IELTS Research Reports

An impact study into the use of IELTS by professional associations and registration entities:Canada, the United Kingdom and IrelandMinimumIELTS levelsGeneralTrainingModuleAcademicModuleListeningSpeakingWritingReadingOverallListeningSpeakingWritingReadingOverallCollege ofRegistered Nursesof ManitobaCollege ofRegistered Nursesof British ColumbiaAssociation ofRegistered Nursesof Newfoundlandand LabradorCollege of LPNs ofBritish Columbia,BurnabyCollege of Nursesof OntarioNationalAssociationof PharmacyRegulatoryAuthoritiesCollege ofPharmacists ofBritish ColumbiaOntario College ofPharmacistsBritish ColumbiaCollege of TeachersOntario College ofTeachersN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.5 No minspecifiedNo minspecified7.0 No minspecifiedN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.5 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0Moduleis notspecifiedModuleis notspecified6.5No minspecifiedNo minspecified7.0 No minspecifiedN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.5 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0Moduleis notspecifiedModuleis notspecified6.56.5 6.5 7.0 6.5N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.0 6.0Canarguecase for5.56.0Canarguecase for5.56.0Canarguecase for5.5N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.56.0Canarguecase for5.5Table 2. Minimum levels of achievement in IELTS required by professional associations andregistration bodies in Canada5.1.1 Minimum IELTS band scoresOf the ten associations involved in the study, eight were clear in their publicity about the fact thatthe Academic Module was more appropriate for their purposes than the General Training Module.However, two of the ten associations did not make a distinction between the Modules, and the generalunderstanding of the differences between the two tests appeared to be relatively superficial.Table 2 above sets out the minimum levels established by each of the associations.IELTS Research Reports Volume 1149