MIA Sponsor: IELTS Australia

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Taking an English language test is an important aspect of migrating to Australia. IELTS is an English language testing system that puts people first.

• Over one million people a year take the IELTS test;
• Results are accepted by over 6,000 organisations worldwide, including Australian, Canadian, UK and New Zealand governments and many professional registration bodies;
• The test is offered up to four times a month on Thursdays and Saturdays by test centres in more than 130 countries;
• IELTS results are available just 13 calendar days after the test;
• Your clients will be welcomed by professional staff in comfortable testing centres across the world. Over 500 official test centres in more than 800 locations across the world offer the IELTS test. Every test centre operates to the same rigorous standards to deliver a consistent experience wherever the IELTS test is taken.

• Find the nearest IELTS test centre and test dates for your clients.

  Designed to be realistic, for the real world

  IELTS is designed to be a real-life test for the real world. It was the original four-skill English test that gives people the opportunity to prove their skills in:

• Listening,
• Reading,
• Writing, 
• and Speaking.
• Importantly, your clients will be given a personal, one-on-one Speaking test. Speaking to a real person has been shown to be more comfortable than speaking into a machine and research shows that people perform better when tested face-to-face with an examiner.

• Advising your clients how to prepare for an IELTS test

  Firstly, suggest your clients download the free Information for candidates booklet (PDF) which explains the format of the test and what to do on test day.

  As a next step, your clients may like to practise sample questions. Free sample questions are available here.

  Your clients may also opt to purchase a book of official practice materials from their nearest IELTS test centre. Or download the Official IELTS Practice Materials order form to order from IELTS Australia. Copies are also available directly from the MIA Shop.

  More advice on taking the test is available on the IELTS Essentials website.

  Practical Advice for individuals re-sitting the IELTS test

  Taking the IELTS test several times over the course of a few months is not advised as a way to improve results.

  What are the best strategies to maximise performance on the test? Click here (PDF)for a flier with practical advice from IELTS Australia or read much more on the IELTS Essentials website.

  How do the IELTS band scores work?

  There is no pass or fail in IELTS. Results are given as band scores on a scale from 1 (the lowest) to 9 (the highest). Read more here

  Emergency Places

  IELTS Australia can help if your client requires an emergency place in an IELTS test in Australia. You’ll be asked to show evidence of their need. Complete the email form below to request an emergency place within Australia.

  Information Sessions for Migration Agents

  CPD seminars on IELTS are being offered in many Australian capital cities by IELTS Australia. These information sessions are specifically designed for migration agents to familiarize agents with:

• IELTS as a test of international English (not simply the Australian version of English or British English or American English)
• The test format
• Differences between the Academic and General Training versions of the test
• The IELTS examiner system for selecting, training, certification and monitoring
• The unbiased nature of the test for all cultures
• Security of the test
• Insights from research illustrating how we learn language and how language skills need to be maintained
• Complete the enquiry form below for more details on information sessions nearest you.

• Who Manages IELTS?

  Three global organisations have worked as partners since 1989 to develop and deliver IELTS across the globe. The test is now available in more than 800 cities and towns in 130 countries.

  IELTS is jointly owned by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL)..

  Across Australia, a network of test centres is overseen by IDP: IELTS Australia, including test centres at many of Australia’s top universities, in regional towns and in easily accessible CBD locations. Testing is available in more than 40 locations nationwide.

  Contact IELTS Australia

  For further assistance email: ielts.communications@idp.com or complete the below enquiry form.