Saturday, July 3, 2021

IDP to acquire British Council’s IELTS business in India

IDP and the British Council are two partners of The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) which is the most high-level English language test in the world. On July 1st it was announced that the British Council is going to sell its IELTS business in India to IDP.

The deal will be sign under some teams and condition which will be, IDP will get the hole 100% of the British Council IELTS business for 130 million on a debt free and cash free basis. The deal also includes that the British employees working in the IELTS will continue to work under IDP. The transaction is under customary conditions with the completion expected till August.

IELTS test is very popular English test for study and migration facilities. Plus, it is trusted by more than 10.000 organization around the world for English Proficiency.

This deal will not affect the consumers as the service will continue without any disturbance.

Here is the conversation that happened:

Andrew Barkla (CEO of IDP) spoke that:

“After bringing two teams together, consumers will feel more comfortable as they will be getting a great experience in the process of test taking”

Mr. Barkla said.

“Every thing is going to be run smoothy as it uses to be so, the test takers can relax and focus on their preparations”

he spoke.

“IELTS has a rich history and a huge global partnership. It already has a standard quality and reputation and has already build into every center’s operation”

“This deal will only give us benefits with expected terms. A smart strategy on a large impact across India”

he spoke.

“Our organization is well-placed for the people in India and will help in every way for them so that they can achieve their goals” 

Kate Ewart-Biggs (Interim CEO of British Council) reiterated its commitment to its broader services in India.

“After the dissolvement of IELTS in IDP it will improve the experience of the test takers, as already said by IDP, our service is of high quality and give standard results”

“Still to ensure you that our service will not change we will still be devoted towards our Global Cultural relation mission, we have explored a strategic option for the examination business with IDP in 2020”.  

“We will continue the work of British Council in India through arts, education, assessment and the English Language”. 

“We like to give applaud to our staff in India, who worked hard for many years and specially in the pandemic of COVID-19”.     

 

 

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