{"id":58,"date":"2016-02-21T05:43:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?p=58"},"modified":"2019-04-08T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T18:38:43","slug":"academic-and-general-training-versions-of-the-ielts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/academic-and-general-training-versions-of-the-ielts\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic IELTS vs General Training IELTS: What&#8217;s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that there are two IELTS exams? It&#8217;s true! The two formats of the exam are called IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training. The breakdown of Academic IELTS vs General Training IELTS largely comes down to purpose and, to a lesser degree, format. The IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training versions are similar in format, but differ in content in the Writing and Reading sections of the test. Continue reading this post for\u00a0a breakdown of the major differences between the IELTS Academic vs IELTS General Training, plus an IELTS General and Academic score comparison, and an answer to the question &#8220;Which one is easier: the IELTS General or the IELTS Academic?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2016\/02\/IELTS-differences.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2627\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>IELTS Academic vs. IELTS General Training<\/h2>\n<p>The IELTS academic and general tests differ more in their purpose than in their format.<\/p>\n<h3>Purpose: Academic IELTS vs. General Training IELTS<\/h3>\n<h4>Academic IELTS<\/h4>\n<p>It might be obvious to you that the Academic IELTS is intended for (prospective) university students applying for admission in universities and programs in which\u00a0English is the medium of instruction. But that&#8217;s not all &#8211;\u00a0many professionals and job applicants may find that they are also required to\u00a0provide scores for this version of the test.<\/p>\n<p>One example is <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-medical-professionals\/\">medical work<\/a>. If you want to be a medical professional in Ireland, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada, you&#8217;ll definitely need to sit the Academic IELTS. A wide range of medical jobs require this version of the exam, including doctor, nurse, pharmacist, and even hospital lab technician.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the general training version, the academic version allows test takers to demonstrate some reading and writing skills that aren&#8217;t necessarily\u00a0part of the everyday communicative experience of English speakers. These are considered to be distinct from reading and writing skills for general purposes (see the section on content below). <\/p>\n<h4>General Training IELTS<\/h4>\n<p>For all other immigration and employment, the general training version is used if you want to enter Canada, the USA, Ireland, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, etc. for general immigration. For example, individuals who are taking the IELTS because they are applying\u00a0for permission to live in Australia near their\u00a0grandchildren will find that the General Training IELTS\u00a0suits their needs.<\/p>\n<p>But the test is not just used for immigration. Multinational corporations sometimes use General Training IELTS scores to assess the English ability of their workers. So test-takers can use their score report to get a job, in some cases.<\/p>\n<h3>Format: Two Versions, Four Skills<\/h3>\n<p>Both versions of the test have the same general format (check out:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/what-is-ielts-test-purpose\/\">The IELTS Format: Four Skills, Four Tests<\/a>). Your English\u00a0writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills\u00a0will be tested separately no matter which version you take. In fact, there aren&#8217;t any\u00a0differences between the listening and speaking sections at all. The <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">same topics and question types<\/a> can be expected on the IELTS academic or general test.<\/p>\n<p>In format, the same is true of the other two sections. Both\u00a0writing versions\u00a0involve two writing tasks (learn more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/recent-ielts-writing-task-2-questions\/\">IELTS Writing Topics<\/a>) and both reading versions ask\u00a040 questions in response to assigned\u00a0readings.\u00a0Differences begin to appear, however, in the nature of the content and task types, which we\u00a0move on to now.<\/p>\n<h3>Content: IELTS Academic vs. IELTS General Training<\/h3>\n<p>University students and professionals must be equipped with English reading skills\u00a0that are strong enough for\u00a0texts\u00a0in professional and academic journals, textbooks, and relevant magazines and newspapers. As such, the Academic IELTS uses texts taken directly from these kinds of sources to test comprehension skills. Similarly, the writing tasks specific to this version use sample topics that would be relevant in academic and professional settings. English writing skills will be assessed to make sure they are\u00a0strong enough to write college-level essays.<\/p>\n<p>Those taking the General Training IELTS, on the other hand, will encounter the kind of language that would appear in advertisements, guidebooks, magazines, notices, or what\u00a0working people might encounter\u00a0in employee manuals. A test taker&#8217;s\u00a0written English will be tested on general tasks such as <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/example-letters-for-ielts-general-training-test-writing-task-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">letter writing<\/a> or basic essay writing.<\/p>\n<h2>IELTS General and Academic Score Comparison<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest difference between these two versions of the test is the way that they&#8217;re scored. Granted, IELTS Listening, Speaking, and Writing are scored the same way on both exams. But IELTS Reading, which represents a full 25% of your score, is rated very differently on IELTS academic vs. IELTS general training.<\/p>\n<p>For example, suppose you get 30 out of 40 answers correct in IELTS Reading, also known as a <em>raw score<\/em> of 30. In general training reading, that&#8217;s an IELTS Band of 5.0. But 30 out of 40 gets you a 6.0 in academic reading. Your raw scores have a totally different meaning depending on whether you&#8217;re looking at the IELTS academic or general test!<\/p>\n<h3>IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training Score Comparison Charts<\/h3>\n<p>For an official, but incomplete, chart of these Reading raw score\/band score conversions, check out the second chart on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ielts.org\/en-us\/ielts-for-organisations\/ielts-scoring-in-detail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the official IELTS Scoring web page<\/a>. These conversions can help you come up with an IELTS general and academic score comparison.<\/p>\n<p>There is also an unofficial table of the difference between Listening and Reading scores on the IELTS academic or general test. This chart, which comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_English_Language_Testing_System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Wikipedia article on the IELTS<\/a>, is more complete than the official one. It is also very reliable. All figures come from the unofficial-but-accurate <a href=\"http:\/\/ielts.calculator.free.fr\/raw-score-calculator.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online IELTS score calculator<\/a>. You can see the chart below:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2017\/08\/IELTSPracticeTest-1024x149.png\" alt=\"ielts academic vs ielts general training\" width=\"1024\" height=\"149\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2017\/08\/IELTSPracticeTest-1024x149.png 1024w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2017\/08\/IELTSPracticeTest-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2017\/08\/IELTSPracticeTest-768x112.png 768w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2017\/08\/IELTSPracticeTest-30x4.png 30w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2017\/08\/IELTSPracticeTest.png 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Which one is easier: Academic IELTS vs General Training IELTS?<\/h2>\n<p>When there are two similar English skill exams, like the IELTS academic or general test, it&#8217;s always hard to say whether one is easier. After all, different students find certain things easier or harder. As the expression goes in English, &#8220;your mileage may vary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, the answer to the question above is&#8230; the General Training IELTS is probably easier than the Academic IELTS. Nearly every IELTS student I&#8217;ve talked to feels that it is less challenging. Writing a short letter is easier than summarizing a complicated graph or table! If you decide to pursue the General Training version, you can get started with <a href=\"https:\/\/ielts.magoosh.com\/gt-plans?utm_source=ieltsblog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=ieltsgtplans&#038;utm_term=inline\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Magoosh&#8217;s IELTS lessons here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The makers of the test certainly seem to agree. The IELTS assumes that getting 30 out of 40 in general training reading is as hard as getting 23 out of 40 in academic reading. This is why 30\/40 general training and 23\/40 academic are both band 6.<\/p>\n<p>However, do not assume that IELTS Listening or Speaking will be easier in general training. These two sections are the exact same format and the exact same difficulty level, no matter if you&#8217;re sitting for the IELTS academic or general test.<\/p>\n<p>Does the easier nature mean you should choose General Training IELTS over Academic? Not really. Ultimately these tests really are 70% similar, and you won&#8217;t have a choice as to which format you sit for. So it&#8217;s probably better to figure out <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/how-hard-is-the-ielts\/\">how hard the IELTS will be for you<\/a>, regardless of the version you sit for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The academic and general training versions of the IELTS are similar in format, but differ in content in the writing and reading sections of the test. 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