Question: which is better ielts or cae?
Answer: Both test your main English skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking. CAE has a 'grammar' part. An important difference between IELTS and CAE is that IELTS is only valid for 2 years, whereas CAE doesn't have an expiration date. ... You can't 'fail' IELTS - your results are given on a scale from 4.0 to 8.9.