OET

Occupational English Test (OET)

The Occupational English Test or OET as it is popularly called is an English language assessment test created for healthcare professionals. OET can be taken up by 12 different healthcare categories: nursing, dentistry, dietetics, medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography, speech pathology optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary science. OET is owned by Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment Trust (CBLA) which is co-owned by Boxhill Institute and Cambridge English Language Assessment.

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OET is accepted as proof of English proficiency in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Namibia, and Singapore for registration in 12 healthcare professions.

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OET is owned by Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment Trust (CBLA). It is a venture between Cambridge English and Box Hill Institute.

The aim of the test is to make sure that the candidate has the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues, doctors, etc., and thereby ensures the smooth functioning of the healthcare facility. The health professionals from the following categories are assessed under OET:

• Medicine

• Dentistry

• Nursing

• Pharmacy

• Veterinary Science

• Dietetics

• Optometry

• Radiography

• Physiotherapy

• Occupational Therapy

• Speech Pathology

• Podiatry

The listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills of the candidate are analyzed in the test. A minimum of grade B is needed in each skill to be accepted by various professional boards. There is a sub-test for each skill area.

The Listening and Reading sub-texts are common to all professions and are intended to evaluate the candidate on his/her ability to understand spoken and written English in circumstances connected to general health and medicine.

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