Who runs IELTS in Can Tho
When we checked on 21 October 2026, the official pages listed IELTS venues in Can Tho under two providers: IDP Vietnam and British Council Vietnam. Each keeps its own venue list and its own booking system.
Band Booster IELTS is not part of that process. We are a private online tutoring service: we do not register candidates, hold places or run a test centre, and we have no office in Can Tho. This page gives no exam fees or test dates, because the providers set them and they change; follow the links to the providers' own pages.
The venues each official source listed on 21 October 2026
We give each venue's type and address as the provider writes it, not the venue's own name, because we do not name schools or language centres. The names are on the providers' pages linked below.
| Source | Venue type and address, as given | Retake label shown |
|---|---|---|
| IDP venue list | English language centre, 39 Mậu Thân, P. Ninh Kiều, TP. Cần Thơ | “Hỗ trợ thi lại một kỹ năng” |
| IDP venue list | University campus, 600 Nguyễn Văn Cừ, P. An Bình, TP. Cần Thơ | “Hỗ trợ thi lại một kỹ năng” |
| British Council venue list | Venue at 20 Trần Hưng Đạo, phường Ninh Kiều, thành phố Cần Thơ | This list shows no labels |
On IDP's list, only these two entries have a Cần Thơ address, and both carry the label “Hỗ trợ thi lại một kỹ năng” (“supports retaking one skill”); the list also has an entry in Đồng Tháp province without that label. Separately, IDP's test day page lists a direct registration office in Cần Thơ at an address it gives as “Tòa nhà Hòa Bình, lầu 6, số 14-16B, Hòa Bình, Hòa Bình, Phường Ninh Kiều”. That address is not on IDP's venue list, so treat it as a place to register and ask IDP before assuming tests are held there.
ielts.org splits one British Council venue into three records
When we chose Vietnam and Can Tho in the ielts.org test centre finder, it showed five records: three for the British Council venue at 20 Tran Hung Dao St., Ninh Kieu Ward, and one each for IDP's two addresses. The three British Council records share one name and one address; one lists the Academic and General Training tests, one Academic only and one General Training only. We read them as one venue entered several times, not as three venues. Four of the five records carried the “One Skill Retake” label; the British Council record listing both tests did not.
British Council: a venue on the list, but no Can Tho timetable
British Council Vietnam's venue list has a heading for Cần Thơ city with one entry, the address above. Its dates and locations page, in English and in Vietnamese, has timetable sections for other cities and provinces but none headed Can Tho, and points to its booking portal for each venue's schedule. We could not open that portal from our system on 21 October 2026, so we cannot tell you whether British Council sessions in Can Tho were open. Check the portal yourself, or ask British Council, which also takes bookings through authorised registration partners.
The One Skill Retake label: ask before you book
Both IDP entries in Can Tho carry IDP's retake label, and every session we loaded on the two IDP venue pages showed “One Skill Retake available”. IDP's One Skill Retake page sets the conditions: the full test taken on computer at a test centre that offers the retake, a booking within 60 days of the original test, and one retake per test. It adds that if you first booked with IDP, the retake must also be at an IDP centre.
British Council's One Skill Retake page says you must have received your results from a test centre that offers the retake. Because the ielts.org records for the British Council venue do not all show the label, ask British Council about the exact session if a retake might matter to you. See also IELTS One Skill Retake or full retake.
Computer test days and Speaking dates in Can Tho
- Computer, not paper. IDP's Writing on Paper page says IDP Vietnam has stopped running paper-based IELTS, and that its Writing on Paper option is held at three sites: Hà Nội, TP.HCM and Đà Nẵng. Every session we loaded at the two Can Tho venues said “Writing on computer”, and all five ielts.org records for Can Tho show “Computer”. British Council Vietnam lists IELTS on computer and IELTS on computer with Writing on Paper, but its pages we read do not say which venues offer each.
- Test days. The language centre's IDP page describes a flexible schedule “mỗi ngày” (every day) and the university campus page “gần như mỗi ngày” (almost every day). IDP's 2026 schedule table, however, lists Cần Thơ by specific dates in each month, not “7 ngày/ tuần” as it does for Hà Nội, TP.HCM and Hải Phòng. The sessions we loaded were on Fridays and Saturdays at the language centre and on Saturdays at the university campus, at 08:00 AM or 01:00 PM. IDP notes that its computer test days include both Academic and General Training.
- Speaking format. IDP's Can Tho page and both venue pages say Speaking is taken by video call with an IELTS examiner. IDP's general Writing on Paper page, by contrast, describes Speaking as face to face with an examiner, so IDP's own pages do not agree. British Council says you can choose your Speaking slot and format, face to face or by video call, but the pages we read do not say which format its Can Tho venue uses. Read the format on the session you book and in your confirmation email, where IDP says the format, time and place are stated.
- Speaking day. IDP's test day page says you can choose the date of your Speaking test. Both IDP venue pages say all four skills can be done in one day, while their FAQ says Speaking may come before or after the other three skills, depending on the centre's schedule. British Council says that on computer, Speaking may be on the same day or within seven days before or after the main test date.
The section-by-section format of the computer test is covered in Computer-delivered IELTS in Hanoi: what changes.
Choosing a venue: what to check
- Look at both IDP venue pages. The sessions that loaded on IDP's Can Tho city page all named the language centre; the university campus had its own list on its venue page. Open the language centre's page too.
- Test type. The sessions we loaded were Academic and General Training. IDP's filter also offers UKVI options, but none of the Can Tho sessions we loaded was a UKVI test, so ask if you need one. Not sure which test you need? See IELTS Academic vs General Training.
- Address and travel. The IDP venues are in different wards, Ninh Kiều and An Bình, so check the journey from home to the exact address.
- If nothing fits. IDP's Can Tho page suggests trying another city or venue. Our pages on IELTS test venues in Ho Chi Minh City and in Hanoi cover the venues there.
Where online coaching with Mike fits
Band Booster IELTS has no centre in Can Tho; lessons are online only. Mike teaches every session himself, live on Google Meet in English, from Hanoi. He holds the Cambridge CELTA, and his own IELTS result is 7.5 overall with 8.5 in Speaking. A 60-minute lesson costs 500,000 ₫, and a paid 30-minute trial costs 150,000 ₫, once per student. You can reschedule at no charge up to 12 hours ahead, the booking calendar shows each time in your own time zone, and payment options are shown on the booking page.
Online lessons do not suit everyone: if you want fixed class hours or to study with other people, a class near home may fit better. Read about Mike or our Vietnamese page on online IELTS tutoring for Can Tho. A Vietnamese version of this page is available.