The IELTS Partnership
IELTS is jointly managed as a partnership between British Council, IDP Education Australia and Cambridge ESOL. This unique collaboration ensures that IELTS remains a truly international English language test, meeting the needs of both candidates and organizations that rely on the results, wherever they are in the world.
Each of the three organizations brings its own strengths to the partnership.
British Council
The British Council's purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK 's creative ideas and achievements. The British Council works in over 110 countries and has delivered more than 1 million examinations.
www.britishcouncil.org
IDP Education Australia
IDP Education Australia is Australia's foremost international education organization, with more than 100 locations and activities in over 55 countries. It undertakes a broad range of activities from student advisory services and educational publications to project consultancy and English language teaching and testing.
www.idp.com
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL)
Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) provides the world's leading range of certificates for learners of English. Each year, they are taken by around 1.5 million people, in 135 countries and are recognized by thousands of educational organizations and employers throughout the world.
www.cambridgeesol.org/