Occupational English Test (OET) Website Issue
Wednesday, 01 February 2012, 09:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time
OET update
Please note that the test scheduled for 28 January has been cancelled.
Work is underway to rectify the current OET website outage. At this time it is anticipated that the site will be functioning by early February.
In order to assist candidates we would ask that all enquiries be directed to the following email address. Click on this link for oetenquiries@oet.com.au
Please be assured that as soon as systems are restored, we will be able to make necessary arrangements to defer all affected candidates to the next administration on 17 March 2012. Candidates who are unable to sit the OET in March will be advised on the options available to them.
We thank you for your patience during this time and ask that you continue to monitor this site for updates on the situation.
Thank you for your understanding.
OET Management
Wednesday, 01 February 2012, 09:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time
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The Occupational English Test (OET) is a language test for health practitioners who have qualified to practise in one country and wish to gain provisional registration to practise their profession in another which has an English-speaking context. The Test assesses English language proficiency as it is used in medical and health professions. The OET is administered by the OET Centre up to ten times a year and in over 40 locations around the world. The Test measures the language competency of health practitioners who are seeking registration and the ability to practise in an English-speaking context. It is designed to ensure that language competency is assessed in a relevant professional context.
Currently the OET tests the following professions
| Dentistry |
Pharmacy |
| Dietetics |
Podiatry |
| Medicine |
Physiotherapy |
| Nursing |
Radiography |
| Occupational Therapy |
Speech Pathology |
| Optometry |
Veterinary Science |
To see which Boards and Councils accept the OET, click here.
The OET Centre and the University of Melbourne - Partners in the OET
The OET Centre is supported by its partnership with The University of Melbourne, which originally developed the test under contract to the Australian Federal Government. The University of Melbourne is an internationally renowned research and teaching institution with particular strengths in its Language Testing Research Centre, which has been the technical advisor for the OET since its inception.
The OET Centre is supported in these ways:
- Expert advice on materials and assessment practices
- Development of new test materials
- Analysis of test results and the setting of benchmarks and cut-scores
- Monitoring of rater severity and adjustment of results using multifaceted Rasch analysis
- Training of assessors in relation to new test materials
- Research and development
The University’s Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in the School of Languages provides advice directly to the OET Centre and also through representation on the OET Stakeholders Group.
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