The International English Language Testing System is the gold standard for English-language testing that has been trusted by over 11,500 organisations in over 140 countries for more than 30 years. IELTS is globally accepted by all immigration departments that require an English Language test, including Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA, Ireland and New Zealand. It assesses an individual’s ability to Listen, Read, Write, and Speak in English and is graded on a band scale of 0-9. The test is conducted in either a computer or paper-based format.