OET

Occupational English Test, popularly known as OET is an English speaking test specifically designed to assess the English speaking abilities of, particularly healthcare professionals looking to practice abroad in an English speaking environment. It is a highly respected and well-organized test recommended especially for the healthcare sector.

OET goes way back in the late 1980’s and was established under the contract signed with the Australian Federal Government. From then till now, OET remains germane owing to constant updation through research and authentication.

OET remains as a recommended test accepted widely by the healthcare boards and councils across various countries like United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Ireland, New Zealand, and Dubai. Various organizations comprising hospitals, colleges and universities make use of the test to observe and validate a candidate’s skills in communicating through the English language.

Occupational English Test is widely used test to measure English speaking skills of a candidate. It provides with an accurate reflection of an individual’s abilities to converse in an English speaking healthcare workspace.

Once a candidate clears the OET he can be recognized as an effective communicator in the English language on various matters that can be anything – emotional or technical.

Keeping in view the requirements of healthcare workplace where English is used as a mode of communication, OET has been specifically devised that tests the abilities of healthcare professionals to reflect scenario based simulated tasks of 12 different healthcare professions.

With a history since late 1980’s OET has evolved over a period of time and the development continues with an ongoing research that draws conclusions and recommendations through vital research studies.

The test structure puts emphasis on all four areas of the language i.e. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking but is limited to only healthcare environment and candidates are time-tested in all these four areas.