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TEST AND REGISTRATION DATES 2008
The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is administered in Athens and Thessaloniki throughout the year.

Test dates Registration period Modules available
16 March 2008 28 January–1 February 1, 2 and 3
25 May 2008 7–11 April 1, 2 and 3
8 June 2008 29 April–2 May 1, 2 and 3
23 November 2008 6–10 October 1, 2 and 3

Please note:

The modules can be taken together in one test session or separately, in any order, over three sessions. For detailed information about each module, see What is TKT?
If you have a large group of candidates preparing for TKT outside Athens or Thessaloniki, we may be able to bring the test to you. If you are in Macedonia, Thessaly or Thrace, contact our office in Thessaloniki. For other areas, please contact our Athens office (see below for contact details).

ENTRY REGULATIONS
Candidates may not repeat a module within four months at any Centre.

FEES
The test fee for TKT is €45 per module.

APPLICATION FORM
Print out and fill in the TKT Application Form:

Download the TKT Application Form (PDF, 137 KB)

Please note: the application can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat. If you do not have this already installed on your computer, a free copy can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

HOW TO REGISTER
Please follow the instructions below exactly to complete your registration successfully.

Fees may be paid:
1

By direct deposit in the British Council account at Alpha Bank. You can do this at any Alpha Bank branch, via an ATM or via web banking through your own bank.

Candidates in Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly
Account number: 7140 0200 2002 275
IBAN: GR85 0140 7140 7140 0200 2002 275

Candidates in Athens and all other provinces
Account number: 1150 0200 2018 908
IBAN: GR05 0140 1150 1150 0200 2018 908

Please quote the name of the candidate and the examination title on the deposit slip in the ‘Αιτιολογία' field (e.g. N. Papanikolaou, TKT).

2 By bank cheque payable to the British Council via any bank.
3 By personal cheque payable to the British Council. Please remember to quote your personal taxation number (ΑΦΜ).

Please note that we cannot accept postal orders, cash sent by post, or payment of fees at our offices.

To complete your registration, please submit the completed and signed TKT Application Form along with the bank deposit slip, bank cheque or personal cheque to the British Council as follows:

Candidates in Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly should send the above documents by registered mail or courier to our Thessaloniki office (see below for contact details) within the registration period.
Candidates in Athens and all other provinces (including the islands) should send the above documents by registered mail or courier to our Athens office (see below for contact details) within the registration period.

EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
Your timetable will be sent to your address as given on your application form by mail or courier approximately 3 weeks before the examination date.

REFUNDS
We are able to refund 75% of your examination fee for medical reasons only. Appropriate medical evidence (from a state hospital, IKA, TEBE etc) and your timetable must be submitted to the British Council no later than one (1) week after the test date.

Please ask the TKT Administrator for the Request for Refund Form. The completed form should be returned to the TKT Administrator along with the receipt for the test fee (see below for contact details).

TRANSFERS
No transfers can be made between test sessions.

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
We make every effort to provide suitable arrangements wherever possible to help candidates with special requirements to understand questions and tasks, to record their answers and to demonstrate their English to the best of their ability. These may include extra time, separate accommodation or equipment, Braille versions of question papers, etc.

Requests should be addressed to the British Council at least 3 months in advance of the test session and should be supported by an appropriate original medical certificate issued by public hospital within the last two years. A verified translation of the medical certificate is also needed. For further information, please contact us.

Contact us
For further information, please contact us:

Athens
Customer Services
British Council
17 Kolonaki Square
106 73 Athens
Telephone 210 369 2333 & 801 500 3692*
Fax 210 363 0481
E-mail customerservices@britishcouncil.gr

Postal Address
Customer Services
British Council
PO Box 3488
102 10 Athens

Thessaloniki
British Council
PO Box 50007
540 13 Thessaloniki
Telephone 210 369 2333 & 801 500 3692*
Fax 2310 241 960
E-mail customerservices@britishcouncil.gr

* Calls from anywhere in Greece are charged at local rate.

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