IELTS General Training is an English language assessment test that proves you have practical, everyday general English language skills.
IELTS General Training measures English language proficiency in a practical, everyday context. The tasks and tests reflect both workplace and social situations.
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Take the IELTS General Training test if you would like to:
- train or study at below degree level
- work or undertake work related training in an English speaking country
- emigrate to an English speaking country
- get a better job in your own country.
If you need a visa for working or studying in the UK, you may need to take IELTS for UK Visas and Immigration or IELTS for UKVI Life Skills.
Fee for the British Council IELTS General Training test: 707,000 MMK
What does the fee include? Your British Council IELTS test fee includes exclusive preparation materials, free practice tests and much more.
Duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Format: There are four sections to the IELTS General Training test: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. When you book your IELTS test with the British Council, the test will take place in an official British Council IELTS test centre.
The IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing tests may occur in any order. There are no breaks between these three tests. If you take your test on paper, your IELTS Speaking test may be offered on the same day as the other sections of the test, or up to a week before or after. You will receive notification in advance if your Speaking test is on a different day to your main test day.