British Council Bewertungen 

Nous avons inscrit notre fils à un stage intensif d’anglais d'une semaine pendant les vacances de la TOUSSAINT proposé par le British Council, censé renforcer la grammaire, le vocabulaire et la pratique orale.
Malheureusement, le contenu du stage a été très décevant : rythme lent, élèves souvent livrés à eux-mêmes, peu de travail linguistique réel et un professeur peu impliqué.
Près d’un tiers des heures de cours a été consacré à des activités manuelles (fabrication de figurines, montage vidéo avec quelques phrases très simples) sans aucun intérêt pédagogique en anglais. Les enfants s'ennuient et avaient libre accès à leurs téléphones pendant les cours, signe du manque d’encadrement et de stimulation.
Au final, le niveau d’enseignement est bien en dessous de ce qui est annoncé pour un stage dit “intensif”. Une expérience décevante, loin de la qualité attendue pour une institution comme le British Council.

No lo recomiendo para nada la administración del British Council es una absoluta vergüenza, una desorganización al más alto nivel. Por no responder no responden ni a las quejas. No entiendo la fama que tienen.

Darvi una stella è come regalarvela. Pessimo sito, pessima spiegazione e soprattutto pessima piattaforma. Lezioni programmate già anni e luce prima e durano letteralmente 25 minuti. Non c’è ne la parte di grammatica dove iniziare anche da soli ne dove esercitarsi, il nulla del nulla, per di più ci sono argomenti come business ristoranti ecc che non vi serviranno in futuro.
Volevo vedere come fosse appunto una lezione qualsiasi e mi hanno preso 143€ dal conto NONOSTANTE fossi nel periodo di prova gratuita.
Professori inesistenti così come tutto il resto.

My son studies in British Council. Two years of Secondary Plus Programme and this year we`ve taken IELTS Preparation. My son studies in the 10th grade now. He improved his English with British Council very much. It is very convinient to study online as we have war now in Ukraine. I am thankful for all their programs. With them I hope my son will be a decent candidate for entering a university in Europe. Also it`s good that the class is small, 6 people. Just perfect to study.

My son recently attempted to take the IELTS Online exam through the British Council in order to be admitted to a bachelor's degree program.
Unfortunately, he encountered a series of persistent technical problems that made the process impossible.

Despite following all the instructions and system requirements, he was blocked by repeated errors four times out of four and only managed to complete it once. The rescheduling then took place several days later, forcing him to purchase a new test.
He appreciated the quick response from the support team, who always rescheduled the exam for him, but the result was always the same: although he used several computers normally used in the office and had passed all the preliminary checks, he was unable to access the exam due to audio problems, and the exams were ultimately canceled.
No refund was ever given, even though the operator acknowledged in writing that the problem was theirs, and there is no way to contact them afterwards except by email.

Furthermore, once the exam was scheduled for 3:00 a.m. (!)

A platform that claims to verify Internet stability should not allow users to proceed if the connection is likely to be interrupted during the exam.

I strongly advise others to think carefully before choosing the online format of the IELTS exam and to consider taking the exam in person at an exam center.

I think this is a scam

Ayudan al acosador y acusan a las víctimas de bullying . Un horror de noticia que se ha salido en Espejo Público

A wonderful warm welcome, incredible lady in Miss Fatima who made me feel at ease straight away. I really appreciate what the British council does for our community and meeting a member of staff, who is a role model for the wonderful Emirate of Abu Dhabi that we live in. Thank you for being amazing. Five stars ⭐️

Extremely disappointing experience for such an expensive exam.

My IELTS test day was full of avoidable issues. The exam started 30 minutes late due to a broken registration camera, and my own start was even further delayed because the headphones I was given didn’t work. I had to ask for a replacement myself no one checked the equipment in advance and this all happened just minutes before the test began.
The mouse was also unresponsive during the test, and I was interrupted during the Reading section by a staff member asking for my ID even though we were never told it had to be kept visible on the desk.

The room was freezing during the Writing section because I was seated directly in front of an air conditioner. I had asked at registration if I could bring a hoody and was told no — only to find out inside that it was actually allowed. Staff seemed confused about their own rules, and several people received different instructions.

I was also asked to remove a hygiene product from my pocket, despite being on my period — handled with no discretion at all. On top of that, there was only one toilet for over a dozen people, and no hand soap available.

To make matters worse, when I arrived on time for the Speaking section (13:35, exactly as instructed), I wasn’t let in. I was told to come back later and only after I said I would file a complaint did they finally allow me in.

Honestly, for the price of this exam, the level of professionalism was shocking. Candidates deserve better.

There is no good staff for speaking. Even high performance and efforts in other modules they did not increase half band after eor. It just wastage of money. I would not recommend. Instead of wastage money go with idp linient marking in speaking and writing.

Changements de professeurs 3 fois dans l'année
Aucune méthodologie donnée
Cours à distance ennuyeux à mourir, rien n'est fait pour la préparation aux examens.
Et que dire de leur plate-forme d'inscription ? Un vrai bordel !!

More like Indian Council.

No offense to Indians out there, but having a name like British Council gives people expectations that they will be exposed to British accents.

Instead, the company says that you should be exposed to "all kinds of accents" as English is widely spoken throughout the world. Bullshit. All we ever got were teachers with heavy Indian accents that we could hardly understand.

Classes were expensive, provided little content, and obviously weren't catered to "all levels" as claimed. We found much better language companies out there and won't ever recommend British Council to others.

No al acoso escolar. Basta ya

I recently took the IELTS Online exam through the British Council and, unfortunately, encountered a series of persistent technical problems that made the process extremely stressful and prevented me from fully demonstrating my language abilities.

Despite following all instructions and system requirements, my first attempt on April 10th was blocked by repeated "Not Enough Free Memory" errors. I appreciated the quick response from the support team, who rescheduled my exam; their professionalism and kindness stood out.

However, my second attempt on April 18th was also disrupted. Although the new laptop I used passed all pre-checks, I could not log in due to a PIN error, and the exam was cancelled again. During the speaking test later that day, I couldn't hear the examiner because of audio issues, which led to another automatic cancellation. While I eventually completed the speaking section, the audio remained unstable, making communication difficult.

On the following day, I faced problems with ID verification before the listening, reading, and writing parts. Despite being in identical lighting conditions, my ID photo was rejected repeatedly. During the listening section, the audio cut out every few seconds due to poor connectivity, which made it impossible to finish the final part of the test. Although I reported the issue immediately, I was only advised to proceed as best I could.

The reading and writing sections were slightly more stable, though I still faced delays due to the instruction video not loading. I had to exit and re-enter the portal to proceed.

While I understand technical issues can occur, the recurring failures of the platform — even after successful system and connection checks — were unacceptable. A platform that claims to verify internet stability should not allow users to proceed if the connection is likely to fail during the exam. The fact that support staff acknowledged the technical issues only highlights the need for better reliability and fairness in the system.

While I understand technical issues can occur, the recurring failures of the platform, even after successful system and connection checks were unacceptable. A platform that claims to verify internet stability should not allow users to proceed if the connection is likely to fail during the exam. Although the support team acknowledged the audio problems during my test, I was told that nothing could be done and was offered no form of compensation, resit, or solution. This has been incredibly disappointing, especially considering the time, effort, and cost involved.

I strongly advise others to think carefully before choosing the online format of the IELTS exam. If you value a fair testing environment and reliable conditions, consider taking the exam in person at a test center instead.

Lamentable experiencia.
Tenía programado el examen de Aptis Esol en Bilbao el día 29 abril. A consecuencia del apagón no pude acudir a realizarlo dado que el trasporte público quedó inoperativo durante todo el día 28 de abril y resido a 4h de Bilbao, que era el lugar más próximo donde se realizan exámenes.
Tras contactar con ellos, supuestamente nos dejarían seleccionar una nueva fecha, para lo cual exigían pruebas oficiales de no haber podido acudir (como si un apagón nacional no fuese suficiente prueba oficial). Tras explicarles mi situación y decirles que no pude ni adquirir un billete porque, para las 17h que salía el tren, ya no funcionaba absolutamente nada en la estación, no obtuve más respuesta por su parte.
Me comuniqué con ellos vía email (sin obtener respuesta) y telefónica (sin que me solucionasen nada) e incluso fui a la estación a que me hiciesen un justificante de que no había servicios en la estación (atónita quedó la mujer al saber que me pedían algo así).
Tras más de una semana intentando que solucionen la situación, ayer día 7 de mayo, me mandan un email diciendo que ya no hay plazas en mayo. Respondo nuevamente exigiendo una solución, ya que necesito mi título para junio y el día 29 cuando solicité el cambio de fecha había plazas en todo mayo. Si no hay plazas es por su ABSOLUTAMENTE PÉSIMA gestión y no me ofrecen solución. Sigo sin respuesta. Estoy harta de intentar comunicarme con ellos y más de una semana después seguir sin obtener solución alguna.
Siento que están actuando a mala fe y aprovechándose de la vulnerabilidad causada por la catástrofe nacional.

Rude staff, unreliable services, pathetic excuses and employees. Test given 5/04/25 but told due to technical issues results had not been issued to anyone but the person I took my test with had his results 5 days after taking the test. When I emailed them regarding this I received an email a month later that I had passed and not needed to resit the exam. They keep pushing me from one pillar to another and not helpful staff is stressing me out. I would never recommend their services to anyone. When they answer the phone they are very rude and will not help with anything but tell you to wait. When clearly on the website it says the results are issued within 13 working days and not more than two weeks but I have been waiting for a full month. With multiple phone calls & emails still I have not been helped or my results given. I’m only told I passed but they not issuing me my certificate

Il 5 aprile ho fatto il test On Paper a Milano. Non ostante sul sito sia indicato che i risultati arrivino per posta dopo 20 giorni, non è specificato che questi 20 giorni iniziano dalla data in cui i risultati arrivano per email. quindi bisogna calcolare 13-20 giorni per i primi risultati per mail, i quali non si possono in alcun modo considerare ufficiali... Nel mio caso specifico ho ricevuto i risultati per mail il 18 aprile, ma solo 10 giorni dopo è partita la spedizione, il 28. Da quel giorno sono da contare altri 20 giorni. il che ci porta ad un totale di circa 40/50 giorni... ben oltre quanto prospettato sul sito; il che, non ostante ho fatto il test 1 mese e 10 giorni prima dello scadere dell'application per la magistrale a cui sono interessato, mi lascia comunque senza possibilità di manovra.
INOLTRE, altra mancanza molto grave visto l'ingerente costo dell'esame, è il fatto che la spedizione dei risultati cartacei non è tracciata in alcun modo ne assicurata... Nessuna spedizione raccomandata fanno, solo una busta normalissima lasciata in balia delle poste italiane. Non si può nemmeno richiedere una seconda copia, tantomeno un pdf, questo IMPOSSIBILE. Mentre invece si possono mandare fino a 10 copie agli enti/università... non ha minimamente senso questa cosa.
Altro punto a sfavore: visti sempre i costi esorbitanti del test, è assurdo come del materiale per allenarsi sia messo a disposizione solamente 1 writing mock test, corretto da intelligenza artificiale per di più.

Only gave a star to do a review. Minus stars more apt. I cannot recommend BC Tunis for UKVisa English tests. Very poor information provided about payment facilities by customer service. Only accepts an expensive international bank transfer (which they can not refund to if test cancelled) or person must do a 8hr round trip within Tunisia to pay in cash and then another 8hr round trip to do test. If you ever tried before to do a bank transfer to Tunisia you will understand why I caution against this. Customer service will say you can pay by credit card but this is not true. Look on the UK government website for other test providers in Tunis. Some allow creditcard payments for the tests. The UK Gov website has a document to confirm approved companies & approved test centres. You must check both are approved before booking. We booked now with Language Cert. Will review them after the test.

La web es desastrosa, es (casi) imposible acceder a nuestra cuenta de usuario...no sirve Chrome, no sirve Edge, no sirve Opera, no sirve Firefox....hoy por fin he accedido con Vivaldi... es increible...llevo toda la puñetera tarde para renovar la matricula. En otras ocasiones para ver las notas es IMPOSIBLE acceder a la web. Y todo porque el acceso es java....java está prohibido hace años en las webs por ser vulnerable a ataques de hakers. VERGONZOSO!!!! pagina web PATETICA!!!!

The IELTS exam, in my experience, seems less like a fair assessment of English proficiency and more like a system designed to capitalise on non-EU expats. While the scoring is said to be banded based on specific behavioural criteria, the process lacks genuine transparency and ultimately becomes unreliable as a true measure of language ability.

It feels like the system manipulates scores just enough to keep you coming back. For example, I have consistently scored an 8 in Listening and Speaking, and 7.5 in Writing. I’ve needed just 0.5 more in Reading to meet requirements—only to see bizarre fluctuations. In my most recent attempt, I was awarded an 8 in Reading, but my Speaking dropped to 6.0. This is puzzling, especially considering I use English daily in my profession. It raises serious questions about the consistency and integrity of the scoring.

To make matters worse, the Enquiry on Results (EOR) process is not only expensive but seems completely automated. Responses arrive almost instantly and are clearly generic, offering no evidence that any human examiner has actually re-evaluated the work.

When you raise concerns, you're assigned a representative—but their replies are equally dismissive and scripted, offering no real engagement with the issues raised. The entire process lacks accountability.

Frankly, an investigative journalist needs to look into this. I’m certain many test takers have experienced similar inconsistencies and frustrations, and a deeper examination of the British Council’s practices could uncover systemic issues in how this test is administered and evaluated.