IELTS Research Reports

An impact study into the use of IELTS by professional associations and registration entities:Canada, the United Kingdom and IrelandCONTENTS1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................252 Objectives, Scope and Approach........................................................................................262.1 Objectives................................................................................................................262.2 Approach.................................................................................................................262.3 Scope.......................................................................................................................272.3.1 Canada....................................................................................................................272.3.2 The United Kingdom................................................................................................272.3.3 Ireland......................................................................................................................282.4 Responses...............................................................................................................283 National and International Tests..........................................................................................293.1 International English Language Testing System (IELTS).........................................293.2 Test of English as a Foreign Language /Test of Spoken English (TSE)..................303.3 Cambridge ESOL Tests...........................................................................................313.4 Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE).........................................313.5 Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN).........323.6 Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTEST)............................333.7 Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)....................................333.8 Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).......................................344 Profiles of Professional Associations.................................................................................344.1 Profiles of Professional Associations – Canada......................................................344.1.1 Nursing organisations..............................................................................................354.1.2 Pharmacy Organisations.........................................................................................374.1.3 Associations of Teachers.........................................................................................404.2 Profiles of Professional Associations - The United Kingdom...................................414.2.1 The British Acupuncture Council..............................................................................414.2.2 Chartered Institute of Marketing .............................................................................424.2.3 Faculty of Public Health...........................................................................................424.2.4 General Dental Council............................................................................................434.2.5 General Medical Council and the Professional Linguistic Assessment Board.........444.2.6 General Optical Council...........................................................................................444.2.7 Health Professions Council......................................................................................444.2.8 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).....................................................................454.2.9 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.....................................................................464.2.10 Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain........................................................464.3 Profiles of Professional Associations – Ireland........................................................474.3.1 Irish Nursing Board (An Bord Altranais)...................................................................474.3.2 Irish Medical Council................................................................................................474.3.3 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council....................................................................48IELTS Research Reports Volume 1123