IELTS – Exams – British Council

	What is IELTS? - Ownership

IELTS is jointly owned by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia.

In China, the British Council and IDP Education Australia work together as the China IELTS Network to manage the delivery of IELTS in China.

British Council

British Council has wide experience and knowledge of test administration. With a network of examinations offices in over 100 countries, British Council administers over 500,000 examinations overseas on behalf of British examining boards. Please see http://www.britishcouncil.org for further information.

IDP EDUCATION AUSTRALIA

IDP Education Australia is Australia's international education organisation. It undertakes a broad range of activities from student advisory services and educational publications to project consultancy and English language teaching and testing. Please see http://www.idp.com for further information.

Cambridge ESOL

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) is an internationally recognised body in the provision of academic and vocational examinations. In the field of English language alone, Cambridge ESOL examines more than one million candidates each year. Please see http://www.CambridgeESOL.org for further information.

Who Recognises IELTS?