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Authenticity is the key theme of a series of research papers on OET recently published by renowned language test researcher, Catherine Elder and her research collaborators. Authenticity in language testing is concerned with how closely a language test is linked to the…

OET, the English language test for healthcare professionals, has opened a new test venue in Adelaide with Professional Education Academic Requirement (PEAR) at EQUALS International. PEAR is the third test venue to open in South Australia, giving candidates a wider choice of…

OET CEO, Sujata Stead and Marketing Manager, Janeen Gardiner visited New Zealand on an OET Roadshow in May. Representatives from organisations including language schools, healthcare educators and the major health regulators attended two events held in Auckland and Wellington to find out…

We are pleased to launch the OET Online Course Feedback Voucher. Candidates can now receive customised feedback on their speaking and writing skills. The new feedback service can be booked at a convenient time by candidates using a voucher. The feedback sessions…

Read the media release Cambridge Box Hill Language Assessment (owner of OET) and Health Careers sign Memorandum of Understanding Patient safety and quality of care is at the heart of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by healthcare educator, Health Careers International…

Read the media release OET, the English language test for healthcare professionals, will be available on the Sunshine Coast from April 2016; giving local residents the opportunity to sit the test locally.  The Sunshine Coast test venue will be managed by Lexis…

Hardik's story - in brief from Occupational English Test. Mr Hardik Patel, a nurse from India, completed OET in 2015. He said “successful completion of OET shaped my career and now I can work as a registered nurse here and I can…

OET candidates will be able to sit the test for the first time in Canberra, Australia from January 2016, and there will also be an additional venue in Auckland, New Zealand from February 2016. Canberra, Australia Canberra Institute of Technology, 37 Constitution…

26.11.2015 OET, the English language test for healthcare professionals, will be available in Aarhus, Denmark and Cairo, Egypt from January 2016; giving candidates the opportunity to sit the test locally. OET CEO, Sujata Stead, said the appointment of these new venues is…

24.07.2015 OET, the English language test for healthcare professionals, will be available in Darwin from August 2015; giving Darwin candidates the opportunity to sit the test locally. The Darwin test venue will be managed by Navitas English Test Centre, an OET Authorised…

Anna Mylis, Pharmacist, shares her OET experience from Occupational English Test.  

07.07.2014 The Midwifery Council of New Zealand has formally approved the Occupational English Test (OET) to be recognised for midwives needing to meet the English language proficiency requirements of the Council. To be successful, midwife candidates must achieve either an A or…