IELTS, CELPIP and TOEFL are all in it to make money - they benefit from a two-year expiry. They don’t even guarantee proficiency, rather they just prove someone can take a test. I remember reading that it takes at least two IELTS tests on average to achieve a score of 6.5 or higher, so that’s at least $500 in testing costs, plus study guides and classes.
The only reason they have legitimatacy is because they are a gatekeeper for many who apply to post-secondary or for PR. UBC is actually the developer of CELPIP under Paragon Testing Enterprises (they sold it in 2021), so it is clearly a money spinner.
IELTS, CELPIP and TOEFL are all in it to make money - they benefit from a two-year expiry. They don’t even guarantee proficiency, rather they just prove someone can take a test. I remember reading that it takes at least two IELTS tests on average to achieve a score of 6.5 or higher, so that’s at least $500 in testing costs, plus study guides and classes.
The only reason they have legitimatacy is because they are a gatekeeper for many who apply to post-secondary or for PR. UBC is actually the developer of CELPIP under Paragon Testing Enterprises (they sold it in 2021), so it is clearly a money spinner.
I didn’t know that about CELPIP. Interesting…