janniepieterse Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 HiI tried to book for IELTS but all Gauteng slots for 2014 are full.When do the new slots open.Has anybody from Gauteng taken the jump and done IELTS in DBN or CTN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXB2OZ Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 http://www.saaustralia.org/index.php/topic/43577-alternative-english-tests/TeeTMI posted this thread a while back about alternative possible online tests coming live in November. Does anyone have any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyebrow Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I thought a IELTS centre in Cape Town has closed down...THey may be coming over to JHB for their IELTS. And that is why it is so busy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyvcpt Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 No IELTS testing centers in CPT at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaL Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Here is a link for the TOEFL iBT testing centres in South Africa. http://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?urlSource=toefl&newRegURL=&test=TOEFL&greClosed=new&greClosedCountry=China&browserType=&toeflType=&redirect=&t_country1=group_SouthAfricaInfo on alternative English language tests for visa applicants ( the exact date had not been set yet) http://www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/aelt.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordy Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I remember when we did it in 2007/8. IELTS was so fully booked, people were flying up to Namibia and Zimbabwe for the day to do the tests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurferMan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 It's crazy, here in Perth you have to book about 2 weeks in advance, but man the number of people! What a good $$ racket to be in. Sorry to hear you guys are struggling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyebrow Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 It's crazy, here in Perth you have to book about 2 weeks in advance, but man the number of people! What a good $$ racket to be in. Sorry to hear you guys are struggling!Why do the IELTS when you are already there?Isnt it something one does to actually get there? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanSchoorFamily Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) I BOOKED HUBBY YESTERDAY FOR 6 DEC IN PTA, so when i read your post now, I went to check and found they have more spaces available. check the link ... https://ielts.britishcouncil.org/CheckAvailability.aspx LOTS OF SPACE IN JHB (AS OF 1 NOV) & PTA (AS OF 22 NOV)WHOO HOO, they have moved his date for me to 1 Nov Edited September 23, 2014 by vanSchoorFamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurferMan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hi Eyebrow,You still need IETLS, well in my case and many others. Even my proof of high school and Aussie post grad in English was not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordy Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Is this because Language Labs is closed down as per this thread http://www.saaustralia.org/index.php/topic/43610-breaking-news-ielts-jhb/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronwyn&Co Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Why do the IELTS when you are already there?Isnt it something one does to actually get there? ;-)Even though he's been working in Australia for 4 years. What a crock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miran Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Cape Town is fine from 1 November. October is fully booked. If I'm not mistaken, it's only the language labs that have problems. British test centres are still doing tests as normal...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanSchoorFamily Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Cape Town is fine from 1 November. October is fully booked. If I'm not mistaken, it's only the language labs that have problems. British test centres are still doing tests as normal......You are 100% correct. I contacted the British council earlier today to move our booking forward and I asked them about that. They (Bridgette) confirmed that it was the language labs that were having problems, the British council testing centers are all up and running as normal. check availability https---ielts.britishcouncil.org-CheckAvailability.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurferMan Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Ya bru, They can like to smack my delicious englees....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janniepieterse Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hey People it seems that the IELTS availability is a wave of activity.At night there is nothing then the next morning around 9 -9:30 slots become available. I suspect this is due to the 5 days to confirm ID and Payment situation and it looks like for some reason people are just not confirmining, maybe students that book for international exams just dont have enough urgency as people looking to imigrate. just my 2c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pietnaude Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hi Everyone.Booked mine last night as well without any hastles. Very efficient. Just need to pay to complete the booking. I've read up a bit and I must admit as an Afrikaans guy I'm very nervous about the test. Everyobody sy one should study but where can I get the material to study? Also havent received anything from them indicating what I should study. I need to get all 7's...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA2SA Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I agree with a previous poster on trying to book again. My husband booked at the beginning of this month and got a booking for mid-October. It also seemed as if days which were "full" were strangely available later, which might be those cancelled/rejected bookings mentioned.Will hold thumbs for you! Booked mine last night as well without any hastles. Very efficient. Just need to pay to complete the booking. I've read up a bit and I must admit as an Afrikaans guy I'm very nervous about the test. Everyobody sy one should study but where can I get the material to study? Also havent received anything from them indicating what I should study. I need to get all 7's......Piet, you can try these recources:http://www.ielts.org/test_takers_information/how_do_i_prepare.aspxhttp://www.ielts-blog.com/http://www.e-englishteacher.com/Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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