More than 11,500 organisations in over 140 countries recognise IELTS as a true indicator of your English-language skills - from universities to training institutions, government departments and immigration agencies, professional and industrial organisations.
You can use your IELTS score to apply to educational institutions around the world. Multinational companies also accept IELTS as proof of your English-language skills, as well as immigration authorities in Australia, Canada, the UK and in the USA. Some occupations in English-speaking countries require IELTS for professional registration, such as nursing and teaching.
Each organisation sets its own minimum band score for entry, so make sure you find out the IELTS entry requirements needed for your application. And make sure to check the IELTS band score you need before taking the IELTS test so you can best prepare.
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IELTS Academic and General Training are two wholly separate types of test, for two different purposes. While some individual organisations may accept an Academic result in the place of a General Training one, this decision is up to them. You will need to contact your specific organisation to learn more.
Since IELTS is an individual English-language proficiency test, no other test results will be able to count towards your IELTS score.
The minimum age you can take IELTS varies by your location. In most countries there is no (minimum or maximum) age limit for the IELTS test.
That being said, it is not recommended that anyone under the age of 16 sits the test. Test takers under 18 will be chaperoned to the test rooms, from the test rooms, and while they undertake their Speaking test.
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