Accreditation and Partnerships
The English language Academy holds all relevant New Zealand accreditation, registrations, licenses, memberships and approvals to conduct
- English language training
- Language testing and administration
- English teacher training and professional development
As an English test and teacher training centre, we have held:
- Registration by IELTS New Zealand as an IELTS test administration centre since 2001
- Registration by Cambridge Assessment English as an approved administration centre for the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) since 2007
- Registration by Pearson Inc. as an approved Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) centre since 2017
The University of Auckland and the English Language Academy hold long-term partnerships and memberships with

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