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TOEFL® English language test for Australian visa applicants
To all RMA partners
Migration Alliance is very pleased to announce a new sponsor: ETS, creator of the TOEFL® test.
The TOEFL® test is accepted by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to fulfil the English-language proficiency requirements for many Australian sponsored and independent visa categories, including:
• Skilled migration
• Post-study Work
• Permanent Residence
• Work and Holiday
TOEFL scores are also accepted for Expressions of Interest through the SkillSelect system. View the TOEFL iBT® score requirements at http://www.immi.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/aelt.aspx.
The TOEFL Test Advantage
For 50 years, the TOEFL test has been the world’s premier English-language test. It is accepted by more than 9,000 organisations in 130 countries. More than 30 million people have taken the test.
The TOEFL iBT test measures the 4 core language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing. Test takers are required to combine multiple skills to summarise, evaluate and synthesise information.
ETS has made research the foundation of the TOEFL test. We have published more than 150 peer-reviewed research reports, numerous books, journal articles and book chapters to support test design and validity.
Test Centres
The TOEFL iBT test is the most accessible English-language proficiency test, delivered at thousands of test centres in more than 165 countries.
The test can be taken at test centres across Australia, including centres in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney — and more are planned. Find a location near you at www.ets.org/toefl/register.
Test Preparation Resources
ETS provides a wealth of tools and resources at www.toeflgoanywhere.org to make it easier for test takers to do their best on the TOEFL test, including:
• Official guides and practice tests
• Video tips from test takers and teachers
• Test-day resources, including tips, a timeline, and a video showing what to expect on test day.
Scores and Score Reporting
Each of the 4 sections is scored on a scale from 0-30, for a total score of 0-120. TOEFL iBT scores are released quickly; test takers can view their scores online 10 days after the test.
The TOEFL test offers the fairest, most unbiased and objective scoring. No scoring takes place at TOEFL iBT test centres. All scoring is controlled centrally to support security and ensure consistency.
Free Toolkit
For more information about the TOEFL test, and to access a free toolkit of TOEFL resources for you and your clients, visit http://www.ets.org/toefl/teachers_advisors.
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Thursday, 26 March 2015Looks good!
For while I have been concerned by the overly academic bias of the existing testing.
Not enough emphasis towards actual time in Australia - either being educated or doing a decent job of work in a skill shortage area. I have an applicant at the moment who cannot quite get 'competent' at IELTS - average of 6 but falls .5 in just one of the bands. Yet he has spent 6 years in Australia and gained both diploma and bachelor degree (OK for 'vocational' but not for some bizarre reason this cannot be considered for 'competent').
The truth is the lad is a mechanical engineer - good at numbers but not so good with words. But, surely this would be equally true of an engineer from one of the passport countries that are exempt?
What I am thinking and working through is a 'points' based system (similar to skilled independent) whereby the academic test and the practical experience can be mixed to provide an accumulated total.
I think English Language testing is in general a good thing - but we are not where we should be yet. -
Saturday, 28 March 2015
Isn't it funny? Some people becomes so stuck with IELTS. One of our recent jobsearch clients has dome 23 IELTS tests in 2 years trying to become eligible for STNI, and when told he could do TOEFL or others, he said no, because he is obsessed about getting the IELTS benchmark and he knows the drill I guess, having failed so many times. I guess if you've spent around $7,000, one would be obsessed.
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Wednesday, 01 April 2015
This certainly is great news. I had a Filipino client who sat IELTS nine times before getting desired 7 in all four sectors. First eight tests saw scores of minimum 8 in three and 6.5 in one sector. The sector that got 6.5 changed in each subsequent test from reading, writing speaking then listening only follow exact sequence again. An absolute disgrace. How could a person actually get 8/8.5 in speaking, listening, writing and reading six out of eight times and 6.5 twice?
As with previous Migration Advice Profession Knowledge Entry Exam [MAPKEE] there is a vested interest in issuing failures, results reek of corruption and re-marking was just another cash grab. -
Wednesday, 01 April 2015
Very promising and neatly presented by MA.
Offers much awaited relief to several visa applicants stuck in the IELTS rut! -
Thursday, 02 April 2015
I work out of South America, we recently had a case where i was told by a supervisor at the Americas Centre (after the case officer refused to communicate with me) that TOEFL IBT exams are not being accepted by the Australian Embassy in Santiago Chile. When i asked for clarification the honest answer was she didn't know why this was the case. The Australian Embassy accepts:
a Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 133 on a computer-based test, 450 on a paper-based test or 45-46 on an internet-based test, completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement.
but not:
a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) total band score of at least 32 for the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement.
I have contacted several people who have been unable to tell me what the difference is and in the end the client was interviewed to assess his English level.
The ETS TOEFL website tells us that the TOEFL IBT is accepted however this does not seem to be the case.
Any thoughts would be welcomed. -
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Hector
DIBP’s Santiago post have confirmed they accept the results of a TOEFL iBT test.
They’ve also advised that for example, where functional English is required, the Embassy website asks prospective visa applicants to submit the results of ‘functional English’ without making reference to a particular English test score. -
Thursday, 23 April 2015
HI Helen,
Thank you for your comment, this was not what i was told when trying to decipher what to do when we were told that the TOEFL iBT was not accepted. I would be interested in knowing how you confirmed this information so that i may get some clarification. Appreciate the feedback, thank you for taking the time. -
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Does TOEFL PBT accept in Australia? I'm planning to do bringing program and soon plan to apply PR.
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This is all good news as far as I am concerned.
The consumer experience of IELTS is marked by fraud, stupidity, intransigence, lack of transparency and a former monopoly that was not accountable to anyone but their shareholders.
The fact that it could have been allowed to run amok for so long is a complete disgrace.
At last a "for purpose" English language testing system that is going to do the job.