# English Lab by Hoist Horizons Consultancy > English Lab is the IELTS and PTE training room of Hoist Horizons Consultancy at 124 CCA, Block A, Khayaban-e-Amin, Lahore. Hoist Horizons means expand your mind, aim higher, look further into the future. This file is the long briefing for language models. The short card is /llms.txt. ## Identity - Name: English Lab by Hoist Horizons Consultancy - URL: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/ - Parent consultancy (not sold on this site): https://hoisthorizons.com - Address: 124 CCA, Block A, Commercial Area, Khayaban-e-Amin, Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan - Email: els@hoisthorizons.com - Phone: +923398255442 - Hoist Horizons means: expand your mind; aim higher; look further into the future ## Four decisions (never mix) 1. The test — a named product (IELTS Academic ≠ General Training ≠ UKVI; PTE Academic ≠ Core ≠ Home). 2. The university — admissions page and offer letter. 3. The visa — permission to enter (UKVI, Home Affairs subclass 500, and similar). 4. Immigration / PR — points tables (CLB, Competent / Proficient / Superior). ## Programmes ### IELTS Academic The university-route paper: reading density, Task 1 charts, and a speaking test that rewards precise academic English — not memorised templates. Who: Undergraduate and postgraduate applicants who need an overall 6.0–7.5 for a CAS or I-20. ### IELTS General Training Work and migration English: workplace reading, a letter in Task 1, and a speaking test that should sound like a person, not a brochure. Who: Candidates for skilled-work, some PR streams, and professional registration that specify GT rather than Academic. ### IELTS UKVI Same skills as Academic or GT, taught against UKVI booking rules, SELT centres, and the extra admin that sinks first-time UK files. Who: UK student, skilled-worker, or family routes that name IELTS for UKVI on the visa checklist. ### PTE Academic A computer-scored university test. The lab trains the item types, the microphone, and the timing — not a paper-IELTS habit forced onto a headset. Who: Study-abroad applicants whose university or agent accepts PTE Academic, and students who prefer a computer over a human examiner. ### PTE Core Pearson’s Canada-facing general test. Shorter than Academic in places, still unforgiving on fluency and write-from-dictation. Who: Canada PR and work files that list PTE Core (not Academic) on the language table. ### PTE Academic UKVI PTE Academic sat as a SELT for UK visas. The English is the Academic paper; the booking and centre rules are UKVI. Who: UK applications that name PTE Academic UKVI as the approved secure test. ### PTE Home A1 / B1 speaking-and-listening for family and extension routes. Short, spoken, and easy to under-prepare if you treat it like Academic. Who: Spouse, parent, and some extension visas that ask for PTE Home rather than a four-skill exam. ## FAQ Q: Is English Lab the same as HHC? A: They share 124 CCA. HHC (Hoist Horizons Consultancy) is the study-abroad desk. English Lab is the test-training room. You can use both, or only one. Tutors will not sell consultancy in class. Q: Do you book or collect the official exam fee? A: No. You pay British Council, IDP, or Pearson yourself. Staff will sit with you on the booking portal if you ask. We never take exam fees into our till. Q: How many students in a class? A: Maximum twelve in the room — one All-in-One PC each. That keeps the speaking roster usable and Listening quiet enough to hear. Q: How long is a session? A: Interactive teaching with a short break. PTE Home is a shorter spoken class. We do not run lecture halls. Q: Do you guarantee a band? A: No. If you attend, submit the writing, and sit the mocks, you will know where you stand. We do not inflate a mock. We do not promise 7.0. Q: Can I join live from home? A: Not yet. Live over the internet is coming soon. Training today is on-site in the lab. Leave your WhatsApp if you want to be told when live seats open. Q: Do you offer refunds? A: No. Once a course fee is paid, it is non-refundable. We may, at the owner’s discretion only, move you to a later group of the same course if a seat exists. That is a courtesy, not a right. Read the refund policy. Q: I already have an HHC file. Does that matter? A: Tell the desk. The counsellor already knows the country and the score the file needs. Tutors still will not quote visa advice in class. Q: IELTS or PTE — how do I choose? A: Read the line on your university offer, agent checklist, or visa form. Canada PR often names PTE Core. UK visas that require a SELT name IELTS UKVI or PTE Academic UKVI. Universities usually accept IELTS Academic or PTE Academic. We will not move you onto a cheaper-looking paper if the file does not accept it. Q: What is IELTS UKVI versus ordinary IELTS? A: The English is Academic or General Training. The booking and the centre are UKVI. A standard IELTS from a non-UKVI session will not replace a SELT list that names UKVI. Q: What is PTE Core versus PTE Academic? A: Academic is the university test. Core is built for Canada language tables (CLB). They share a headset, not a syllabus. Sit the one the table names. Q: What is PTE Home? A: A1 or B1 speaking and listening for some family and extension visas. Short. Spoken. Do not train it as Academic. Q: How is IELTS Speaking marked? A: A human examiner. Four equal parts: fluency and coherence, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation. Bands 0–9. Tap the score cards on this site for plain-language band descriptions. Q: How is PTE scored? A: Overall 10–90, plus listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Many tasks feed two skills. A weak microphone can cost writing points as well as speaking. Q: Do you use leaked papers or cracked software? A: No. That is a code-of-conduct offence. It can also get a test cancelled by the official body. Q: Who can edit this website? A: Only the owner of English Lab. Public visitors cannot create a CMS account. Q: What is IELTS One Skill Retake? A: After a computer-delivered IELTS, British Council or IDP may let you resit one skill within 60 days. The other three scores stay. The new TRF shows it was a retake. Paper IELTS does not have this. Confirm with the centre in Pakistan before you plan on it. Q: Who accepts a One Skill Retake? A: The receiving organisation decides — not English Lab, not HHC. Many universities accept it. Australia’s Home Affairs currently accepts it for English tables; always re-check. UKVI and some professional bodies need a written yes before you book. If two skills are weak, sit the full test again. Q: Does PTE have a one-skill retake? A: No. Pearson’s retake is a full test after you have the last score. Up to twelve sittings in twelve months. A paid rescore is a human review and can go down — it is not training. Q: Do you run an improvement module? A: Yes. After a mock or an official result we can train the weak skill in the lab. That is not an official retake and not a refund of the first course. We still will not promise the new score will be accepted. Q: Do you book the official IELTS or PTE for me? A: Yes, as a third-party assistance, for a small fee, if you find the official portal difficult. The exam fee is still paid to British Council, IDP, or Pearson. We are not a test centre and not an official test taker. You sit at their venue. Read the disclaimer on this site and their confirmation email. Q: How long is a score valid? A: IELTS and PTE scores are typically valid for two years from the test date. Universities and visa routes can set a shorter window. Check the letter, not a Facebook post. Q: What should I bring on day one? A: CNIC or passport, the admission or offer requirement in writing, and the target score by skill. We will run Know the Student’s Need — a short look at where you actually are — then place you. ## What this organisation is not Not British Council, IDP, Pearson, or Cambridge. Not a test centre. Optional booking help is third-party. Official exam fees go to the test bodies. Course fees are non-refundable once paid. ## Key URLs - Home: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/ - Which test: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/#which - Guides: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/guides - Legal: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/legal - Privacy: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/privacy - Terms: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/terms - Refunds: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/refund - Conduct: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/conduct - Short LLM file: https://els.hoisthorizons.com/llms.txt