English Requirements

The language of instruction at the Australia Institute of Business & Technology is English. International students must demonstrate a suitable level of English language proficiency before being admitted into a course. This can be done by obtaining one of the results shown under “English Competency Level Required” for the relevant level of study. International Students who do not meet the English language requirements for the course they wish to study may undertake English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) according to the “English Learning Matrix”.

English Competency Level Required

Qualifications	IELTS or equivalent	English
Graduate Diploma	6.5 +	Adv. Level
Adv. Diploma	6 - 6.4	Upper Intermediate
Diploma	5.5 - 5.9	Intermediate
Cert IV	5 - 5.4	Pre Intermediate
Cert III	4.5 - 4.9	Lower Intermediate
Cert II	< 4.5	-

Entry Assessment

IELTS	PTE	CAMBRIDGE	TOEFL
8.0	79	80	110-114
7.5	72	74	102-109
7.0	64	67	94-101
6.5	58	58	78-93
6.0	50	52	60-78
5.5	42	47	46-59
5.0	35	41	35-45
4.5	29	35	32-33

English Learning Matrix

Qualifications	IELTS Level or equivalent
	< 4.9	5 - 5.4	5.5 - 6	6 - 6.4
	Weeks of ELICOS required
Graduate Diploma	80	60	40	20
Advanced Diploma	60	40	20	-
Diploma	40	20	-	-
Certificate IV	20	-	-	-
Certificate II/III	0	-	-	-

*Example: If a student has an IELTS level of 5.5 and wishes to study an advanced diploma level course, they will need to complete 20 weeks of ELICOS with AIBT.