The Garnet i-Test is an instant, accurate and secure interactive test of English language competence and performance. It has been specifically designed for use as a placement test, and assesses the test-takers’ Reading, Listening and Usage of English abilities. The i-Test is skills-based, is correlated to Garnet Education’s Skills in English series and tests English language skills from Pre-intermediate level upwards (CEF: A2, IELTS: 3.0). It provides test-takers with an accurate and reliable reflection of their English ability, and allows educational institutions to discover the level of their students quickly and easily.

When a consumer buys the Garnet i-Test, they are not buying a single test; they are purchasing a Garnet i-Test centre.

The system is designed to cater for educational institutions such as universities or language schools who need to assess the initial levels of their students. For these institutions, an i-Test centre allows them to maintain control of test sittings and to monitor results.

Garnet Education sets up a Garnet i-Test centre centrally. The institution designates an i-Test Administrator. The institution Administrator can create Supervisor accounts and monitor the number of remaining credits. Supervisors can set up test sittings and monitor the results of test-takers.

When the Garnet i-Test centre is set up, the consumer purchases a certain number of ‘credits’ (100, 500, 1,000 or 3,000). The Administrator can order more at any time. A credit is a licence for a single test sitting. One credit equals one test for one student, and is used up either when a test is completed, or when a Supervisor reviews an incomplete test.