The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is an English language proficiency test that measures the listening, reading, writing and speaking skills of people who are interested in studying or working in environments where English is the language used. IELTS is accepted by more than 9,000 organizations in over 140 countries, including 3,000 institutions in the United States, and recognizes American, Australian, and British varieties of English. Last year, more than 2.9 million tests were taken around the world.
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IELTS is jointly owned by a global partnership of education and language experts – the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment. Cambridge is responsible for IELTS test development due to their world-renowned language and research expertise. British Council and IDP are responsible for IELTS test delivery throughout the world due to their combined security and examination expertise.
IELTS USA is the Los Angeles, California based division of IELTS founded in 1999, responsible for providing information and support to organizations that accept and use IELTS in the United States. IELTS USA also manages all IELTS test operations throughout the US test center network by providing training and support to official testing centers across the country.
IELTS is trusted by over 9,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 3,000 US institutions that consist of boarding/independent schools, associate, undergraduate, graduate, professional, and law programs. The test is available in over 140 countries around the world, including more than 50 testing centers across the US.
There are two IELTS tests – Academic and General Training. IELTS Academic is used for higher education and professional certification. IELTS General Training is used for work or migration purposes. The Listening and Speaking sections of IELTS are the same for both Academic and General Training, however, test takers take different Reading and Writing sections, depending on the test they choose.
IELTS is recognized and trusted by over 9,000 organizations around the world. It is also becoming increasingly more popular in the United States and is now accepted by more than 3,000 US institutions, including boarding/independent schools, associate, undergraduate, graduate, professional, and law programs.
More people go more places with IELTS because it helps more than 2 million test takers in 140 countries, prove they have the appropriate levels of proficiency to communicate in English each year.
