks' with specific objectives. In the test, your goal is to achieve the objective. The IELTS Test is very much a test of what you can do in English, rather than what you know.
The purpose of the IELTS test can be broken down into two parts: for Academic purposes and General Training. The Academic test is to determine the level of English of people who want to pursue higher education in a country where English is spoken as a first language. Similarly, the General Training test decides the ability of people who wish to take up or further their careers in a country where English is spoken as a first language.
The authenticity of the IELTS test goes back to 1989, when it secured world recognition for being a customer-focused test which accommodates the rightful testing methods for communication in the English language. Its validity extends to over 4700 educational institutions, government agencies, professional bodies and a overwhelming 700,000 candidates a year who rely on the IELTS test scores to step foot into the English speaking world.
This International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is jointly managed and conducted with the following reputed educational bodies in partnership:
- Cambridge ESOL Examinations ( Cambridge ESOL),
- British Council
- IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia.
