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[I] What is PTS?
- The term PTS essentially stands for, ‘Professional Training Sessions’ which serve as highly fundamental for Students (Level: Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate) as well as working Professionals from all walks of life, who are interested in travelling abroad in pursuit of their higher studies (academia purposes) or for work / business /immigration purposes.


[II] What purpose does the course achieve?
- Often termed as a form of, ‘Advanced IELTS’ by many, the course equips with all of the requisite tools, coupled with the pertinent language skills to enable a, ‘feasible transition’ to the foreign state of one’s choice.


[III] What makes this course unique or, ‘one of its kind’?
- PTS goes beyond the general framework of the standard IELTS exam. The course is not just primarily confined to the IELTS Test alone, it garners a wider and far ranging scope than IELTS, essentially focusing on training the candidates for the foreign jurisdictions so that they can meet the needful expectations / requirements of the universities and workplaces abroad.


[IV] Who are the trainers for the course?
- The course is taught by foreign qualified Professionals who have a wide range of experience and exposure in language practice in all four core areas of English. Equipped with the right qualification set, these trainers not only have the right education but also a proven track record as they have appeared and excelled in the test themselves.


[V] Is the course confined to the foreign countries alone?
- No, the PTS Training Course garners a far greater scope and is not confined to the foreign countries only. It equips with the imperative training which one can utilize not only in the foreign jurisdictions but also within Pakistan. Past records and statistics have depicted that those candidates who attended the full course were successful at performing in job interviews and performed far better than their respective counterparts at university / workplaces within Pakistan. Thus, broadly speaking, PTS has a wide ranging practical effect in the local country as well.


[VI] How long is the duration of the course?
- The PTS course typically lasts for a month (4 weeks).


[VII] When can I register for the course?
- Registration can be undertaken at anytime during standard office hours (9 am to 7 pm) via appointment at the HR Consultants Head Office Branch in Beverley Centre, Blue Area, Islamabad.


[VIII] What is the, ‘modus operandi’ of the course?
- The course spans for a month’s duration (depicted above). Each week focuses on a different aspect of the language, essentially comprised of the Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking. The training proceeds on a, ‘fast-track rolling basis’ each month. Fresh training classes are held every Monday. Friday is the weekly appraisal day. Students / Professionals have the provision to attend a demo / trial class beforehand, prior to registration and commencement.


[IX] What are the intricacies involved as pertaining to the class-timings and groupings?
- One complete session entails a time-frame of 1 hour in a day. The course is primarily organized into 3 groups. Group 1 is scheduled in the afternoon from 16:00 to 17:00 hrs, whilst Group 2 follows suit in the late-afternoon from 17:00 to 18:00 hrs and lastly, Group 3 is scheduled from 18:30 to 19:30 hrs for a period of 5 consecutive days in a week (Monday to Friday).


[X] What are the, ‘learning sources’ which the course utilizes for training and preparation?
- We provide our students with a comprehensive book of resources including Hand-outs, lecture notes, the ICE booklet, 404 Book and books from the Cambridge Series. It covers both the Academic and Non-Academic (General Training) modules of the IELTS exam in sufficient depth.
- In addition to this, candidates are provided with different exam materials that helps evaluate progress at each stage.


[XI] What is the, ‘forte’ of PTS?
- The crux of the course is its Vocabulary Enhancement Exercise (VEE) & the General Knowledge Booster Sessions (GKBS) which serve as highly conducive not only for the IELTS Test but in general terms for practical everyday life as well at the University or Workplace.


[XII] What is the most vital aspect of PTS?
- The most imperative part of the course is the, ‘PTS Register’ which essentially encapsulates the 4 different modules of the IELTS Test and a contemporary elaborate Index essentially harboring, ‘Band-9’ words of the English language in a highly comprehensive manner.


[XIII] What purpose does the, ‘PTS register’ serve?
- The afore-stated register is a. ‘state of the art’ compilation from different resources and is tailor-made by the candidates in the duration of the 4 week period. It serves as an, ‘additional safeguard’ along with the IELTS Test Result in the foreign country. Through continued revision, it keeps the language skills of the candidate sufficiently polished.


[XIV] What is the most cardinal thing which PTS brings to the table?
- By and large, PTS has often been termed as a ‘training workshop’. People with lack of experience in the language skills commence the programme and, ‘Polished Professionals’ depart after the advent of only a month. The language skills are significantly enhanced for life after 4 weeks of quality training. The flexible timings for the course enables it to cater-for and accommodate not only students but working professionals as well who can conveniently attend post-office hours in the evening.


[XV] What kinds of reviews has the course reached?
- In the words of a few alumni candidates who have undertaken the PTS Programme:
- ‘A highly enriching and idiosyncratic course’.
- ‘A course equipping with the requisite tools to meet future challenges abroad’.
- ‘A course taught in a great learning and congenial environment’.
- ‘The course has changed my perception of the English language forever’.
- ‘A course having wide ranging implications in practical everyday life as well’.
- ‘A life changing experience’.
- ‘Be a part of PTS & be the best’.