IELTS Coach - Up to S$500 NTUC UTAP funding

Get 20% off when you register for ‘2025 Term 5 and 2026 Term 1’ English courses for adults + Up to S$500 UTAP funding for NTUC members. Book your preferred class now! 

  
Develop your skills, confidence and test-taking strategies. Our courses are exclusively designed and delivered by IELTS experts. 

Prepare with the experts 

Get to your test day feeling ready and confident. IELTS is the world's most popular English language test. And because it’s co-owned by the British Council, our teachers know the test inside out.

Approach your exam with confidence 

Strengthen your skills with past papers, official IELTS preparation materials, and personalised guidance.

  • Get to know the exam structure and question types
  • Develop new language skills and exam-taking strategies
  • Receive personal feedback and guidance
  • Track your progress 

Build your personal study plan 

Design your timetable around your schedule and the skills you need to develop. You can combine reading, writing, listening and speaking – or choose the modules that suit your goals. 

Learning levels 

Whether you’re taking IELTS for work, study, or living abroad, we can help you get the score you need.

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Which IELTS Coach course is best for you?

This comprehensive course is for students who are planning to take the IELTS Academic test or IELTS General Training test. The course will help participants get the band score they need in the IELTS test by focusing on developing the key language and exam skills required for success.

IELTS Skills you learn in this IELTS Coach Intermediate course:

  • How to respond to typical IELTS writing prompts more effectively.
  • How to interpret and summarise graphs, tables, charts and processes.
  • How to write a discursive or opinion essay.
  • How to write more accurately and with a greater range of English vocabulary words.
  • How to read and interpret academic and general texts used in the IELTS test.
  • Learn the listening text types used in IELTS to better prepare for the test.
  • Build confidence to perform well in the IELTS speaking section.

This course is suitable for adult students with English at CEFR levels B1 to B2.

This IELTS Coach course is for students with higher English language competency. The course prepares students who are aiming for higher band scores in IELTS from 6.5 and above. The course programme is suitable for both the IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training tests.

IELTS skills you learn in IELTS Coach Upper-Intermediate course:

  • How to write a formal letter.
  • How to answer comprehension questions on the kinds of written texts and charts found in the IELTS test.
  • how to write  discursive or opinion essays.
  • How to read and interpret English texts on a variety of topics.
  • How to identify specific information and infer points of view in written and spoken texts.
  • You will practise the speaking skills required in the IELTS test.
  • How to take fast and accurate notes in the spoken text section of the text.
  • You will listen to a variety of spoken text types used in IELTS tests. This enables you to understand English spoken by native speakers at natural speed and answer questions in the IELTS exam.

This course is suitable for adult students with English at CEFR levels B2 and above.

Funding

What's NTUC UTAP?

The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit for National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) members to defray their cost of training. NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded* course fee support for up to S$250 each year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above will get increased funding support from S$250 to S$500. NTUC Starter members can enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support for up to S$200 per year when you attend courses supported under UTAP. Terms and conditions apply. *Unfunded course fee refers to the balance course fee payable after applicable government subsidy. You can use UTAP for our English courses for adults.

Who can apply for NTUC membership? 

The NTUC union membership is open to working individuals aged 16 and above, excluding those employed by the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Prison Service, Civil Defence Force, Singapore Armed Forces, Narcotics Service, or Auxiliary Police bodies (Certis Cisco, Aetos, SATS), as well as foreign domestic workers and full-time students. The NTUC membership is for Singapore Citizens as well as Permanent Residents and the International community/Foreigners who hold valid work permits.

Course dates and fees