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OET: An Overview: Prepared by Amelia Christmas David

OET is an English language test for healthcare professionals seeking to work or study in English-speaking countries. It assesses listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills through healthcare scenarios. Over 12 professions can take OET if accepted by their regulatory body. OET is widely recognized and uses real healthcare situations to prepare test-takers. Scores are reported individually on a scale of A to E for each subtest, with most requiring a minimum score of B or 350. Test results are issued online around 16 days after the exam. Thorough preparation is recommended to familiarize oneself with the format, skills, strategies, and scoring of the OET.

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OET: An Overview: Prepared by Amelia Christmas David

OET is an English language test for healthcare professionals seeking to work or study in English-speaking countries. It assesses listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills through healthcare scenarios. Over 12 professions can take OET if accepted by their regulatory body. OET is widely recognized and uses real healthcare situations to prepare test-takers. Scores are reported individually on a scale of A to E for each subtest, with most requiring a minimum score of B or 350. Test results are issued online around 16 days after the exam. Thorough preparation is recommended to familiarize oneself with the format, skills, strategies, and scoring of the OET.

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OET: An overview

PREPARED BY
AMELIA CHRISTMAS DAVID
What is OET?

 International English Language Test


 Assess the language fluency of health care professionals
seeking to work/study in English-speaking countries.

 Owned by Cambridge Boxhill language assessment ( a


venture between Cambridge English and Box Hill Institute)
Contd..

 Reliable and validated assessment of 4 skills

 Listening, Reading, Writing and speaking


 Are you able to understand and answer question related to health
care consultations and presentation

 Are you able to write professional letters required in a health care


setting?

 Are you able to communicate effectively with patients in various


health care situation?
Who can take OET?

 12 health professionals
 Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Occupational Therapy,
Physiotherapy, Pharmacy,Optometry, Dietetics, Podiatry,
Radiography, Speech Pathology and Veterinary Science.

 If you don’t fall in one of the above categories, find out from your
regulatory body if they accept OET before registering for the test.
Why choose OET?

 Uses real health care scenarios so you’ll feel more confident


on test day

 Widely recognised as proof of English proficiency

 Helps you develop language skills for success in your career

 Access to preparation material


Why health care organisations choose OET?

 Patient safety and quality care: Limited language ability is an obstacle to


effective communication.
 Success at OET is a good indicator of workplace readiness in terms of language
proficiency
 Comprehensive, valid, reliable and highly relevant to day-to-day practice test.
 Test material informed by research.
 Highly secure and trustworthy: robust malpractice checks
 Availability in 40 in countries
Where is OET accepted?

 UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine, Dubai,


Singapore or Namibia

 For more on Boards and Councils that recognise OET


check:
https://www.occupationalenglishtest.org/test-
information/who-recognises-oet/
How to apply for OET in India?

 Venues: Ahmedabad, Amristar, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai,


Kolkata, New Delhi, Coimbatore, Kochi, Kottayam, Mumbai
Trivanthaapuram, Chandigarh

 14 test dates per year

 Registration is only open for the next 3 test dates at any time of the
year

 Ensure you are well-prepared before you register for the exam.
What is format of the exam?

 Total test time: Approx. 2 hours and 45 minutes

Sub test Time Tasks

Listening 40 minutes Listen and answer 42 questions

Reading 60 minutes Read and answer 42 questions

Writing 45 minutes 1 professional letter

Speaking 20 minutes Speak in 2 roleplays


Timing of the test

 Every section of the test is timed. You cannot take more time
than allotted.

 You will told about the time you are given in Listening test.
However, you need to time yourself in the other sub tests

 Practice timed test so you will able to do well in the final test
Scoring of the test

 There is no overall score


 Each subtest is scored from 0-500 and each score is assigned an alphabet from
A to E with A meaning the individual is fluent
 Most boards and councils require a minimum score of 350 in each sub-test or a
minimum of B
 If you didn’t get adequate score in one sub-test, check with your regulatory
authority if the scores of 2 test can be combined so you can focus on one
subtest.
 Check with individual boards and council that you are interested in, as to how
long each test result is VALID for . You may have to take the test again if the
time period is crossed.
Scoring contd..

 Remarking option is available for those who think they have done better
than what the score shows.
 You may get different scores across subtest. Each test requires you to
demonstrate skills that may or may not be required in the other
 A Statistic from OET shows that Indians and Nurses often scored a ‘B’ in
Listening and Speaking but a ‘C’ in Reading and Writing.
 For more statistics from past OET test takers: https://prod-wp-
content.occupationalenglishtest.org/resources/uploads/2019/08/0814213
3/Candidate-performance-2018.pdf
Why prepare for OET?

 Some may be fluent in English but may not be have accurate grammar
 Familiarise yourself with the Test format and if you have the skills to pass
the test
 Pronunciation may be different in English speaking countries. Learn
correct pronunciation for speaking test
 Get familiar with various accents that you may come across in the
Listening test.
 Learn various strategies to take the timed test
 To practice skills that meet assessment criteria
How are results issued?

 Approx. 16 days after you have given the test.


 From your online profile in the OET website
 Official copies of statement of results may be
downloaded from the OET website
 Boards and councils can access your results from the
OET website after registering for secure access.
References

 More information about OET @


www.occupationalenglishtest.org
 Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment (OET). OET
Nursing: Official Practice Book 1: For tests from 31
August 2019 (p. iv). Cambridge Boxhill Language
Assessment (OET). Kindle Edition.
 The official guide to OET; Kaplan Test Prep

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