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IELTS Preparation

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About this course

A complete, honest IELTS course for Nigerian test-takers: choosing Academic or General Training for your study, work or PR route, beating the Listening distractors, reading fast enough to finish, writing Task 1 and Task 2 the way band descriptors are actually marked, and speaking with fluency instead of borrowed big grammar. You will build a diagnostic score record, a timed writing sample, a speaking recording and a dated study plan. No guaranteed-band promises — just the avoidable marks you stop losing. Fees, test formats, centre lists and band requirements change without warning, so every number here is approximate and every one points you at the official IELTS, British Council or IDP page to confirm before you spend money.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Academic or General Training? Bands, routes, fees and what you're actually buying15 min
  2. Listening: one hearing, four parts, and the traps hidden in plain speech13 min
  3. Reading: finishing all forty questions, and surviving True/False/Not Given14 min
  4. Writing Task 1: Academic charts and General Training letters14 min
  5. Writing Task 2: the essay, and thinking like the band descriptors15 min
  6. Speaking: three parts, real fluency, and your accent handled honestly14 min
  7. Your five-week plan, mock discipline, test day and what happens after13 min

Your project

Build your IELTS Readiness Pack

One pasted submission with clear headings containing: your route and target bands with the official source and date checked, diagnostic raw scores plus a five-item error log, your full Task 1 and Task 2 with word counts, a working link to your Speaking Part 2 recording with a five-sentence transcript and three targets, your four-criterion self-assessment with evidence quoted from your own essay, and a dated five-week study plan ending in a booking window with the confirmed fee.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is IELTS Preparation free?

Yes. IELTS Preparation is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does IELTS Preparation take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start IELTS Preparation?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in IELTS Preparation?

You will build practical skills in Choosing Academic vs General Training for your route, Listening under pressure: accents, distractors, answer transfer, Skimming and scanning to finish Reading in 60 minutes, True/False/Not Given and other trap question types, Writing Task 1: Academic charts and General Training letters, Task 2 essay structure and band-descriptor self-marking, Speaking with fluency and clear, respectful pronunciation work, Building and holding a realistic study plan. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for IELTS Preparation?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Build your IELTS Readiness Pack and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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