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Revised WRITING sub-test sample materials are now available - click on 'CANDIDATE INFORMATION...TEST INFORMATION...SAMPLE TEST'

Revised LISTENING and READING sub-test sample materials are now available - click on 'CANDIDATE INFORMATION...TEST INFORMATION...SAMPLE TEST'

**IMPORTANT UPDATE**
From 01 July 2010, AHPRA is the national agency responsible for the registration and accreditation of seven health professions in Australia.The regulatory authorities that endorse the OET can be found on our Boards & Councils page. The OET Centre is not responsible for setting the standards and policies of regulatory authorities, which can be subject to change.

NEW Writing Sub-test Practice Materials are NOW AVAILABLE for online purchase. Please click on OET BOOKSHOP to submit your online order.
Results from the administration of the OET on 07 August 2010 are now available. To view, candidates are required to login to their online profile. Statements of Results have been mailed.
Applications for OET October 2010 are now open and will close 12 September 2010 (12:00 Midnight AEST).

IMPORTANT
Changes to the OET Reading Sub-test.
The new format of the Reading Sub-test was introduced for the administration of the OET on 20 March 2010. Please view a sample of the new Reading Sub-test task type by visiting 'Candidate Information'.
If you are applying for an upcoming administration of the OET, you can now order and pay for additional Statements of Results* as you submit your application. *Conditions apply

The Test Regulations have been updated. You must read and understand them if you are taking the Test. The Regulations can be found through a link on your candidate profile page or downloaded through our FAQ.

The Occupational English Test

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 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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