CPA Australia Will Recognise The Following Programs Or Tests As Meeting The English Proficiency
From 1 November 2014, Cpa Australia Will Recognise The Following Programs Or Tests As Meeting The English Proficiency Requirements Of The General Skills Assessment
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IELTS Academic
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PTE Academic
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TOEFL iBT
Minimum scores for each of the components will need to be achieved in the IELTS Academic, PTE Academic and TOEFL iBT tests:
|
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
IELTS Academic |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
TOEFL iBT |
24 |
24 |
27 |
23 |
PTE Academic |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
Provisional assessment
From 1 November 2014, CPA Australia will recognise the following tests as meeting the English proficiency requirements of the temporary visa (subclass 485) skills assessment:
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IELTS General or Academic
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PTE Academic
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TOEFL iBT
Minimum scores for each of the components will need to be achieved:
|
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
IELTS |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
TOEFL iBT |
12 |
13 |
21 |
18 |
PTE Academic |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
The English proficiency requirement for the skills assessment is not related to Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s (DIBP) English language threshold. Exemptions on the basis of holding a passport from or citizenship of certain countries are not available for the skills assessment.
Source: CPA Australia