July 25: The British Council in Nepal has launched a new service, IELTS Ready: Premium, with the objective of providing innovative support for those preparing to take an IELTS test with the British Council. 

According to the British Council, the new platform will provide personalised IELTS resources to British Council test takers according to their progress. It includes 40 IELTS mock tests, and recorded classes and will be fully supported by native English-speaking IELTS experts.

Test takers can perfect their IELTS preparation with practice tests in both timed and untimed formats, with all answers analysed to inform the most useful exercises for test-takers to practice, reads a press statement issued by the British Council. 

The IELTS Ready: Premium platform is powered by Guided e-Learning (GEL), a leading provider of digital learning in English Language Teaching based in London.

Test takers will also be able to access writing practice with model answers to show what examiners are looking for to achieve the required scores. Likewise, they will also be able to get feedback from IELTS experts on every reading and listening question. Tailored support to target areas where test takers need to improve and familiarisation videos so test takers are prepared for their test are also accessible, added the statement. 

Test takers receive unlimited free access to IELTS Ready: Premium from the time they register for IELTS with the British Council up to their test.

During a successful pilot period, the platform achieved high levels of user satisfaction and engagement amongst test takers. According to the British Council, 97 percent of users said it helped them achieve their desired score and 98 percent said they would recommend the service to others. 

Maxim Raimann, General Manager at the British Council Nepal, said that the institute wanted to give IELTS test takers every tool to achieve their ambitions of living, working or studying overseas.

“We are therefore excited to launch IELTS Ready: Premium, to help them feel fully prepared and have the best chance to fulfil those dreams,” he added.