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The IELTS Writing and Speaking training courses have been designed by IDP Education to further enhance teachers’ performance and effectiveness as IELTS Speaking and Writing teachers. It’s part of our commitment to support teachers. If you are an IELTS test taker, check out our free study program.

Complete the IELTS Writing training course and the IELTS Speaking training course and you will learn how to:

  • Understand how to use the public as a teaching tool

  • Become familiar with the key features in the Speaking and Writing Band Descriptors

  • Understand why test takers don’t achieve their desired band score

  • Increase IELTS test content and assessment terminology knowledge

In doing so, your students can strive to reach all the positive features needed to achieve a higher band score.

The IELTS Writing training course

The IELTS Writing training course is designed for TESOL teachers. The aim of this course is to further enhance your performance and effectiveness as an IELTS Writing teacher. In this course you will cover the following topics:

  • Introduction to IELTS Writing

  • Understanding IELTS Writing prompts (test questions)

  • Focus on assessment criteria and terminology

  • Writing assessment method

  • Identifying negative features in scripts

  • Understanding how the public Band Descriptors are applied to written responses

  • Practice in using the public Band Descriptors

The IELTS Writing training course covers a large amount of content, and we advise that you will need 10 hours worth of learning to successfully complete it. View the course units below to see what you’ll be learning in each unit.

The IELTS Speaking training course

The IELTS Speaking training course is designed for TESOL teachers. The aim of this course is to further enhance your performance and effectiveness as an IELTS Speaking teacher. In this course you will cover the following topics:

  • Introduction to IELTS Speaking

  • Focus on assessment criteria and terminology

  • Focus on key features of performance

  • Speaking assessment method

  • Understanding how the public Band Descriptors are applied to spoken performance

  • Practice in using the public Band Descriptors

The IELTS Speaking training course covers a large amount of content, and we advise that you will need 10 hours worth of learning to successfully complete it. View the course units below to see what you’ll be learning in each unit.