About IDP Education
IDP Education is a world leader in international student placement services and a proud co-owner of IELTS (International English Language Testing System).
IELTS is jointly owned by The British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment. Since its launch in 1989, IELTS has become the world’s most popular high-stakes English language proficiency test.
Who Are We?
For more than 45 years, IDP Education has played a major role in international education and placed more than 400,000 students into quality institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and New Zealand.
Key Milestones
- 1969 IDP Education is established
- 1989 Launch of IELTS
- 1996 IDP owned by Australian universities
- 2006 SEEK Ltd acquires shares of IDP
- 2009 IDP launches multi-destination strategy
- 2015 IDP Education lists on the ASX

Career Opportunities
As English-language testing continues to play an essential and growing role in international study and migration, the IDP IELTS team is committed to making IELTS increasingly accessible across Latin America.
A proud co-owner of IELTS, IDP Education has a network of 80+ test locations (and growing!) in the region.
We are a dynamic and engaged team, working in a results-driven, fast-paced environment where every day we get to see the direct impact of our work in a Latin American and global context.