It is recognised widely as a language requirement for entry to all courses in further and higher education. The Academic Reading and Writing Modules assess whether a candidate is ready to study or train in the medium of English at an Undergraduate or Postgraduate level. The emphasis of General Training is on basic survival skills in a broad social and educational context. It is suitable for candidates who are going to English speaking countries to complete their Secondary Education, to undertake work experience or training programmes not at degree level, or for immigration purposes. All candidates are tested in listening, reading, writing and speaking.
All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking Modules.
There is a choice of Reading and Writing Modules. The first three modules- Listening, Reading and Writing must be completed in one day. The Speaking may be taken, at the discretion of the test centre, on the same day or up to two days later. Candidates in some test centres are required to take additional pretest sections of up to 20 minutes. The Listening module takes about 30 minutes.