It is an assessment test required to be taken by international students, professionals (including doctors, nurses, all health care professionals and teachers) along with prospective immigrants whose native language is not essentially English. It is a mandatory test for some visa categories for Australia, New Zealand, Canada and U K., USA Organisations like CGFNS, Irish nursing and NHS who accepts these tests
Examiners award a band score for each of four criterion areas: Task Achievement (for Task 1), Task Response (for Task 2), Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. The four criteria are equally weighed.
Examiners award a band score for each criterion: Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, and Pronunciation. The four criteria are given equal weightage