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IELTS preparation · Gnosis × Keenu
A partnership programme for senior professionals using English credentials to open international doors — UK Skilled Worker visas, MBA admissions, professional registrations, global career moves. AI-powered IELTS preparation paired with the structural communication coaching that actually carries you into the rooms once you arrive.
Two practices, brought together. The credential you can prove, and the presence that carries you in once the door has opened.
Gnosis Academy has partnered with Keenu because the two practices belong together.
Keenu was built in Manchester by a former IELTS examiner and an AI specialist — engineered, in other words, by the people who actually score the exam and the people who know how to make a system learn from that scoring. The result is feedback that mirrors the official rubric, not approximates it.
Gnosis brings what comes after. The IELTS opens the door — the visa is granted, the offer arrives, the registration is approved. Then you have to walk in. We coach what happens in the room you've just earned the right to enter: the interview, the seminar, the board, the colleagues, the long career beyond.
Together: your career, treated as one system rather than two stages.
Most IELTS preparation works on the score. Most communication coaching works on the room. The credential opens the door — the communication carries you in once you arrive. We do both, together, so they reinforce each other from day one.
Strategic positioning for the rooms your IELTS is meant to open. Beyond polish — we work on the structural decisions that make your contribution land in English-dominant rooms.
The credential, treated as engineering. Adaptive practice tuned to your actual weaknesses, with AI feedback on Writing and Speaking that mirrors the real examiner rubric.
Skilled Worker, Health & Care, Global Talent. Each visa route has a minimum band requirement, and a refusal is expensive.
Typical target · 4.0 — 7.0MBAs, master's programmes, PhDs. Top universities require band 7.0+ and competitive applications often higher.
Typical target · 6.5 — 8.0Medical, legal, teaching, accountancy. UK registration bodies set their own band requirements — usually 7.0+.
Typical target · 7.0 — 7.5Senior international transfers, remote roles at UK / AU / CA firms, founder visas, and dual-citizenship paths.
Typical target · 7.0+Required for most Skilled Worker visa applications and Health & Care routes. Some sponsoring employers require higher.
Common minimum for postgraduate admission at most UK universities. Per-section minimums often apply (e.g. 6.0 in Writing).
Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, top MBAs, and UK nursing & medical registrations typically require 7.0+ overall and per section.
Doctoral programmes at top universities, competitive scholarships, and some legal and medical specialties.
Adaptive practice tuned to the accents and dialogue types you find hardest. Real-time difficulty calibration.
Inference, paraphrase, and timing under pressure. Academic and General Training paths, each with their own logic.
AI feedback on the structural patterns that distinguish band-7+ writing — cohesion, lexical range, complex structures, task response.
Simulated examiner sessions with AI live scoring on fluency, lexical resource, grammar, and pronunciation — paired with Gnosis coaching on structural framing.
15 minutes. We name the door you're trying to enter, the band you need, and your realistic timeline. Honest, not optimistic.
Full mock IELTS on the Keenu platform. We identify your current band, the weakest section, and the highest-leverage path to your target.
Keenu adaptive practice across the four modules, plus Gnosis 1:1 sessions on Speaking, Writing, and the framing of the application itself.
Three full mock exams under timed conditions, each followed by a debrief. Then the real exam — with your application materials already in motion.
Every programme combines 1:1 coaching with Christi and full access to the Keenu platform. Choose the cadence that matches your timeline and target band. Monthly · cancel anytime.
Two 60-minute 1:1 sessions per week, full Keenu platform access, and every Gnosis resource you need to hit your target band.
Three 60-minute 1:1 sessions per week for tighter deadlines and bigger band jumps. Same platform access, deeper coaching cadence.
A 15-minute discovery call. Bring the visa, programme, or registration you're targeting and your timeline. We'll name the band you actually need and design the path backward from there. Honest, not optimistic.